If you’re heading into winter wearing sharp-shouldered, cinched suits and sky-high heels, we salute you. Meanwhile, we’ll be taking a more relaxed approach to seasonal style, seeking out super-soft fabrics, generous fits, and coordinated sets. Fashion experts call it “Cozy Core,” and it includes pretty much anything that makes you feel happy on the couch. But soft doesn’t have to mean sloppy. These soft, warm, roomy selections boast the perfect blend of at-home comfort and at-work style, whether you’re hanging out in your bedroom or doing business in a Zoom room.
One Piece
This faux-wrap one-piece is called the Super Soft Lounge Jumpsuit for a reason — it’s super soft, and it’s meant for jumping … back in bed or onto an important Zoom call. This figure-flattering style comes in two timeless colors, muted gray and an elegant camel. $55, figleaves.com
Indoor Cat
Kate Spade’s satiny lounge set updates classic leopard print by adding bold black accents and a cute crop to the bottoms. Perfect with jeans for patio dinner or luxe lounging around the den, you’ll fall in love with the roomy fit, the feel of the fabric, and the handy pockets. $88. Kate Spade New York, The Shops at Clearfork, 5150 Monahans Ave., 817.377.0041, katespade.com
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Chill Space
The Chocolate Lounge Set from Beehive is the perfect ensemble for chilling out in super-chill shorts. Paired with a boxy crop top, it brings inside all those Coachella vibes. Even better, each piece is sold separately. $55, top; $48, shorts. Beehive, 4808 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.570.0484, lovebeehive.com
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Fort Worth Feels
From afar, it looks like a fancy French toile, but on closer inspection, it actually looks like home. That’s the clever twist that makes Katie Kime’s city-themed fabrics so popular. Instead of traditional pastoral scenes, they depict the beloved landmarks of cities such as Austin, New Orleans, Marfa, Dallas — and now, Fort Worth. This fall, the Austin-based designer released a new pattern honoring Panther City, and she tapped Fort Worth jewelry designer Kori Green to lend her expertise to the process. “I was excited that she wanted to feature Fort Worth in her designs,” Green says. The two met through LOCAL Design Studios + Gallery, the Fort Worth retail collective where Green has her jewelry shop, and have kept in touch ever since. Green helped ensure that both the design and the colorways captured the authentic feel of the city, and clearly, the efforts paid off. The print is proving to be so popular that women are wearing it as loungewear but also as tops in “real life,” Kime says. “I hope these comfy separates have made life at home a little brighter, especially in such a crazy year.” $108, katiekime.com
Haute Hippie
This vibrant set from By Samii Ryan — BSR for short — combines a hoodie with sweatpants, accented with a chain of Monarch butterflies. While the style is laid-back, the woman behind the brand is a straight-up, power entrepreneur: Ryan started in fashion when she was in high school, handmaking hair clips and earrings to sell at music festivals. One day, Nordstrom called, and the rest is history. $134 for the set, bysamiiryan.com
