Beautiful Basics & Fashionable Fundamentals: 1

In the mad, mad, ever changing world of style fads and fashion trends, it can be downright impossible to keep up. The jacket with shoulder pads you buy today is likely going to be out of style by the following month, leaving you with wasted money and yet another article of clothing ready to languish in the back of your closet for years.

As women we naturally want to look good; we give into these trends — and little by little, our closet space gets taken over by all the little items we will never be wearing again.

By far the best way to shop is to pick and choose the fads that really catch your fancy, and then pair them up with the fashion basics that always look good, no matter what.

Take the classic black tank top, for example — you can pair it with so many things, it never goes out of style. Ditto for short sleeved white and black tee shirts.