The Essential Spring Layering Guide
We’re in that seasonal sweet spot when layering isn’t so much a necessity as it is an opportunity play with depth and dimension: Everything from prints to ruffles to lace is fair game. Here, three styling tricks to work into your repertoire.
TEE + CARDI
Floral dresses and crisp low-tops are the bread and butter of a spring wardrobe: A neatly fitted tee layers especially well under a sleeveless, low-cut maxi, and a cardigan—whether draped over the shoulders or tied around the waist—is the perfect finishing touch.
BODYSUIT + JACKET
For a night out, pair a party bodysuit with menswear-inspired trousers and top with a ruffle-embellished jacket—it’s a simple formula that with the right details (statement clutch, ankle-tie heels, crimson lip) results in a complex, sexy look.
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CUSHNIE ET OCHS
Deep V Bodysuitgoop, $650 -
KOSAS
Weightless Lip Colorgoop, $24 -
RACHEL COMEY
Black Frill Peplum
Frida JacketAvenue 32, $660 -
NIC+ZOE
Wisteria PantNIC+ZOE, $138 -
SHERYL LOWE
Link Earringsgoop, $1,050 -
PROENZA SCHOULER
Curl Small ClutchBarneys, $1,290 -
ALEXANDRE BIRMAN
Clarita Heel Sandalgoop, $595
CAMI + TEE
When a sheer, lacy camisole is simply too pretty to hide underneath it all, catapult it to centerpiece status by throwing it over a neutral tank. Complete the look with a floral-print skirt and strappy sandals in the same color family.
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CARINE GILSON
Lace-Trimmed Silk-Crepe CamisoleNet-a-porter, $905 -
LITTLE LIFFNER
Tiny Box Dgoop, $381 -
MONROW
White Slub Narrow Tankgoop, $58 -
SIMONE ROCHA
Spooky Flower-Embroidered
Midi SkirtMatches Fashion, $1,968 -
GARRETT LEIGHT
McKinley Sunglassesgoop, $315 -
JUICE BEAUTY
Phyto-Pigments
Sheer Lip Glossgoop, $22 -
K JACQUES
Epicure Sandalsgoop, $285