The Style Checklist

Fashion authority, LLOYD BOSTON, hosts Closet Cases, writes for ESSENCE Magazine What To Wear Now and contributes to PEOPLE Style Watch Magazine. This month, the style guru released a guide that we can live by -- The Style Checklist: The Ultimate Wardrobe Essentials for You.

Page after page, he encourages women to invest in items that are truly timeless for style that is individual and iconic. According to LLOYD, every women should:

• have a polished wallet...it's the mark of a women who means business.
• own a ladylike evening coat...wearing your daytime coat over a cocktail dress is a "DON'T."
• invest in a crisp white shirt...accents just about anything.
• add knee boots to wardrobe...they're a key statement piece (and are trending right now so enough said!)

"Building a closet with staying power" is easier than you think. Avail at Barnes & Noble/$22.99 or on their site for $16.55.
(partial credits Uptown Magazine)