Recently, I’ve been focused on curating the staples in my closet. In typical spring cleaning mode, I donated the pieces that I haven’t been wearing recently, but there are some wardrobe gaps I’ve been needing to fill since. While I love test-driving some of the breaking trends, my personal approach to shopping is to buy a foundation of timeless pieces I’ll have in my closet for years to come, so I’ve been zeroed in on finding the items that are currently missing.
There are some elevated staples that I’ve noticed every fashion person has in there closet right now, so I’ve been working on adding them to my closet. The best part? You can find them for under $200, so you don’t need to make a big investment. Bubbling pieces including boxy jackets and maxi skirts are as wearable as they are cool, and they have carved themselves out as key staples to own right now. Others, including T-shirts and jeans come down to the colorways and silhouettes that make them feel directional and cool. Ahead, the fashion items under $200 on my current shopping list.
There are clothes that are cute, and then there are clothes that are so good that they immediately conjure up all of the ways to style them in your head. For me, it's the tell-tale sign of a piece that I should actually consider buying, versus a piece that's only momentarily cute. And as a person who's been on a self-imposed shopping hiatus (because vacations don't pay themselves!), the only clothes making it into my wardrobe as of late are the ones that fall in the latter. I've probably clicked through more product pages in a day than most people click through in months, so the bar is high for something to truly excite me.
The collection of new arrivals below is anything but ordinary—so much so that I'm currently rethinking my shopping ban (a few may or may not be currently en route to my address). From vacation-ready dresses to trend-forward basics these pieces have prompted lots of outfit mood boarding that I've already dreamed up several ways to wear them. At least if I can't buy them all, someone else will.