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Personal Style | Tunic Dress and Distressed Denim + Tips on Stretching Your Wardrobe

April 10, 2018 by Whitney 5 Comments

I’m not sure about you, but I love a good tunic dress over a pair of denim moment. When styled well, there’s just something about the look that screams “CHIC” without trying too hard. With an active lifestyle and a minimal wardrobe, I also find that paring a tunic dress over a pair of denim (or a pair of leggings)  is one of the easiest ways to stretch your wardrobe.

See Also: How to Style Some of Your Winter Items this Spring

I decided to style this look a few weeks back for a weekday date night. I wore the tunic dress earlier that day over a pair of black leggings, but I wanted to do something different for a casual evening out. So, distressed denim it was. I’d like to add that I wore this pair of denim AND the mules (and turban) 2 days earlier while running errands. If that’s not stretching your wardrobe, I don’t know what is!

Tunic Dress: Nordstrom Rack (another option) // Denim: Torrid (another option) // Mules: Catherine Malandrino, Nordstrom Rack (similar pair)

A Chic Way to Style a Tunic Dress with a Pair of Distressed Denim #wnjstyle

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Stretching my wardrobe has become second nature, especially since I’ve adopted a minimal personal style. I love rotating the same top or pair of pants around to come up with different outfits. It’s not rocket science, but I do keep the 3 P’s in mind when it comes to stretching my wardrobe. It helps make the process even more simple.

  1. Purchase 
    • purchase clothing items that can be worn more ways than one
    • ex. tunic dresses, maxi dresses, cardigans, men’s dress shirts, etc.  
  2. Plan 
    • figure out what your week “looks like” and decide which items can be mixed and matched to create at least 2 different outfits
    • ex. a tunic dress over denim and just the tunic dress by itself, a cardigan as a layering piece and as a button down shirt, a men’s shirt as a dress and as a layering piece, etc. 
  3. Place
    • make your weekly wardrobe visible
    • ex. place your outfits on a clothing rack, or hang the outfits towards the front of your closet (accessories included, if possible) 
The 3 “P’s” of Stretching Your Wardrobe #wnjstyle

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Drop Earrings: Nordstrom Rack (another option) // Turban: Amazon (same) // Tote Bag: Marc Jacobs, Nordstrom Rack (another style)

So tell me, what are some of your tips for stretching a wardrobe? Do you like styling dresses over denim? Let me know! 

Thanks, as always, for reading and commenting and until next time, be blessed and stay safe.

Love & light…xo!

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  1. Ada says

    April 10, 2018 at 7:12 pm

    Love this look on you Whitney. Simple yet so put together. You rock the turban!

    Welcome by Thursdays and join my lovely Style Linkup, pretty lady. Thanks, Ada. =)

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    • Whitney says

      April 10, 2018 at 9:18 pm

      Thanks so much, Ada!

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  2. Lyddiegal says

    April 12, 2018 at 12:13 pm

    I love dressed up denim, and the little details always make the biggest difference, like your fabulous mules!
    http://iamchicontheheap.com

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    • Whitney says

      April 17, 2018 at 4:07 pm

      Thanks, Lydia! They’re so chic and comfy!

      Reply
  3. Sheetal K. says

    March 27, 2020 at 1:15 am

    Denim always look cool and elegant, i love to dress denim 🙂
    Nice post !

    Reply

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