STELLA|1SEPTEMBER 2019
AFTERWHAT SEEMSlike centuriesofdress-
es,this,apparently,willbethewinterthatsep-
arateshit back.Just asI’vecome roundto
frocksandtheirbrain-candyeasiness.
But we candothisseparates business be-
caus e–ta-da!–co-ords. Iboughtmy first co-
ordsetshor tlyafter IjoinedTheTeleg raphin
2011 :apleated skirtand blousefromWhis-
tles.Ilovedthat outfit, butsomewherealong
theway,the to pand bottom gotuncoupled
and not inaconscious,Gwynnieway.(What
thehellhappenedtot hatshir t?)
Eightyears on,I’meyeing up anotherset:
apale bluey-green pleatedskirtand match-
ing blousefromJoseph.Itellyou onething,
if Isplurge,I’m notletting either party in
thishandyunionoutofmysight.
Fashio n’sabout global,geo and socioeco-
nomi cpolitics nowand we need to think
aboutthis stuff.Iknowthat theWhistles
combowas sil kand theJosep hispolye ster,
whichhas certain advantages over silk ,such
as retainingpleats better,evenify ou popit
inthemachine.Butitdoesn’tbiode grade.
We didn’tthink aboutthat kind ofthingi
2011.Youshopped.Then youshopped ab
more. Thenyou bought abiggerwardrob
That feels wrongnow,which is whythe co
ord’ stimehascome.
Theco-ord is aboutbeingconsidered an
mindful–makingthemost ofwhat youa
ready own, butoccasionallyindulgingin
newthing,becauseyou’r enot atotal saint.I
2011, co-ordswereoutliers. Nowthey’re pi
larsofthecommunity.Thinkoftheversatilit
Wear them asasmartbut flatteringly flui
dress–orajumpsuit,becauseco-ordscomei
trouserguise too. Split thecons tituent par
andweartheminasmanydifferent waysa
youhave theenergyfor.Iseejackets, jean
belts, boots and loafers coming intoplay her
Achunk y, hip-lenggthjumper withthe ski
will be apracticalalternative to thesuitcom
winter,whenablazer plus acoat isacomplet
faff(evenifitdoeslookgo odonInsta).
Theco-ord couldbeamainstayfor years...
So that thing about them being non-biode
ggradableshouldn’tbesuchaproblemaffteral
Whenadress is notadress...
Worn separately or as one,co-ords representanew,
moresustainableway to shop .Oh, and they’refabuloustoo
Shopping by
Krissy Turner
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Crêpe blouse, £190,
and matching culottes,
£245,bothLayeur
(themodist.com)
Blouse,£ 32 5, an
pleatedskirt,£2 9
bothJoseph(jose
fashion.com)
Blouse, £29.99,and
skirt,£39.99,both
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2019
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