We hear so much on the topic of wardrobe staples, and yet each and every time the topic arises I think to myself how can this be? Our lives are so varied, and case specific that the clothing and accessories suitable for one lifestyle could never even begin to scratch the surface of another. Think about it, where one woman may find a pencil skirt indispensible in her world of board meetings, interviews and lectures, another might never give the same pencil skirt a second look. Considering the second woman travels in the carpool, football practice, grocery shopping circles, when or where she would want a pencil skirt becomes a quandary.

On the other hand, that hard working mummy would barely be able to function without her drawstring slacks. Those being always at the ready to be slipped on and paired with any sensible shoe, but totally inappropriate in the professional workplace. So, from this I conclude that these so called staple recommendations be categorized according to lifestyles, because otherwise ladies everywhere will purchse unnecessary items and feel guilt over never having used them. Plus, when you have been instructed that the typical woman has a need for an item, and you learn that you are excluded from this, it can make a person feel inadequate, and fashion should never do that.