Design Details and Benefits
- Off-shoulder crop with puffed sleeves - keeps the uniform read without a full blouse on your shoulders
- Pleated mini with a wide waistband - the skirt does the costume work so the top can stay short
- Short plaid tie on a close collar - one extra piece that makes the set read as a costume, not just two separates
The collar and the short tie are the part doing the work here. On most going-out sets you'd get a crop and a mini and stop there, which can read as clubwear. Putting a close collar and a short plaid tie on you is what locks this into costume territory rather than two separates. Worth knowing before you order: coverage is low. The top stops under your bust, the off-shoulder neckline will not hide a standard bra strap, and the skirt is short enough that you should expect a lot of thigh on show. If you want more fabric through the torso, this isn't the one.
