01 | Declutter your closet. If you want to make some headway on decluttering your closet of old summer clothes try this tactic!

Take all of your summer clothes and accessories out of your closet and dresser and place in a box you keep nearby. As you use something from the box go ahead and add it back to your closet. By the end of summer anything you never took out of the box to wear should be donated.

02 | Build your foundation. Simple summer outfit ideas always stem from a simple wardrobe foundation. Also called a capsule wardrobe! A simplified wardrobe of fewer pieces of clothing that are neutral enough to be easily mixed and matched to create dozens of outfits.

Once you have established a summer capsule wardrobe, you will simplify your life and start to make less impulsive shopping decisions.

03 | Buy outfits not just clothes. We get in the habit of buying things on a whim only to realize that we have nothing at home that will work with it. Then it sits in your closet for a long time hanging over you with buyers’ remorse.

From now on as you shop for summer clothes you have to ask yourself what exactly do you have at home that will work with what your buying? If you have nothing then you need to put the item back or buy whatever else you need to complete the outfit.

04 | Keep it simple. That’s the whole point of this article is to keep it simple. We often search in hopes of finding something wild and new but in reality, a simple white t-shirt will get you multiple outfits versus that leopard print tank top that only can be worn with a special bra. So when in doubt go for the simple classics that we know and love. They never let us down!

Overall, summer outfit ideas are here to help us determine what to try, how to step out of our comfort zone, and in most cases how to step into actual comfort!

Take a sneak peek below at these 19 simple summer outfit ideas to get you inspired to update your wardrobe today!

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