Matching Sets

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Anonymous wrote:To the grammar police: matching sets is how they are referred to by retailers. I think the idea is that matching sets are what you make them. Perhaps a bit more pulled together than athleisure because they are designed for lifestyle rather than the gym.

Re: the other comments, I have found them to be a step above the sweats that others describe. Higher level brands exhibit good fit, flattering cuts - I do not feel like I’m wearing something that belongs on Gen Z.

I don’t know what you’re talking about. “Matching sets” of various things have been trending since around Covid. I just googled “matching sets” and all the first page of hits were from well known clothing brands, with links to all of their “matching sets” of a variety of different things - linen top and shorts, bike shorts and sports bras, suits, etc etc. Matching sets does not, without a qualifier, mean sweats.

I would love to link to the emails that I get but retailers do literally call them "matching sets". Look at the links here:

Top right: matching sets -- https://spanx.com/collections/airessentials?collection_cursor=eyJvZmZzZXQiOjR9&collection_direction=next
Top header: matching sets -- https://vuoriclothing.com/collections/matching-sets
This entire article -- https://themomedit.com/the-best-matching-sets-women/

Yes, but trendy retailers are also describing all of the following as "matching sets" -- and none of them have anything to do sweats. The point is that "matching sets" can mean anything that matches, including sweats sets. So yes, when i go to vouri and search for their matching sets, it's going to be sweats. But when i'm on anthro looking at matching sets, it's not going to be sweats. So saying "matching sets" is shorthand for "sweats matching sets" is wrong.

fwiw these are the top five google hits I got when i searched "matching sets". On first glance, only aritzia and BR had a lot of sweat suit options (mixed in with a lot of other non-sweats options too).

https://www.abercrombie.com/shop/us/womens-matching-sets-dresses-and-rompers

https://www.aritzia.com/us/en/clothing/two-piece-sets

https://www.altardstate.com/as/clothing/matching-sets/

https://www.revolve.com/content/products/editorial?prettyPath=/r/Editorials.jsp&listname=Matching%20Sets&cplid=1395&nav=mob_mostwanted&navsrc=main

https://bananarepublicfactory.gapfactory.com/browse/women/matching-sets?cid=1179957

Oh wow thanks for this. I’ve been dying to front as someone who can’t read an entire book and a “set” called the “Emmalynn” ought to do it.
I understand why there are threads periodically where women buy garbage marketed on Instagram and then don’t get why the clothes look like garbage. Jesus.

What in the internalized misogyny ...

Idiot.

I'm guessing you don't understand the word "misogyny" very well. Or you just can't defend yourself with anything beyond ad hominem ... because you are an "idiot."

Oh, I’d love to talk theory with you. You’re a little Altard-ed for me, though. Can you provide more links for poly blend stretch shit to feed the shopping addictions celebrated as beauty and fashion here?

Lol. You wouldn't understand "theory" if you had to. And I can't "provide more links for poly blend stretch shit" because I didn't "provide" any to begin with. I didn't post that list of links -- you are assuming things that are not accurate. Not surprising, that.

Christ, shut up, no one cares. Truly.