Q. I have a berry colored kimono style dress (cotton stretch material). I plan on wearing it with brown slouchy boots. My question is do I wear tights under the dress? It’s cold out… I don’t mind wearing no tights but if I do, then what color. Any suggestions?
-Gotta Get Leg
A. If the temperature has dropped, then don the tights. For this look, the “rule of two” probably works best—meaning, match either your shoes/boot color to your tights (in this case, brown) or choose a tight color that is similar to your dress. If you want to add a little sass to your outfit, then choose tights that have texture or a weave of more than one color:
left to right: Aristoc Enclosed Diamond Non Control-top Tights, $10.25 at alexblake.com; Pretty Polly Argyle opaque tights, $9 at figleaves.com
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A. There are ways to make those trends look good on a curvy shape. If you’d like to sport jeans tucked into boots, look for a pair of jeans that are slimmer cut towards the ankle. BUT here’s the deal—these jeans are specifically to be worn with boots and a knit top or sweater that covers the hips or gathers around the hips. Or wear a longer style button down that isn’t boxy in cut and wear it untucked and add a fitted vest. You want to balance the top half with your bottom half without drawing too much attention to your curvy hips and thighs. Ashlee Simpson’s look shown here would look great on a curvier girl.
