Top : H&M / Skirt: H&M / Shoes : Guess – Last Summer / Clutch : Urban Outfitters / Watch : Michael Kors

This week’s post doubles as an outfit post and as a Designer on a Dime. This skirt is/was sold separately at H&M as a co-ord set or a coordinating set. This is when a top and bottom are two separate pieces but have that same exact print.  They can also be referred to as matching separates. Mixing patterns and being too matchy matchy were on the not do list for while but as history repeats itself, both are now a thing. The matchy look can be done with a co-ord set, which come as a top and skirt, pants or shorts. The look can also be done with fully printed jumpsuits which are also filling up the racks. Co-ords are a great addition to your wardrobe for creating multiple looks from two simple pieces with the art of mixing and matching.

When I first saw the set in stores I loved the feel of the sweater like material that wasn’t too heavy with a good stretch. I remembered seeing something that look similar on Instagram and I was almost certain that the one that I saw couldn’t have been from H&M because it was on a celebrity… as if that isn’t normal. I haven’t been able to figure out who and where I saw it but from what I could remember I saw either Tia or Tamera wearing the piece together and possibly in a magazine. I later remembered Kéla from Kéla’s Kloset rocking the set in a few of her instagram posts. Months later I finally grabbed it off the sale rack I remembered what it looked so familiar  . . . from a much more expensive brand, Céline.

This set is almost identical in pattern to the Celine co-ord set with a more fitted cut. Because of my height, I opted just for the skirt. The top seemed to be on the longer side and as a set I didn’t get the right look. As I mentioned before both pieces were 50% off their original price of $60 each, a lot cheaper than Céline. So if you live near the city or an H&M that sells the trend selection of their brand stop by and see if you can get your hands on this set or something similar.

P.S I had to use the neon clutch again to tie it all in + I was too lazy to switch purses 🙂 

Celine Co-ord Set + Inspo

Right : Celine // Left H&M

Kéla from Kéla’s Kloset wearing the co-ord set. Check out her post here !

Co-ord Set Inspo

Mary from Happily Grey, sporting a casual street style co-ord set.

Olivia Palermo with a co-ord pant set with a hint of color blocking.

Aimee from Song of Style last year with a pretty in pink monochromatic co-ord set.

Another street style-esque co-ord set from Paris. Photo Credit