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By Alice Olins

The Co-ord Edit: Spring's Easiest Outfit Formula

Colour-blocked, denim-washed, boldly blazered, the co-ord is spring’s most effortlessly way to get dressed. Wearing matching and look like you’ve really tried (while feeling like you haven’t), and when you’re done, wear them apart.
By Alice Olins

The Co-ord Edit: Spring's Easiest Outfit Formula

Colour-blocked, denim-washed, boldly blazered, the co-ord is spring’s most effortlessly way to get dressed. Wearing matching and look like you’ve really tried (while feeling like you haven’t), and when you’re done, wear them apart.
A co-ord might feel like a fashion commitment. In truth, it wears like the easiest thing you own. One outfit, no decisions: you just need to put it on and go. Accessories add oomph.
Zara denim short-sleeve shirt and wide jeans
£27.99 / £29.99
Zara pleated texture top and trousers
£22.99 / £25.99
Marks and Spencer jacket and trouser set
£95
Marks and Spencer striped shirt and trouser set
£72
Topshop at ASOS red blazer and mid-straight trousers
£70 / £42
ASOS blazer and shorts set
£42
River Island waistcoat and straight trousers
£39 / £39
Boden Kensington linen trousers and scoop-neck waistcoat
£139 / £99
Never Fully Dressed is a brand that does not do understated. And yet, this striped set, for all its panache, retains a comforting calm about it. Plus, think how good those trousers will look with a crisp white shirt.
Reiss chain-print trousers and shirt
£170 / £170
&Other Stories denim jacket and pleated skirt
£119 / £87
Me+Em summer skirt set
£275
Me+Em panelled shirt and skirt set
£345
Remember, in each one of these sets, is a pair (at least) of separates waiting to make friends with what you already own. Investing in a matching look opens the doors to so many other sartorial opportunities.
WAT The Brand wide rib top and relaxed trousers
£55 / £55
Never fully dressed multi-stripe trousers and shirt
£45
Sezane Maddalena print shirt and shorts
£115 / £140
Madewell stripe A-line midi skirt and drawstring shirt
£114 / £95
Hush barrel trousers and waisted shirt
£95 / £80
Nobody’s Child stone blazer and trouser suit
£229
All Saints, leopard print shirt and barrel-leg jeans
£159 / £159
COS twist detail skirt and jersey top
£75 / £55
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