Our calendars say it’s spring. Our thermostats say LOL. Much as we’d like to hibernate until Mother Nature decides to pull it together, we have work and social obligations to attend to. Since each new day brings with it a new season, our best advice for beating this weird transitional weather is to check the forecast religiously and layer, layer, layer. Fairly obvious, we know — but we’re not done. Break out the sundresses, the satin overalls, the denim shorts! Push the boundaries of skin-baring! But do it in a smart way, so you don’t spend the first few weeks of actual 60-degree-plus spring stuck in bed with pneumonia.
Don’t worry, we intend to get more specific. Click through the slideshow above for 20 early spring outfits that’ll (hopefully) last you until the weather stops acting like an extremist dictator.
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Midseason Weather Instagrams
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #1
Business on the top, party on the bottom. As long as you color coordinate, no one will question your pairing of a sheer pleated skirt with a chunky knit.
Image: @sorayabakhtiar
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #2
Pops of color, protective neck scarves and playful pattern mixing (in this case, animal prints with neutral graphics) will help you get a (sartorial) head start on spring.
Image: @tamumcpherson
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #3
When it's not quite leather weather, compromise by wearing two long-sleeve shirts. Start off with a circle-ring zip-up turtleneck. Treat your topmost layer like an off-the-shoulder coat.
Image: @double3xposure
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #4
Make like the Fall 2017 runways and use crimson and red-brown as neutrals. Liven up those earth tones with cut-out accents and a blossom-bedecked blazer.
Image: @helenabordon
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #5
The dress-over-pants trend is weird midseason weather's best friend. If the forecast is looking particularly iffy, add a pastel pullover to the mix.
Image: @emilisindlev
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #6
Offset a high-slit skirt with thigh-grazing boots (both of the shiny red variety). Cap things off with an outsize vintage sweatshirt.
Image: @doina
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #7
If the weather can't stick to one theme, why should you? Pair a top that says island getaway with pants that say Christmas. Add dimension with textured heels.
Image: @louloudesaison
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #8
If you must wear a jacket, let it be the perfect cocoa-brown suede. Play up the 70s vibes with a vintage tee and faded denim.
Image: @lucywilliams02
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #9
Platform boots and a floor-length velvet duster will keep you looking cool, calm and collected during Mother Nature's existential crisis.
Image: @maria_bernad
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #10
Sure, climate change isn't real. That's why late March has us reaching for oversized knits and mid January saw us in tank tops. Anyway, dress up your hygge 'fit with ultra feminine heels.
Image: @wethepeoplestyle
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #11
Outdo the sun in an architectural yellow blazer made more impactful by an all-black ensemble.
Image: @yuyuzhangzou
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #12
Don't hold off on springy sundresses, but don't retire your puffers.
Image: @asos_lotte
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #13
Get ahead of Fall 2017's plaid trend — try out this mixed tartan look while the wacky weather still permits.
Image: @camillecharriere
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #14
For an airy, pre-spring look, pair a lightweight Victorianesque blouse with linen paper bag-waist pants. Also, make the most of your final days of newsboy cap weather.
Image: @thegreylayers
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #15
Fête the end of winter with a statement dress, earrings and heels combo. If necessary, add tights.
Image: @blackbeautybag
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #16
We're feeling that bunched-up jeans plus ankle-high boots look we saw at Yeezy Season 5. Even if you must wear two jackets — one colorblocked and quilted, the other neutral — show off a sliver of torso. It's (kind of) spring, after all.
Image: @alealimay
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #17
Play with shapes. Rock wide-leg jeans with a parted, printed shirtdress and cropped floral jacket. Then slide on some trainers because why not?
Image: @susiebubble
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #18
Pair track pants with a black tie jacket for the ultimate high-low, winter-spring look. Show your anti-winter sentiment with ankle-baring ballet flats.
Image: @leandramcohen
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #19
A knit turtleneck and classic belt add character and dimension to those satiny overalls you've been saving for 65-degree weather.
Image: @asos_paloma
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Midseason Weather Instagrams #20
When the weather jumps from winter to summer and back within a day, break out those shorts, but shield your stems with a trench that matches your slingbacks.
Image: @lifeofboheme
