Clockwise from left: Balmain $4398 @ MyTheresa.com, Reformed $68 @ Urban Outfitters, Rag & Bone $610 @ La Garconne, Preen $415 @ La Garconne, 3.1 Phillip Lim $395 @ La Garconne, William Rast $140 @ Nordstrom.

Vests are the best quick fix when you're experiencing a fashion road block. Throw on one of these off-kilter styles when your outfit — dress, jeans, skirt, whatever — is blah or missing something. Trust, it will instantly jazz you up and set you apart on the sidewalk.