The two pieces may go together like Siamese twins, or the jacket may be a free spirit that tops a matching skirt one night, a chiffon skirt another time.

Ms. Corynen prefers a monochromatic scheme - all the more to conjure up uniforms - and teams it with a matching knee-length straight skirt.

"There was a matching skirt," Rubin continued.

She wore a red blouse, tucked into a matching skirt that stopped four inches above her knees, hose, and heels.

He designs animal-print clothes, like his spotted stretch twill motorcyle jacket with faux fur collar that goes over a matching short skirt.

The jacket had a matching skirt slit up the front.

Leona Barel of New Orleans wears a long, fitted jacket with three-quarter-length striped sleeves over a matching striped skirt.

A turquoise knitted acrylic top by En Route for $59 has quilted shoulder insets and long sleeves and a matching gathered skirt for $49.

The traditional ladies clothing is the puletasi which is a matching skirt and tunic with Samoan designs.

A pink python jacket from Chanel, with white chiffon trim and matching skirt, retailed at $8,455.