Darong Sleeveless Lounge Set

The Darong Sleeveless Lounge Set runs true on our block, and the slim fit means the gap between sizes is small. If you sit between two sizes, take the larger one: the stretch has recovery, so the fabric pulls back into shape rather than staying stretched, but a slim cut through the hip reads as tight before it reads as roomy. Size down only if you like a firm fit and don't plan to move much in it.

Before the tags come off, do a few things in the mirror. Raise your arms and check the armholes. Sit down and see whether the high waist stays put. Put both hands in the side seam pockets, since that tells you the seams sit where we intended. Walk a few steps. Active was the brief, so the drawstring should hold without digging.

XS to XL on the Sleeveless Lounge Set, with the 3 shades set out below.

Size charts are a starting point, not a promise. Body measurements vary between people of the same height and weight, knit fabrics move differently on different frames, and a measurement taken over clothing reads larger than one taken against the body. Measure yourself with a soft tape held level and snug, compare those numbers with the chart rather than with the size you usually buy, and where you fall between two sizes, decide by how you want the garment to sit rather than by the label.

How to measure for this

Where a fibre breakdown reaches us we print it; for the sleeveless lounge set the label in the side seam is the source.

Wash the sleeveless lounge set cold and inside out, then dry it flat: heat is what takes the spring out of an elastane blend.