Whether you're headed to a museum date, attending a friend's daytime brunch, or adventuring in a new city, a dressy-casual outfit will strike the perfect balance between refined and relaxed. The dress code invites you to feel comfortable, but not so much that you show up to an office party in jeans, a T-shirt, and flats. When in doubt, one-piece outfits are an easy way to achieve the dressy-casual vibe because they don't require much effort. A printed knit dress or midi slip design paired with knee-high boots are the kinds of looks that give the impression you spent more time getting dressed than you really did. Some popular trends lend themselves to the dressy-casual theme. The soft-girl aesthetic , for example, takes a pastel approach to a wide range of dress codes. A lavender knit dress paired with wedges or a yellow pearl button-front cardigan worn with black jeans are ideal dressy-casual outfits. Elsewhere, with the pearlcore trend still going strong, glam up a r...