Matching sets, three ways
A set is one outfit you don't have to think about — and two separates when you do.
Sets have one obvious job: wear the two pieces together and you're dressed. Their less obvious job is to multiply the rest of your wardrobe.
Together
Worn as intended, a set reads as considered with no effort. Keep shoes and bag simple so the set does the work.
Worn together the set is a considered outfit; worn apart it is two more pieces you own.
— the studio, Kelowna, British Columbia
Top on its own
The top of a set usually works over denim. Jeans make it casual; a contrasting skirt makes it new.
Bottom on its own
The bottom half pairs with any plain tee or fitted knit. Match one colour from the set and the outfit holds together.
More from the journal.
- What we're wearing this OctoberCold mornings, warm afternoons — the season is one long layering problem and a handful of pieces solve it.
- How to measure yourself in four minutesThree numbers, two units, and the four minutes that make every chart in this shop work for you.
- Packing a carry-on in knitsKnit fabric rolls flat, springs back, and never reads as slept-in — a good carry-on is a knit problem.
- A five-piece weekOne dress, one knit, one jacket, one skirt, one set — and how they cover Monday to Sunday.
- How to layer a knit over a dressThe fastest way to take a summer dress into autumn, and the three proportions that always work.