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After a long, dreary winter, spring is the perfect season to embrace cute and colorful outfit options. Most specifically, if you’re looking to incorporate the true essence of spring into your wardrobe, you’re likely already shopping for light floral dresses, tees paired with denim jackets, or bold colors to spice up your closet. With the warmer weather also comes skirts of all lengths, the return of white clothing, and accessories galore—pastel-colored handbags, colorful scarves, and dainty jewelry can always add a touch of whimsy to any spring outfit.

No matter if you’re opting for a casual daytime look or a more dressed-up style for a spring event or afternoon party, these affordable outfit ideas will be just the inspiration that you need to dress to impress all spring (and summer!) long.

White Shirt & Denim Maxi Skirt

A crisp white shirt can be one of the most versatile pieces of clothing in your closet. We love it paired with neutrals, such as a black skirt and brown trench coat.

Monochromatic Cream

A simple way to make your outfit instantly chic is by choosing one color and building an entire outfit around it!

White Tee & Floral Shorts

If you want to make a statement, choose one piece in your outfit to stand out. A white tee and denim jacket is the perfect combination of basics to match.

Jacket & Jeans

When it comes to casual outfits, there’s nothing better than the basics—jeans, tanks, and jackets!

Cardigans & Trousers

A cardigan and trousers can be work appropriate, but when you’re ready to leave the office, you can wear them together or individually for a casual outfit.

Matching Mommy & Me

The spring is always a popular time for family photos, so it’s also the perfect time to match with your mini!

‘Old Money’ Attire

The ‘old money’ aesthetic is a trend based around quiet luxury and effortlessly chic style. It’s also filled with classic capsule wardrobe pieces like these trousers and loafers!

Denim Dress & Boots

The spring is all about layering due to its unpredictable weather. This long sleeve dress is ideal for cooler temps when paired with boots, but as the season warms up, switch to sandals!

Tanks & Trousers

Another way to layer for spring is to wear a lightweight white shirt over a tank with trousers (or jeans).

Nautically Inspired

The spring makes us long for the East Coast, so why not embrace the nautical vibes at the same time with a rich striped sweater?

Bold Blouse & Trousers

Infuse the springtime flowers into your outfit with a colorful blouse. Take the look up another notch by pairing it with bold trousers, too!

White Shirt & Jeans

There’s nothing better than a crisp white shirt with jeans. Pair it with your favorite leather accessories or try a bold color if you’re feeling extra spicy!

All Grey, Rainy Day

April showers…bring May flowers! Even though the spring is a time for a ton of color, there’s nothing wrong with channeling the rainy days into your outfit, too.

Pastels & Jeans

Even after Easter is over, this cute striped cardigan gets us into the springtime spirit.

White Shirt & Mules

Can you tell that we love a versatile white blouse? For an elevated casual look, pair a simple shirt and jeans with a great pair of heeled mules!

Layered Camel & Black

Camel and black is a classic color combination that instantly makes you think of luxury. It’s even better for spring if you want to layer with tights, sweaters, or coats, depending on the weather.

Feminine Coats & Floral Dresses

It’s time to add a great floral dress into your wardrobe. And, with unpredictable temperatures, pair it with a flattering peacoat.

Denim On Denim

While not everyone loves a denim-on-denim look, we love how easy it is to mix-and-match.

Dark Florals

Another way to channel the rainy weather of spring is by leaning into the dark, romantic floral tones.

Pink Cardigans & Skirts

This all-pastel pink look is ideal for a backyard party or family event.

Striped Shirts & Trousers

It feels straight out of a Ralph Lauren magazine ad, but it’s a classic look that will never go out of style.

Blazers & Bodycon Dresses

This long slinky dress makes the perfect backdrop for fun, colorful accessories for spring and summer. The best part is that it can be dressed up or down!

Sweatshirts & Jeans

Everyone has their go-to sweatshirt and favorite pair of jeans. Why not make it a little trendy with a bucket hat, or upgrade the look with a cute pair of boots?

Resortwear Essentials

A great combination that can be worn during the warmer days of spring—or on a sunny vacation—that instantly looks put together and luxurious.

