Every now and then, an outfit comes along that surprises you – this knit set was one of them. I mean, a polo shirt? A midi skirt? All knit, like an extra’s outfit from The Queen’s Gambit? And in lime???
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♬ fools (can’t help falling in love) – Foster & Sody & Sarcastic Sounds
Ah, yes, people: it happened. It was just so clingy, so shiny, so demure yet so – yeah, saucy.
Bag: Brahmin (sold out, similar here)
Knits are everywhere nowadays, especially as loungewear has its moment in the sun. This set is admittedly more formal than the usual corona uniform, a fact I welcome. Most days I’m in some variant of sweatpants, working from the dining table over and around my cat, or with Murder, She Wrote in the background (like my current situation). A chance to get out in the sun, wear something I love, soak it all in: magic.
Coordinated sets in general are becoming the norm. There’s a neatness to it, one that fifteen years ago we’d dismiss as “matchy-matchy,” but that now feels reassuring. Clean, even.
The neatness of the matching set combined with the clinginess of a good knit occupy a sartorial sweet spot for me. As a Scorpio (I’m not a religious zodiac person, try as I might, but for the sake of argument, bear with me), I can’t bear clothing that feels dowdy, sterile, without a story, without some hint of buttery passion (or maybe that’s the Latin talking). Being part WASP, there’s also a piece of me that strives to be nothing more or less than inoffensive.
This outfit fit the bill.
What’s your verdict? Will you be adding matching sets to your closet?
love,
Stig
Thanks to the talented Kim Wong for the photos <3
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