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OW do you choose your dresses? Do you buy a new one because the old one is worn out? Do you wait until the last minute and rush one through for such-and-such an affair? Do you find you have several on hand and yet never just the right thing to wear or, if your dress is right, you can’t wear it with this coat or that hat? Is your wardrobe a happy family or are they at sword’s points?

If you want the most satisfaction out of a minimum amount of money spent on clothes, build your wardrobe around your dresses.

Think of your wardrobe as a whole not each garment as a detached item—to be desired for its particular qualifications. Every hat and coat and dress and skirt ought to fit into your wardrobe. They ought to harmonize. Watch out for the colors. They are the most alluring pitfall.