When it Comes to Cool Summer Separates, It’s All About Matching Linens

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Last summer, casual matching linen separates were the ideal loungewear for our pandemic lives. The leisurely and loose resort-inspired silhouettes felt as luxe working from home as they did out for a walk—they also made for a great bathing suit cover-up option. This season, however, the humble linen set has stepped up its game. The casual, lightweight material isn’t just offered in simple button-front shirt-and-short combinations, but for real, leaving the house options too. And there’s a coordinating set for almost every occasion.

There are summer suits made up of linen blazers and Bermuda shorts—ideal for returning to the office. For vacations and nights out dancing, consider cut-out blouses or backless halter tops with trousers to match. Puff sleeve blouses have met their match with midi skirts. And crop tops are getting paired up with high-waisted shorts in the same linen hue.

All these make deciding on an outfit this summer an effortless task. Plus, a coordinated set of linen separates will undoubtedly have you keeping cool while looking chic. What’s not to love? Here, find 17 matching linen pants, puff sleeve tops, (and even skirts!) that will take your summer outfits to the next level.

Staud Athena linen crop top

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Staud Cybele linen skirt

Mango linen shirt

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Mango linen shorts

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Matthew Bruch linen halter crop top

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Matthew Bruch linen cargo midi skirt

Everlane the linen Billow blouse

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Everlane the linen Abalone boxer

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Casa Raki Nicola tie-neck organic-linen cropped top

Casa Raki Emilia organic-linen wide-leg shorts

Loewe striped linen and cotton-blend jacket

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Loewe Paula s Ibiza striped linen and cotton-blend shorts

Maison Essentiele Rose cropped gathered linen camisole

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Maison Essentiele Everly linen pajama pants

Deiji Studios the 03 washed-linen shirt and shorts set

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Sleeper navy unisex pajama set with pants

Zara pocket linen blouse

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Zara linen pajama pants

Anemos the Flutter cropped linen and cupro-blend top

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Anemos linen and cupro-blend shorts

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Mara Hoffman Aisha cropped Tencel and linen-blend top

Mara Hoffman Dita Tencel and linen-blend straight-leg pants

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Bondi Born linen shirt

Bondi Born Millicent belted linen shorts

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Matthew Bruch cropped linen shirt

Matthew Bruch pleated linen shorts

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Nanushka Rasha Linen twist-front shirt

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Nanushka Aerin belted linen trousers

Cos tailored blazer

Cos Bermuda shorts

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Theory linen fringe hem top

Theory linen fringe hem pants