Colorful Jeans & Tees

What did we say about adding lots of color into your wardrobe? Pink is the perfect shade for spring and a pair of colored jeans adds a quirky touch to any outfit.

Sweater Vest & Jeans

A little bit preppy, a little bit casual. A sweater vest can be worn with a white button-up shirt or with a tee underneath to fit your style.

Navy Blue & White

Not everyone will agree with wearing white during spring, but we say why not!

Puff Sleeve Blouses & Jeans

If you want something different than a normal blouse, try a puff sleeve to give your shoulders volume and add a romantic touch to your outfit.

Turtlenecks & Blazers

Another preppy twist on wearing a casual blazer, pair a thin turtleneck underneath alongside your favorite pair of jeans.

White Shirt & Flared Jeans

The flare jean trend is coming back, but we love that these jeans are also cropped so that you can show off your favorite shoes or sandals.

Overalls & Fleece

While it might be warming up in many parts of the country, it isn’t for everyone! Spring is still a great time to layer with a fleece jacket and a puffy coat.

Black & White

Even though we love color for spring, a flared dress with classic black accessories is a must-have pairing in your wardrobe.

Maxi Dresses & Denim Jackets

A denim jacket is one of our favorite items to keep in our closet all year long, but it works especially well as a jacket for a spring dress.

White Tee & Denim

A white tee and jeans will always have our hearts.

Striped Shirt Dress

A shirt dress is a dressy-but-not-too-dressy outfit idea when you’re headed out to lunch with your friends after running a few morning errands.

Cardigans, Tees, & Jeans

Everyone needs these basics in their closet. They’ll be on rotation all year.

Sweaters & Mini Skirts

While we think that you can style a mini skirt all year long, the spring is a great time to pull it out of your closet and layer it with tall socks or tights.

Colorful Tees & Overalls

While a pair of jeans can work just as well in this outfit, there’s something fun and unique about a pair of overalls.

FLoral Dress & Cardigans

If it’s not yet warm enough to wear the dress on its own, pair it with a cardigan and belt to give the impression of a long skirt!

Blouse & Denim Skirts

The denim maxi skirt is making a big comeback, but we love this short-sleeved blouse for a boho twist on the trend.

White Jeans & Button Up Shirts

This is another look that is giving us nautical vibes, but it also feels like we should be headed out sailing as the sun goes down.

Blazers, Tees & Trousers

Another way to dress a blazer up or down, this can be a business casual office outfit, but also be perfectly fitting for dinner afterwards.

Dress & Turtlenecks

This might not be a pairing for everyone, but another way to wear a turtleneck is by layering it underneath your favorite dress.

rainy Day Hikes

After spending a long winter indoors, we want to get back out on the trails. Stay dry with a raincoat and a pair of hiking boots!

Rainy Day Workout

If you’re headed to the gym on a rainy day, make sure to take a lightweight rain jacket with you!

Short Sleeve Dresses & Heels

A great transition dress, this look can be worn to lunch, to the coffee shop, or it’s even dressy enough for a casual date.

Blazers & Jeans

Another way to wear a blazer casually, simply pair it with jeans and your favorite white shirt.

White Shirt & Trousers

The white and robin’s egg blue is a very springtime pairing, with standout, chic accessories in black.

Floral Dresses & Cardigans

A great layer to a floral dress is a lightweight cardigan, especially if you work in a cold office building.

Dresses & Loafers

If you avoid dresses because you hate heels, try a pair without a heel, like loafers or ballet flats.

Pastels & Family Photos

This look is pretty, filled with pastels, and embodies the springtime spirit for the whole family!

Yellow Raincoat & Boots

When you think of rainy days, you instantly think of yellow raincoats. Why not make an entire outfit around the coat as a statement piece?

Black and white is a color combo that never goes out of style, and we’ll be wearing these simple sandals all season long.

Denim & Flowers

If you have a slightly quirkier style, this denim jumpsuit takes the thought out of picking out an entire outfit and we like pairing it with unexpected flower jewelry to get into the spring mood.

Black & White

Another pairing of black and white, this time we switched the colors, using black jeans as the base with a white blouse on top. (A white tee works just as well, too.)

White Jeans & Tees

Our spring capsule wardrobe includes many of the items in this list, and this simple look uses all of these go-to basics!