https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:45:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202941 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:02:24 +0000 londonkiwi (now back in NZ) 202941@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No problem. I am not a skinny mini, but prefer my trousers tighter through the hips and tighs too - the curvy styles at Gap have never worked for me.</p> <p>I really like Jess Cartner-Morley's "How to Dress" articles, they are really informative and straight forward to follow.</p> <p>She also does a "How to Dress" video clip series (hint, hint Angie...). Here is the video for the kick flare - <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/video/2010/jun/05/how-to-dress-flares" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/life.....ess-flares</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202597 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:08:49 +0000 tarzy 202597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks - great article! I like those kick flares. Even though I have hips and thighs, I prefer pants that are slimmer in the thigh and boot cut on the bottom - which seems to be the definition of kick flare. Whenever I buy "curvy" pants, they seem to bag under the butt and make that whole area look bigger/wider. </p> <p>I feel like I need an engineering degree just to buy jeans! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202587 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:58:09 +0000 londonkiwi (now back in NZ) 202587@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tara - this might explain things - <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/05/how-to-dress-flares" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/life.....ess-flares</a></p> <p>and a selection at Asos...<br /> <a href="http://www.asos.com/search/pgeSearch.aspx?q=kick+flare" rel="nofollow">http://www.asos.com/search/pge.....kick+flare</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202581 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:51:55 +0000 tarzy 202581@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fi - what are kick flares? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202567 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:35:48 +0000 londonkiwi (now back in NZ) 202567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tara - I have never had that problem with bootcuts. Have you tired kick flares? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202556 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:22:42 +0000 Tricia 202556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a navy shirtdress/tunic and I do it with black and dark denim skinnies/leggings - I think that would look fine! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202553 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:18:45 +0000 Angie 202553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have nothing further to add to these great suggestions, Fi. I LOVE ink blue with black and cream. There is a beautiful ink blue tunic at BR at the moment. You'd look fab in ink blue! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202552 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:15:54 +0000 tarzy 202552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks! I wonder if this is my problem too? I have very large calves, and short legs from knee to foot. I just posted a pic of some new jeans I'm trying - they're boot cuts, but still seem to bag in the knees! Hmmmm .... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202544 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:10:01 +0000 londonkiwi (now back in NZ) 202544@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have run into this problem with a number of skinny styles and it wasn't until the LondonYLF meet up when I tried on the BR skinnies - which fit great everywhere that Ele hit the nail on the head. Basically, the trousers seem to catch on the tops of my calf, which causes them to bag at the knee - they don't seem to hang straight down from my thigh - stupid NZ body... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202540 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:01:14 +0000 tarzy 202540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Londonkiwi - can you elaborate a little on your comment about your bagging-at-the-knee problem? I think I might have the same thing, and I want to know how you figured this out, and what exactly it means! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202531 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:53:46 +0000 londonkiwi (now back in NZ) 202531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tara, I wish white jeans would work for me, but living in London they would just get too dirty. For me they just aren't practical. I have only just found a pair of black skinnies that work for me and the brand doesn't come in white.</p> <p>I am sounding really contrary aren't I... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202528 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:47:41 +0000 tarzy 202528@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just tried on a navy tunic (Laura's cream from Kenneth Cole at Nordstrom's, only in navy) and I love the way it looked with my white skinnies. I plan to wear with boots for the fall. Would white jeans will work for you? I could also wear it with my lighter wash jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202521 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:40:22 +0000 londonkiwi (now back in NZ) 202521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Grey is a really good suggestion. Grey skinny jeans perhaps? What colour boots? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202406 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:57:37 +0000 chewyspaghetti 202406@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like navy with lighter wash denim, too- it's a little more of a contrast. Also with browns or gray. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202405 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:57:06 +0000 Queen Mum 202405@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>no problem Fi (don't tell anyone but the skinny cargoes aren't my faves either </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202403 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:55:34 +0000 londonkiwi (now back in NZ) 202403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm, good suggestion, but (tinsy little secret) I am not really that keen on the skinny cargoes, plus skinny trousers very rarely work on me because I have calf, knee, thigh ratios that mean even with hemming they bag around the knees (something Ele pointed out to me when I tried on the BR Martin skinnies). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202400 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:45:30 +0000 Queen Mum 202400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fi- that sounds luscious!<br /> What about khaki colored pants... I could see a navy tunic with one of the new skinny cargoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202397 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:39:33 +0000 londonkiwi (now back in NZ) 202397@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ohh and actually Tanya asked a similar question last week - <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-wear-navy-in-fallwinter" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....fallwinter</a></p> <p>I should have done a search first. I wonder if Angie's response means that I could wear a navy dress with very dark plum/almost black tights and my black boots... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202392 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:31:44 +0000 Sihaya 202392@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fi - I think Angie has a blog post on Navy too. You can combine with both black and jeans. If you do black, I'd consider lightening the look with a lighter scarf or bright jewelry, shoes, purse - red, yellow, white, some shades of green come to mind. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-what-to-match-with-a-navy-tunic#post-202389 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:29:23 +0000 londonkiwi (now back in NZ) 202389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Over the past couple of months the colour navy is appealing more and more to me as a neutral. I have my eye on a couple of navy tunics for layering into autumn, but haven't bought them as I don't know what colour bottoms to wear with them. My choices are black leggings, black skinny jeans or dark wash jeggings.</p> <p>What would your suggestion be? </p>