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11 Must-Have Spring Wardrobe Essentials This Season

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Looking for the chicest spring wardrobe essentials this season? These timeless items are the perfect way to refresh your closet for spring.

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Regardless of the groundhog seeing his shadow or not, my mind is on spring. Warmer days, birds singing, flowers in bloom, and the perfect spring wardrobe essentials to style early spring outfits.

Since the first of the month, I’ve been on a mission to update my style with a sense of brightness and lightness amidst the darker days of winter. Whether it’s a new lipstick color, a pair of shoes, or a colorful dress, I’m ready to walk into spring as a new woman.

Enter the spring wardrobe capsule–designed to coordinate with all your basics and existing wardrobe staples. Perfect for creating both neutral spring outfits and colorful spring looks, depending on your mood.

I’ve curated this must-have list of spring wardrobe essentials to add to your capsule this season, providing you with a sense of joy, rebirth, and refreshment. Not only are these items chic and fashion-forward, you can style them with your winter capsule right now to start manifesting that spring aesthetic.

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Best Spring Wardrobe Essentials

1. Knit Jacket

Spring embodies a type of softness, which is perfectly translated through spring wardrobe essentials like a knit jacket. For years, the knit jacket has reigned supreme over the season, and it still holds a strong place in a spring wardrobe.

There’s nothing like a gorgeous knit jacket that makes an entrance into an office with matching workwear pants, an afternoon lunch with a pair of relaxed denim, or a date night over a floral dress.

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2. Ivory Trousers

We’re talking spring; and ivory trousers have just entered the conversation. Not only does the neutral spring color bring a lightness to one’s wardrobe staples, light neutrals have a tendency to make an outfit look more expensive. Honestly, an ivory or cream pair of trousers are the perfect capsule wardrobe piece, any time of year.

No waiting around until summer to wear these! Style these chic pants with a black blazer and a white polo top for a classic, three-color outfit. Or pair them with a cashmere sweater and a skinny ivory belt, like like this style from Bhava, for a business casual aesthetic. Heading out for drinks? Style with a sleeveless, knit top and an oversized denim jacket for a contrasting off-duty outfit.

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3. Striped Shirt

Spring is the perfect season to add some color into your capsule wardrobe. A striped shirt is a classic wardrobe essential that never goes out of style.

Wear yours with a denim skirt and tall boots or partially tucked into your favorite pair of jeans. Layer it over a fitted turtleneck if the weather’s still cool for an early spring outfit.

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4. Muted Denim

Keeping with the spring color palette of soft and light, a muted pair of denim jeans is the perfect transitional piece to wear all season and throughout the summer.

A faded blue denim goes with everything while a pair of gray jeans are sure to dial up the chic factor of your spring style.

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5. The Polo Shirt

Move over classic white tee, the polo shirt is where it’s at when it comes to essential spring wardrobe pieces! Spotted all over runways for resortwear, spring fashion trends and summer style the ionic top is making a comeback in a big way.

Not just for tennis and other sporting events, the polo shirt can be dressed up or down to create spring outfits. Wear yours with a knit maxi skirt and a pair of ballet flats or style with a blazer, trousers, and sneakers for a casual take on the menswear aesthetic.

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6. Button-Down Cardigan

Cardigans have always been timeless, but designers are giving special attention to them this season. Color selection has expanded to ethereal blues, ivory, sage greens, and other spring tones with gorgeous button details and collars.

Style yours with a pair of ivory jeans, or layer it over a white button-down shirt. I love belting mine with pleated skirts and floral skirts for an ultra-feminine vibe. This is the epitome of Parisian chic, in my opinion.

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7. Lightweight Midaxi Dress

While the spring weather might not be warm enough for tanks, a lightweight midaxi dress is a great transitional piece you can layer with or without. By “midaxi” I mean any dress that’s midi to maxi length, long enough to cover your legs.

Opt for a long sleeve jersey style that’s easy to dress up with a pair of slingbacks and jewelry or dress down with sneakers. Rib-knit styles are also great transitional pieces perfect for spring weather, styled with boots or a pair of loafers.

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8. Slingback Pumps

The warm weather means it’s time to let a little skin show! Your heels, that is. There’s nothing like a cute pair of slingback heels to style with everything from jeans to dresses. Slingbacks are the ultimate spring closet essential taking their place as the party shoe for spring weddings, bridal showers, baby showers, and bar outfits.

Opt for a cute kitten heel or a mid-heel for the most on-trend style for spring. Solid colors are the most versatile as wardrobe essentials.

9. Driving Loafers

How to do quiet luxury on a Sunday? With a chic pair of driving loafers, of course. The driving loafer takes a break from it’s stiffer counterpart coming in buttery leathers, soft velvets, and smooth suedes offering the ultimate casual chic aesthetic.

Style yours with trousers, barrel leg jeans, or that casual maxi dress for a chic everyday outfit that feels like you’re wearing moccasins.

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10. Lightweight Sunglasses

This spring, give those heavy plastic shades a rest and opt for a pair of lightweight, metal frames instead. From classic aviators to rimless geometric sunnies, a thin frame is the perfect style to take you right into summer with a cute French bikini.

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11. Slouchy Tote

Last, but not least on this list for a spring capsule wardrobe is a slouchy tote. Seen all over SS fashion week and your favorite fashionistas, you can’t go wrong with a chic tote bag.

The minimalist tote offers a relaxed elegance, perfect for all your spring daytime outfits (and possibly large enough to fit that Stanley tumbler everyone’s buzzin’ about).

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Take your wardrobe planning to the next level with the Ultimate Wardrobe Essentials List, completely free to download and use on your mobile device or print out.

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