What are the must have fall/winter pieces?

Today I cleaned out my closet. I was focused on getting rid of any fall/winter clothing I hadn't worn last year. Obviously, if it had been over a year since I cared about it I don't need it cluttering up my closet and the pieces would be much better served being dropped of at Goodwill or someplace.

As I was going through this process, and actually held myself accountable to tossing stuff even though it was hard, I began to think of what those pieces were that I just couldn't live without.

The basic white and black shirts of various styles, black dress pants, basic black skirt and/or dress. You can add some great accessories or a scarf to any of these basic pieces and have a different outfit.

What are your basic pieces?

Laina