10 Matching Set Looks to Inspire Your Summer Wardrobe
From Paloma Elsesser to Devon Lee Carlson, learn from your favorite Instagram fashionistas how to style the iconic wardrobe essential this summer.
With the return of groovy ‘60s and ‘70s influences dominating modern trends, so came with it the ever-popular and versatile “matching set.” Initially, in the ‘60s and ‘70s, the look was most frequently seen in an eye-catching vibrant print or pattern before its rebirth in the ‘90s as the simple, yet elegant, minimalist dream as seen in Gwyneth Paltrow’s iconic green Donna Karan set in Great Expectations.
Naturally, the trend has returned again: flooding the Spring/Summer 2021 collection runways, the matching set trend is the classic two-piece set that, following over a year of work from home attire, guarantees a comfortable and effortless sartorial success as we reenter the in-person workplace as well as the social sphere.
Baggy or fitted, monochromatic or patterned, the matching set is your perfect summer staple. Whether you are going to sit front row at a Chanel show or to the shops to pick up groceries, the matching set is your go-to trend for looking effortlessly put together. But don’t just take our word for it. Check out how Instagram fashionistas from Paloma Elsesser to Devon Lee Carlson have flaunted the look.