Dear Chic Shoppers: Tunic Time

Dear Chic Shoppers,

Yes, i am over a certain age, but I will confess that I ADORE the look of leggings under long tunics, or a flirty dress. HOWEVER, I remember from the last time this trend was in (yes, I am dating myself), and I had a horrible time with the tunic or dress clinging to the leggings and bunching up between my legs. It was really unsightly and embarrassing and totally ruined the look for me.

Is there a secret to making this look work??

Thanks,

Unchic Chica

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Dear Unchic Chica,

We seriously doubt that you are "unchic," since you're asking about one of our favorite trends! We choose to reserve the word "unchic" for things like mom jeans.

But yes, there are definitely some things you can do to avoid that pesky bunching up problem!

Some thoughts:

It's all in the draping. This can be achieved either through style or fabric choice.

Baby doll tops, for example, or empire waisted tops, which are both more fitted near the top and then hang away from the body will help. Another key is finding a fabric that's heavy enough to provide weight that will pull away from the body, or trying a totally different fabric than cotton, such as silk. A thin cotton top on cotton leggings is guaranteed to bunch.

To help you in your quest, we've found a few tops we think might work.

See what you think!

We hope we were able to help, and as always....have a fashion question?

Chic Shoppers are here to help!