These 5 Affordable Sets Are The Only Solution To What To Wear When We’re Lazy And Overheated But Still Want To Look Our Best
Summer has arrived.
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by The Candidly Team
We have high aspirations of putting together great outfits in the summer. The kinds with tucked tops and and layered necklaces and fantastic hats and French-looking scarves tied somewhere unexpected. But waking up in the sweltering heat, we do actually execute any of this?
Nope.
The reality is we’re short on time, short on energy, and short on any willingness to be a squidge more uncomfortable than we already are in the heat. And so, the natural solution is …
A SET.
Sets are effortless, but they look like we put in effort. They cover us up in ways we like but don’t leave us sweating through layers of fabric. There are 5 sets we are rotating this summer that have been game-changing. We get more compliments and questions about them than almost anything else we wear. So today, we thought we’d share them with you.
1. This Breathlessly Soft Linen Shorts Set
WHAT: Z Supply The Perfect Linen Striped Top* and Perfect Linen Stripes Short*
Stripes plus a button-down equals instant, understated chicness. We’re mad for this set because the linen isn’t stiff or scratchy. In fact, we’d like to live in its softness. It comes in other colors but the green makes us want to eat strawberries and cream at Wimbledon.
* Gifted
Price: $88 for the shirt, $64 for the shorts
2. This Verrrry Flattering Skirt Set
WHAT: Petal & Pup Serafina Two Piece Set*
We were honestly surprised for a set this price to be this good The fit is astonishingly flattering. The ruching on the top and the smocked back is gorgeous on our waists and holds everything in. Strapless tops can be even more flattering than tanks in terms of framing your shoulders and chest. The high waist of the skirt also emphasizes the smallest part of the waist then skims over the entire lower body like a dream. Don’t be afraid of showing the tiniest sliver of skin on your torso. This is the chicest way to do it. And we only live once.
Price: $89
3. This Gauzy Set From Gap That Skims Bellies And Hips
WHAT: Gap Cotton Gauze Easy Barrel Pants* and Racer Shell Tank Top*
We’ve been telling you about these pants for years now. They feel like heaven. They fit in that barrel shape that makes your legs look longer and leaner. Why you’re not going out and buying them in every color is beyond us. Or maybe you are given that they sell out of various sizes and colors constantly. In any case, they finally made it into a set, and it comes in every color you could want.
Here one of us is wearing the black pant:
Price: $29 for the top, $71 for the pants
4. This Cotton Button-Down And Skirt Set For People Who Like To Keep Cool And Cover Up
WHAT: 100% Organic Cotton Poplin A-line Maxi Skirt* and Long Sleeve Shirt*
Sets don’t need to always be packaged as sets. Pair a classic poplin button-down like the one shown as a layering piece above with a gorj poplin skirt, and you will indeed be the chicest person in the room/in existence.
Price: $50 for the skirt, $40 for the shirt
5. The Only Soft Set We Can Wear In The Heat
WHAT: Z Supply Dawn Smocked Silky Rib Pant* and Sloane V-Neck Rib Tank*
We live in cozy sets all winter and we miss them in the summer. This is the most singular set we’ve come across in that it’s soft like a knit cloud but light, light, light enough to wear in the heat. We wear the set as pajamas year-round but also for loungey days in the dead of summer. We’ve also slowly bought one as gifts for every women we love over the years because all women go wild for this kind of softness.
It also comes in several variations, including shorts* and a bra top*.
* Gifted
Price: $60 for the pants, $54 for the top
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