Women used to build their spring wardrobes around navy blue.

They were in the market for a spring wardrobe that was classic yet cool enough for a bachelor finally done with 27 years of schooling.

Adrienne Vittadini's spring wardrobe is based on sweater sets and tunics worn with calf-length skirts or slightly flared pants.

And for her own spring wardrobe?

In her reckoning, the raincoat and the bodysuit are the two most important pieces in a spring wardrobe.

Women who liked the implied status that a pricier shopping bag once bought may well be tempted to trade down a notch or two when the time comes to buy a new spring wardrobe.

On a trip to some sample sales, she showed how a shopper might put together a high-quality spring wardrobe of a jacket, skirt, pants, dress and four blouses, all for $750.

What was more, she would be able to refurbish her spring wardrobe.

You are such a genius for planning and working wonders, that I throw myself upon you and ask, 'How shall I make a spring wardrobe out of nothing?'

Before we're done here, you'll be financing my whole new spring wardrobe.