The Easy Yet Elevated Outfit Formula Fashion People Will Be Wearing Straight Into Fall

chic fashion collage of three fashion influencers wearing an easy yet elevated outfit formula with a white tank top, white button-down shirt, black belt, and tan pants

If my past outfit formula stories haven't made it clear, I am forever loyal to low-lift looks that don't sacrifice style. Whenever I come across one that fits the bill, I make sure I file it in my ever-growing inspiration folder. Enter this easy yet elevated outfit that has caught my eye as of late on a variety of fashion people. The effortless look requires five key pieces: a white button-down shirt, a basic white tee or tank top, a black belt, tan pants (in a variety of fabrics and styles), and black shoes.

This outfit formula is super easy to pull off, looks sophisticated, is easy to dress up or down, and suits a variety of occasions with a quick change into the appropriate shoe style. Plus, it makes for a great transitional look since you can wear it through summer straight into fall. Keep scrolling to see and shop seven inspiring takes on this chic outfit formula on lovely women from London to NYC.

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British fashion influencer Jessica Skye poses for a mirror selfie wearing a chic outfit formula with a white racerback tank top, open white button-down shirt, black belt, tan trousers, and black flip-flop sandals

(Image credit: @_jessicaskye)

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fashion influencer Karina of Style Idealist poses on a city sidewalk wearing an outfit formula with a white basic top, white button-down shirt, black belt, tan trousers and black flip-flop kitten heel sandals

(Image credit: @styleidealist)

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fashion influencer Lucy Alston poses for a mirror selfie with a short bob haircut, a white t-shirt, white button-down shirt, black belt and tan pleated pants

(Image credit: @lucyalston_)

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British fashion influencer Kim Turkington walks across a Londo crosswalk with wavy auburn hair, a white racerback tank top, white open button-down shirt, a black belt with gold buckle, tan linen pants, and camel Acne bag

(Image credit: @kimturkington_)

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New York City fashion influencer Christie Tyler poses for a mirror selfie in her chic livingroom wearing a white t-shirt, black belt, vintage Hermes bag, high-waisted pleated tan pants, and flat black flip-flop sandals

(Image credit: @christietyler)

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fashion influencer Cass Dimicco poses for a photo while sitting on a bench in Miami wearing black oval sunglasses, a white tank top, open white button-down shirt with pocket, studded balck Aureum belt, tank pants, and a mini black bag from The Row

(Image credit: @cassdimicco)

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British fashion influencer Lucy Alston poses for a mirror selfie wearing an open white button-front shirt, white ribbed racerback tank top, black belt, cropped pleated khaki pants, and black Adidas Samba sneakers

(Image credit: @lucyalston_)

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Jennifer Camp Forbes
Contributing Editor

Jennifer Camp Forbes is currently an 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.