I've been wanting to try the belted tunic look even before Angie posted about it on Monday. I finally got the chance to try it out today. This white silk tunic is kind of problematic on its own, as it's a little too long (I think) and tends to get stuck between my legs when I wear it with pants. Belting it makes it a little shorter, and I got around the second problem by pairing it with my VC tube skirt (I think someone mentioned in the blog comments that the tube skirt might be a good possibility for the bottom half). I think this look works best with a skinny belt (at least on short waisted me). It stays put pretty well, despite the shirt being slippery silk. Popped my turquoise knit blazer over the top. I am showing the outfit without the blazer as well just so you can see the tunic, but I kept the blazer on all day and I don't think I like it without the blazer anyway. What do you think of the proportions here? I tried it first with my more cropped and structured Nanette Lepore jacket, which I liked and may have been more conventionally flattering but it felt WAY too formal and overdressed for lab, so I swapped it out for the more casual, knit, colored one instead.

(Warning: there is a lot of grinning. I don't care.)

(Nic+Zoe blazer, Minnie Rose tunic, VC tube skirt, Ann Taylor belt, Frye boots)

Last photo is my outfit from yesterday. Another tunic, this one handknit. I did try belting that one too but the knit was too thick and it felt yucky and lumpy. What do you think of the pants length here? It's a little longer than I normally wear BFs but I wanted to try something a little different and I thought these KUT catherines were narrow enough that I could get away with a lower cuff.

(handknit tunic, BR tee, KUT jeans, Seychelles booties)

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