Welcome to the simple Sophisticate Podcast, where intelligent living is paired with signature style.

I'm your host, Shannon Ables.

And whether you're listening on your commute, exercising, working in the garden, or sitting down with a hot cup of tea or a

cafe ole, thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. In today's podcast, we're going to dive into fashion, or should I say style.

Each one of us has a signature style, whether we know what it is or not.

There is a sense about what we are most comfortable with, but also what makes our body look its best.

And when we understand those two things we can then create a

signature style that is uniquely is unique to us but also again makes us feel our best.

So today's podcast is all about those 10 essential wardrobe items that I feel and have

discovered every woman should have.

And they're pretty basic, but at the same time, I'll give you specific as we go throughout

that I think will be helpful.

Everyone's going to choose different colors, different cuts, different styles based on what's going to make you and your figure and your comfort level be at its best.

Okay? So today we're going to start with those 10 essentials and you may be wondering

how can every single woman adhere to these 10 and then have the same time have their own original signature style.

Well, what it comes down to is that when we create a capsule wardrobe, which I'll talk about in later

post, but also go into detail on the blog already and I'll have

links to those posts on the show notes. When we have these 10 essential items

each season we bring in seasonal items, but those essential, 10 essential items remain the same.

Why? They are basically the glue that holds those seasonal items together.

They are those pieces that make everything work. They're of high quality and I'm going to really encourage you to purchase high quality so you may not be able to get all 10 of these right at once. It's going to take time, but these are items that will last and they mix and

match well with all sorts of different combinations of tops and bottoms and

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