Sometimes getting dressed is such a chore. If you find you can’t focus long enough to pick out an outfit, it’s time to cultivate a wardrobe of simple basics—think minimal effort and maximum wow. I suggest developing a chic cache of flattering dresses. Beyond their inherent ease and simplicity, the right dress screams “I got out of bed early and went the extra mile this morning” instead of “all of my other clothes are at the laundromat and all I have left is the stuff tagged ‘dry clean only.’” These 10 dresses will take you from pooped to polished in seconds.

J. Crew

Pleated Windowpane Dress, $198

Loft:

Deco Shift Dress, $79.50

 Shopbop:

DKNY V Neck Slip Dress With Back Slit, $498

& Other Stories:

Open Back Dress, $95

Forever 21:

Contemporary Turtleneck Dress, $24.90

Zara:

Printed Mini Dress, $69.90

Nora Gardner:

Dierdra Dress, $265, Available at Trinity Place Department Store in NYC.

Kristi Vosbeck:

Aurele Dress, $747, Available at Trinity Place Department Store in NYC.

Net-A-Porter:

Equipment Major Washed Silk Maxi Dress, $430

Aritzia:

Wilfred Free Trowbridge Dress, $80