As a shopper, stylist, and wardrobe speaker I often get asked, “What trends do you love? How about one you don’t love?” I can rattle off more “hates” faster than an auctioneer can try and sell cattle. But that’s so negative, no?

Christmas was – at least in my family – a time to put on your very best dress clothes and celebrate with loved ones around you wearing their very best looks, too. Ruffles, wool, satin, fur, sequins were on the regular. And that’s just what my grandpa wore.

We change our clothes a lot. Change for the season, change for a reason, or overhaul the whole ding dong thing. Life happens. Or at the very least, laundry happens. Personal hygiene aside, I got to thinking, are we changing for change sake or are we more deliberate with our changes than it seems from the outside looking in?

Yes. Yes, you can. I decided to skip the suspense because we have enough surprises - often horrible - in these times. Of course, you can pass. Just like the D.A.R.E. personal service announcement posters in my school urged, you just say no.

News flash: fashion people can be snobs. That’s the most captain-obvious shocking revelation of the decade, right? While every industry has snobs amongst them, I know the fashion ones a bit more intimately. I think one of the areas I’m most snobby about is whether something is a basic staple or basic, basic.