Elevated Style Is My Thing—6 Basics That Guarantee an Expensive-Looking Outfit

6 Elevated Basics That Make Any Outfit Look Expensive Outfit Idea Taffy Msipa Cas Micco Jordan Risa Santos

My closet refresh for spring is underway, and two things have been top of mind as I piece it all together: my love for elevated style and my goal of creating expensive-looking outfits. To achieve this, I find myself relying time and again on a great range of elevated basics. By the looks of it, from the runways to my Instagram feed, I am not alone in this, which makes putting together a cohesive wardrobe a much easier task this season.

In fact, there are some standout basics I am excited about right now that will be doing a lot of the heavy lifting over the next few months. This includes a great tailored blazer, dark denim, slingback heels, and other key pieces. Keep scrolling to check out six essential basics I am reaching for this season, and likely forever, that are guaranteed to create an elevated expensive-looking outfit.

Button-Downs With Oversize Cuffs

Jordan Risa 6 Elevated Basics That Make Any Outfit Look Expensive Button Down Shirt With Oversize Cuffs

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Dark Denim

Clara Dyrhauge 6 Elevated Basics That Make Any Outfit Look Expensive Dark Denim Scandi Style

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Tailored Blazers

Cass Dimicco 6 Elevated Basics That Make Any Outfit Look Expensive Tailored Blazer

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Black Slingback Heels

Abisola Omole 6 Elevated Basics That Make Any Outfit Look Expensive Slingback Shoe Trend

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Boatneck Tops

Christie Tyler 6 Elevated Basics That Make Any Outfit Look Expensive Boatneck Top

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Gray Separates

Taffy Msipa 6 Elevated Basics That Make Any Outfit Look Expensive Gray Separates All Gray Outfits

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Jennifer Camp Forbes
Contributing Editor

Jennifer Camp Forbes is currently the shopping updates editor at Who What Wear, where she has worked in a variety of capacities for over a decade, including creative director and various editor roles. She’s well-known as a shopping expert that’s sought out for advice and insight on the latest trends, outfit ideas, and fashion picks thanks to her thoughtful shopping roundups, digital moodboards, and extensive knowledge of up-and-coming brands, plus the new arrivals sections of the chicest retailers. Jennifer has had a lifelong interest in fashion which led her to intern at Harper’s Bazaar as an undergraduate. Later, while working towards her masters degree in psychological counseling at Columbia University, she founded two digital fashion publications: Le Fashion and Olsens Anonymous. The popularity of both sites grew and after graduation she decided put her plans to become a therapist aside to pursue a career in fashion. While she has called Los Angeles and New York City home in the past, she currently works remotely from Massachusetts. When she’s not obsessing over and writing about her latest fashion finds, she is delighting in raising two little ones with her highschool sweetheart, perusing TikTok religiously, listening to podcasts and audiobooks, creating abstract photographs, and eating the best Mexican food she can get her hands on.