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MATCHING TOP AND TROUSER SETS TO WEAN YOU OFF TRACKSUITS

The time has come

22.04.2021

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It’s fair to say that the most stylish iteration of WFH dressing has been the matching tracksuit. Now, with lockdown easing, it’s time for a suitable substitute: matching top and trouser sets. Stop sighing! We know tracksuits are comfortable, but they don’t make heads turn in the way that matching top and trouser sets do. And while you’ll probably be swapping slippers for shoes and a hot water bottle for a handbag when you wear the latter, the difference between them is actually quite minimal. On that note, here are the best matching top and trouser sets for all occasions. Get ready to be – respectfully – gawped at.

1. MARINE SERRE

@marineserre

This Marine Serre ensemble is exactly what we plan on wearing to impress an avid cyclist – they’ll never know that we haven’t ridden a bike since childhood.

MARINE SERRE PRINTED STRETCH-JERSEY TOP, £220 AT MYTHERESA

MARINE SERRE PRINTED STRETCH-JERSEY LEGGINGS, £340 AT MYTHERESA

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2. ROTATE

@rotatebirgerchristensen

Nothing signals the glamour of going out (out) like sequins, but black sequins are subtle enough to soothe you if social anxiety kicks in. It would be rude for people not to stare at you in a matching top and trouser set as fabulous as this, after all.

ROTATE SEQUIN EMBROIDERED CROPPED TOP, £135 AT FARFETCH

ROTATE SEQUIN EMBROIDERED FRONT SLIT TROUSERS, £237 AT FARFETCH

3. NANUSHKA

@nanushka

Please do not use the fact that this pink satin Nanushka set vaguely resembles a pair of pyjamas as an excuse to stay in. The world needs to see you in it – and certainly not over Zoom.

NANUSHKA TIPPI PINK SATIN SHIRT, £245 AT HARVEY NICHOLS

NANUSHKA TUPSA PINK SATIN TROUSERS, £395 AT HARVEY NICHOLS

4. GUCCI

@MATCHES FASHION / GUCCI

We defy you to find a matching top and trouser set that emits more joy than this one by Gucci.

GUCCI RAINBOW-PRINT LINEN TOP, £850 AT MATCHESFASHION

GUCCI RAINBOW-PRINT LINEN TROUSERS, £870 AT MATCHESFASHION

5. MAISIE WILEN

@MAISIE_WILEN

The saying ‘fortune favours the brave’ is thought to have originated from this Maisie Wilen outfit.

MAISIE WILLEN GRAPHIC PRINT WRAP TOP, £430 AT BROWNS

MAISIE WILLEN GRAPHIC PRINT LEGGINGS, £295 AT BROWNS

6. PEACHY DEN

@PEACHYDEN

If you want a wealth of plain but punchy matching top and trouser sets to choose from, we recommend Peachy Den.

PEACHY DEN THE NAOMI TOP, £65

PEACHY DEN THE NAOMI BOTTOMS, £95

7. MISA

@misa_losangeles

We don’t know when we’ll be going to a beach next, but this is what we’ll be wearing once we’re there (in Barbados, hopefully).

MISA LOS ANGELES NOA TOP, £360 AT HARRODS

MISA LOS ANGELES NIKO TROUSERS, £390

8. SAKS POTTS

@sakspotts

You’ll illuminate any room in Saks Potts. And this particular set has the approval of both Kendall Jenner and Selena Gomez.

SAKS POTTS SAYA BLOUSE, FROM A SELECTION

SAKS POTTS LISSI PANTS, FROM A SELECTION

9. paloma wool

@palomawool

Paloma Wool do matching ensembles of all varieties to perfection, but this might be our favourite. Layered over a polo neck, it will make as much sense in the cooler months as it does now.

PALOMA WOOL REGINA SHORT-SLEEVED SHIRT, £95 AT LIBERTY

PALOMA WOOL LOHAN PRINTED TROUSERS, £100 AT LIBERTY

10. le 17 septembre

@le17septembre

Despite everything we’ve said here about matching sets and attention-seeking, gorgeous minimalism reigns supreme when that matching set is by Le 17 Septembre.