HIGH OCTANE GLAMOUR: TUNICS & TROUSERS

Tunics and Trousers  A/W 2011/2012

With so much talk of a return to high-octane glamour for autumn/winter 2011-12, it's easy to forget the woman who is so confident in her stride that excess is never an ingredient in her style recipe. This tunic and trousers style is easy to wear, its kind to your figure and extremely comfortable, while keeping femininity and elegance of your appearance.

It is a style with structure and movement. The tunic and trousers trend can be worn in the day or night. In the trouser and tunic style a  heavier material by day, like jersey and wool. Softer fabrics by night, like satins, silks and silk charmeuse with jewel or metallic used in the garment for the extra bling look at night Designers, including Osman, Richard Nicoll, are answering to her simple but elegant needs by teaming tunics with trousers in an effortlessly chic combination.

 A relaxed, loose, silhouette covers a multiple of sins, while panels in block colours add interest and depth.  This tunic and trouser trend  is a thinking woman's trend, for women who want a look that says sophisticated but not slave to the tunic and trouser trends. Balenciaga's Mondrianesque combination is a contemporary take on YSL's iconic panel dress, with references to the avant-garde trends of the Sixties, while Peter Pilotto and DVF also played with different fabrics pieced together.

A prevalence of a monochrome palette in the trend points to a sobriety that won't tolerate fashion's mercurialfluctuations but a plunging neckline on a white tunic at Michael Kors proves, though, that this is a look that isunexpectedly sexy tunics worn with trousers is autumn/winter 2011-12's new easy uniform simple, pared-down pieces in wool and jersey work best by day, while slinky silks with metallic accents are night's answer to the trend.

Wear one colour head-to-toe - à la Alberta Ferretti - or mix neutrals with black or white for a sophisticated, modern look.

            Here are a couple of great tunic style tops that are fabulous for the tunic and trouser trend.

                     Pair them over some loose trousers for that High Octane glamourous look.

Komodo Pixel Dress

Inwear Zittya cotton dress
The Celebrities and their tunic and trouser look