10 Ways to Wear a Tunic

on April 2, 2009 at 1:00 PM

Photo from Urban Outfitters

I should own stock in Urban Outfitters; I shop there so much! Well, actually, stocks...um, not right now. In their newsletter, Urban Smerban (as I call it) has one tunic worn 10 ways...it's actually 11 ways if you count wearing it alone. How perfect is that? There's nothing quite like getting a lot of mileage out of one piece.

1. Wear it alone with a fancy necklace.

2. Add a dressy open cardigan and belt it.

3. Thrown on a jean jacket and statement necklace.

Photo from Urban Outfitters

4. Pair it with a pair of long bike shorts.

5. Throw it on with a pair of jeans.

6. Add a loose and flowing vest in a contrast color.

7. Let it be a slip under a see-through dress.

8. Wear it with an over-sized matching open sweater and belt.

9. Let it be the shirt to your shorts.

10. Pair it with a fitted vest.

11. Put it on with a long sleeve button up, sleeves rolled up.

Silence & Noise Coated Tunic ($32) comes in dusty pink, plum, navy, charcoal, and black. I like the price, too!

How many ways would you wear this tunic?

About the author Michele Zipp

loves vintage and will defend skinny jeans to the death though she is highly superstitious and "death" is probably a bad word choice. She has a touch of the hoarding disease and enjoys sleuthing, the worst reality shows, and wearing high heels, even at the playground. She's an AP mom of twins, slightly crunchy but with a pedicure.

Filed Under: clothes, how to wear it, style

Comments (5)

06-07mom

on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:45 PM

wow thats a big short to wear without leggings under it. maybe its just me that thinks that though

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Kiter

on Apr 2, 2009 at 3:11 PM

I don't consider that a tunic. it's a short dress.

I have a couple short dresses. I wear them jeans or my 'yoga pants'. (I'd have worn them alone when I was 19 or 24 with skinny legs and wore a size 4, LOL. not now that I am 37 with teenage kids)

I also have a few tunics I picked up in India. They are straight like a shirt with side slits (like a shirt). though they are anywhere from mid calf to lower thigh- there is no way to wear them alone- the side slits are way too high cut.

on Apr 2, 2009 at 3:13 PM

wait- no- I looked at it again. there is never a time in my life I'd have worn a dress that short.

PatCarMom

on Apr 2, 2009 at 4:14 PM

Bike shorts and vests? Hell did anybody really like those the first time around in the late 80's. There are very few trends from the 80's that are worth repeating and neither of those is on the short short list! Honestly, I do not think any of the ways they have it styled are that appealing.

I agree with Kiter. I would never in my life have worn a dress that short. Being 6' tall it would look like I bought it in the petites section!