Low Effort

A starter wardrobe of the white tee, good denim, a soft knit, a blazer and ballet flats. For women who want to get dressed in two minutes and feel right.

A low effort wardrobe is really just a handful of pieces that you never have to think about. I start with a plain white tee, like the Sixtine from ANINE BING, and one pair of jeans that fits well. Wide legs are my pick right now, such as DL1961's Karmine in navy or Pistola's Beau, and a barrel leg from MOTHER or B Sides looks good with almost any flat.

On top of that tee I add a soft sweater, Z Supply's Dorris is an easy one, and a tailored blazer like the EAVES wool jacket when I need to look like I tried. Shoes are where I stay simple: Dolce Vita's Mikel and Kory flats, Madewell's Greta glove flat or the Sam Edelman Essex all work with the denim. A brown belt from Madewell pulls it together, and a denim midi skirt from Moon River is the day I do not want to wear pants.

Essential Solid Brass Leather Slim Belt

Aritzia

$48

HomeStretch Rib Spectrum Cami Tank

Aritzia

$35

Sixtine Tee

ANINE BING

$110

Kyra Petitie Bowed Wide Leg Jeans

Pistola

$208

Oak Manteco Wool Blazer Jacket

EAVES

$210

Mikel Ballet Flat

Dolce Vita

$140

Erika Topstitching Lace-Up Ballet Flats

JW PEI

$89

Ultra-Stretch Ponte Trouser

QUINCE

$44.9

Karmine Refined Wide Leg Coated Jeans

DL1961

$259

Beau Seamed Crescent Raw Jeans

Pistola

$208

Petite Utility Soft Barrel Raw Jeans

LE JEAN

$258

The Belted Spoonful Nerdy Barrel Jeans

MOTHER

$288

Slim Lasso Barrel Jeans

B Sides

$425

Belt Buckle Detail Denim Midi Skirt

Moon River

$90

Mikel Suede Flats

Dolce Vita

$140

Jada Flats

Freda Salvador

$368

Essex Flats

Sam Edelman

$140

Greta Glove Flats

Madewell

$98

Poppi Ballet Flats

rag & bone

$208.6

The Fonteyn Flats

Margaux

$315

Kory Suede Flats

Dolce Vita

$140

Easy Casual Leather Belt

Madewell

$68

Darrian Leather Belt

B-Low The Belt

$154

Dorris Sweater Top

Z Supply

$84

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