Exactly What A Good Transeasonal Wardrobe Should Look Like

Before you hit refresh on your style for spring, these are the basics you’ll want to keep on hand.

It’s easy to get excited about completely overhauling your style with the change of season, particularly after experiencing a warmer than usual start to spring, but before you convince yourself that it’s basically summer and swap your wardrobe out for nothing but swimwear and bikinis, hold on to some of last season’s favourites because these have staying power.

Spring fashion may be all about lightening up – from colours to layers – but there are some heavyweights that will stick around for a little while longer, including denim and knits. If you invested in jeans to wear during the winter with boots and chunky knits, good news, you’ll still get good wear out of them during spring too. Give your favourite pairs a spring makeover and style with knitted crop tops, t-shirts and boyfriend blazers for a cooler edge. And if you’re looking for a denim upgrade, slouchy fits and mom jeans are our pick for the warmer months to come.

Cosy style saviours, like cardigans and cutout knit dresses, are another transeasonal wardrobe favourite to keep on rotation. The key to giving these staples a new season spin is through spring footwear, so swap your winter go-tos for leather slides, sandals or white sneakers to keep things feeling fresh and light. For cardigans, think outside the box when it comes to buttoning up to achieve a trending peekaboo effect. Unbuttoning from the waist down is our stylist’s tip for breaking up the proportions of longer knits and makes styling them with high-waisted pants easier and more playful.

And in the case for anyone who spent the last few months living in sweats and loved it, you’ll be pleased to know comfort clothes aren’t going anywhere either. Consider swapping matching sweatpants for coordinating sweat shorts on balmy nights, or ditching them altogether and styling your favourite hoodies and crew-necks with bike shorts and chunky sandals instead.

Check out our wardrobe essentials edit for more transeasonal staples that will give your style the fresh spring makeover you’ve been craving, and update your outfits with versatile pieces that you’ll enjoy wearing on repeat for seasons to come.