The Essential Wardrobe: Shop Our Top Ten Little Black Dresses Online with 3.1 Phillip Lim, Zimmermann, camilla and marc & more

It's time to go back to basics! With Spring looming, we're considering a fresh start for our new season wardrobes — and as someone called Maria once wisely said, "Let's start at the very beginning. A very good place to start." For us that means those classic items that build the basis of a functional and versatile wardrobe. Every Monday we'll be presenting an online edit of our top ten, non-negotiable closet staples for you to shop — whether you need to update your existing basics or (sacré bleu!) don't yet own. First up? It's the always chic, always appropriate, super-versatile . . .  little black dress.