Matching sets for women, cut as one outfit

Velvet zip-ups for a long day on the train

Seven in the morning, a three-hour ride, a walk from the station with your bag. That’s the kind of day our velvet sets are for. Plenty of people call this fabric velour. We make it into a zip-up top with a hood and matching pants.

The black one is the easiest to live with. Chunky white sneakers in the daytime, low-heeled ankle boots at night. Red is louder. Pull your hair into a ponytail so the hood lies flat, add a black leather jacket and a bag with no hardware on it. The emerald zip-up looks great with white canvas shoes, a milky bag and gold earrings.

One black velvet set skips the hood. It has a stand collar instead, and that collar covers your neck under a jacket, so you won’t need a scarf. Loafers and silver earrings, and it’s ready for dinner with your family. Top and pants come as one size, so measure both your bust and your hips and go with whichever lands higher on the chart. For nights in, our clothes for staying home are softer still.

Fleece sets for a gray morning around freezing

Fleece is the warm end of this page. The gray, blue and pink sets in three-thread jersey have a fleece back, and the gray one is cut for a wet fall walk when it’s close to zero outside. Throw a black puffer over it. Done.

A few details we care about. The beige hoodie’s kangaroo pocket takes your phone and your keys. On the black hoodie set, the joggers end in cuffs, so they tuck into tall boots and stay dry in the snow. The beige sweatshirt set has high-rise joggers under a cropped top, so your waist still shows in a loose fit.

Driving? Try the blue sweatshirt set on and reach for an imaginary steering wheel. The cuff should still cover your wrist. Blue hardly shows dirt, too, which helps on a road trip. For a slouchier hoodie, go a size up, and choose the joggers by your hips. If you’re mostly shopping for walks and drives, see our tracksuits for women.

Two-thread jersey for evenings by the water

The lighter sets are two-thread jersey with no brushed back. You won’t overheat in them on a warm spring afternoon. Each one is a zip-up with a hood and pants that follow your shape, and the jersey has a little stretch.

Powder pink is the sweet one. A beige trench, white canvas shoes and a small crossbody bag, with jewelry in warm gold so the shade doesn’t fade into the background. Gray melange works for the gym or a run in the park. Red with a white tee and white sneakers is pure weekend. More stretchy two-pieces are on the page with our jersey co-ords.

A red skirt matching set for when sweats aren’t enough

Not everything here is for the sofa. This red matching set pairs a cropped, long-sleeved top with a round neck and a pencil mini skirt. Both are scuba, a dense knit that still looks neat after half an hour in the car, and it rarely needs an iron.

Summer means heeled sandals and nothing else. When it’s cold, nude tights, ankle boots and a black blazer over your shoulders. Small gold jewelry, a black bag. The pencil skirt hugs your hips, and like the stand-collar velvet, it comes in a single size that covers top and skirt together. Measure twice.

Frequently asked questions

So what’s a co-ord?

The same thing. In Britain it’s a co-ord, in America it’s a matching set.

Can I wear the pieces apart?

All the time. The red top goes with black pants and the skirt with a white shirt for the office, and any of our zip-up tops looks right over a tee with jeans.

Which sets are warm enough for real winter?

The fleece ones, plain or with three-thread jersey on the outside. The velvet stand-collar set is good under a jacket too.

How should I wash velvet?

Turn it inside out, keep the water at 30 °C or cooler, and skip the wringing. Then hang it somewhere well away from the heater.

Will fleece pill?

Some bobbling can happen over time. A fabric shaver takes it off, and skipping fabric softener helps. Every set runs XS to XL, with an M close to a UK 10–12.