I’m excited about the new book by Nina Garcia called The One Hundred: A Guide To The Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own. You probably know Ms. Garcia best from the Bravo smash hit Project Runway where she is a regular judge and a wise fashion sage.

This book is an alphabetical list of timeless, classic pieces that will show you how to build a functioning, yet beautiful wardrobe.

This morning I went to harpercollins.com to preview the book and browsed the book’s table of contents. Items like ankle boots, blazer, brooch, cable-knit sweater, Converse, evening gown and gloves flashed before my widening eyes and I knew I had to have it! I saw so many things in the table of contents I knew were essential and several items I didn’t. Every item I ran across on her list I agreed with 110%!

I stopped my browsing immediately and jumped on my bike to race to the bookstore. You can guess what I’ll be glued to this weekend.

In honor of this new wardrobe encyclopedia, I’m going to pick five items Ms. Garcia calls essential from the book and create an outfit around each and discuss the item in depth. One item for every week day next week.