Mix, Mostly Match

I'm no stranger to the two piece set; as evidenced in my fifth grade school photo I'm wearing a matching floral cardigan and cami pair I was enamored with at the time. It's an easy sell, style them together for the ease of not having to think of an outfit, or apart to double the number of ways they can be worn.

I was initially drawn to the green floral midi dress at Banana Republic, but was even more delighted to find a similar dress at H&M at a fraction of the price. That would have been the sensible choice, yet when I spied the same pattern in the matching set, I somehow rationalized the purchase (even while the skirt alone was five dollars more than the dress, because that really makes sense H&M). Considering I could wear the pieces separately, they would make much more sense than another dress, yet after pouring over my closet, it turns out I like them together best. I should have learned from my fifth grade self, I always wore that sweater set as a pair.

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The Rundown
Green Floral Crop Top H&M
Green Floral Midi Skirt H&M
Raffia Sandals Loft similar
Round Raffia Bag Sun n' Sand
Hair Scarf H&M
Necklace S.V. Decker
Gold Croissant Ring Etsy
Thin Gold Ring Etsy
Tortoise Sunglasses Urban Outfitters


4 comments

  1. Always funny how that works out, haha! It's such a great print and color for Summer
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  2. That is a beautiful set and it looks so much like a dress I can see why you'd want to pair the pieces together all the time! :)

    Hope that you are having a nice week :)

    Away From Blue

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  3. I could have sworn this was a dress - it's a great print and they look perfect paired together. I think your logic on this is pretty unassailable.

    Courtney ~ Sartorial Sidelines

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  4. This post, and your story about your love of matched sets, brought back so many memories of matched sets I've had in my own life, including two particular favoutes, the best of which was about four separates featuring a purple watermelon print: trousers, t-shirt, sweatshirt and scrunchy. I wore all of them to death as a kid. So much, in fact, that my mom ultimately bought me a dress from the set as well, although that obviously had to be worn alone. Although they were all separates, I definitely always put them together. It's hard to resist the temptation when things go together so well. As this set obviously does - and your sandals and bag somewhat less obviously also do ;)
    xox,
    Cee

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