Dress, Shirt or Tunic?
By Alexis Swerdloff
In the grand tradition of games like "F*k, Marry or Kill," we are pleased to present to you: Dress, Shirt or Tunic? PAPER's managing editor Whitney Spaner claims that what she's wearing is some cross between a dress and a tunic, while the more traditional Mickey Boardman insists she is simply wearing a shirt over a pair of leggings. I took two shots of Whitney -- one from straight-on and the other of her leaning down to take out the recycling -- to give you guys a full-picture view. Ready? Set? Let's play Dress, Shirt or Tunic!
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Posted at 2:58 on May 10, 2010
That is NOT a dress. It's a long tee!!!
Posted at 3:03 on May 10, 2010
Dress.
Posted at 3:12 on May 10, 2010
Anything that is past the waist and above the knee is a dress. It's more of a tank dress, but it's a dress nonetheless.
Posted at 3:43 on May 10, 2010
I think the real "dress test" is whether your hoo-haw would hang out if you bent over (w/o leggings, of course). No hoo-haw peep show = a dress. This looks like it doesn't quite pass the dress test, so I'm going to have to say it's a cross between a long tee and a tunic!! Sorry Whit ...
Posted at 4:11 on May 10, 2010
whitney i've gotta be honest, unless you're looking to pull a lilo stepping out of a limo, that's not a dress, and when i think tunic i think tory burch at the club for memorial day bbq, so i'm gonna have to side with mickey on this one and say it's a long tee.
Posted at 4:11 on May 10, 2010
whitney i've gotta be honest, unless you're looking to pull a lilo stepping out of a limo, that's not a dress, and when i think tunic i think tory burch at the club for memorial day bbq, so i'm gonna have to side with mickey on this one and say it's a long tee.
Posted at 5:33 on May 10, 2010
hoochie hem, but dress nonetheless
Posted at 6:11 on May 10, 2010
I think it counts as a tunic, but to me, a dress is something that you can wear without leggings without being inappropriate, and while it is adorable, I don't think it would fly without the leggings.
Posted at 8:07 on May 11, 2010
Dress! Love ya Whit.
Posted at 11:38 on May 11, 2010
I'm with Mickey. A shirt 4sho.
Posted at 12:16 on May 14, 2010
I agree. long tee.
Posted at 10:46 on Jun 09, 2010
i refer to those as shirtdresses
Posted at 12:41 on Jun 10, 2010
its a shirt long enough to compensate for fashion's inclination towards asscrack baring jeans.
Posted at 2:23 on Jun 16, 2010
and here I was thinking that NYC was a fashion forward town.
Posted at 9:14 on Jun 16, 2010
That's not a tunic. That's a long tank top (i.e. shirt).
Posted at 11:39 on Jun 17, 2010
Long tank top as it fitted all the way down. If it were a tunic, the body would be looser. A dress by no means.
Posted at 2:14 on Jun 22, 2010
Long tank tee :)
Posted at 10:52 on Jul 30, 2010
tunic!
Posted at 2:10 on Aug 05, 2010
LMAO dress shirt or tunic!!!