Mix, Mostly Match

I'm no stranger to the two piece set; as evidenced in my fifth grade school photo I'm wearing a matching floral cardigan and cami pair I was enamored with at the time. It's an easy sell, style them together for the ease of not having to think of an outfit, or apart to double the number of ways they can be worn. I was initially drawn to the green floral midi dress at Banana Republic , but was even more delighted to find a similar dress at H&M at a fraction of the price. That would have been the sensible choice, yet when I spied the same pattern in the matching set, I somehow rationalized the purchase (even while the skirt alone was five dollars more than the...