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"Super-cut actress/model Amber Valletta is tres Katharine Hepburn in this wide-leg pants and tucked blouse combo, no? Oh, yes. As someone who&amp;amp;#8217;s partial to pants, I must admit, I&amp;amp;#8217;m obsessed with this pairing&amp;amp;#8212;it&amp;amp;#8217;s an updated version of the elegant, &amp;#x27;30s and &amp;#x27;40s trouser look. But when I&amp;amp;#8217;ve suggested trying the tuck to a few friends almost everyone said &amp;amp;#8220;Looks good on her, but I&amp;amp;#8217;d never do that.&amp;amp;#8221; Hmm. What&amp;amp;#8217;s the tucking deal? I can see where they&amp;#x27;re coming from. For one, the bad &amp;#x27;80s flashbacks of their own Desperately Seeking Susan wardrobes, are probably about the last time they really rocked the tucked-in look hard. And while everything &amp;#x27;80s, from punk-rock hair to stonewash jeans may be back, it seems like not a lot of ladies are ready to give the tucked-in look a second chance. Am I right dolls? I think the real issue at hand&amp;amp;#8212;or more accurately at hip is, as one friend put it, &amp;amp;#8220;I have too much hips and butt to wear that.&amp;amp;#8221; Um, no she really doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t but I think she&amp;amp;#8217;s become so used to going shirttails-out (as we all have) that, weirdly, something as simple as wearing them in just feels outside of her style comfort-zone. If you&amp;#x27;re in the same boat but thinking about taking the plunge on this one, here&amp;amp;#8217;s what you need to get the tucked-in look right: 1. Try clean-front pants. That means no pleats or bulge-y pockets that add poof just where you need it least. 2. Get the right fit. Athough Amber&amp;amp;#8217;s are pretty wide all the way down, see how they&amp;amp;#8217;re a little more fitted on top (but not tight!) and get slightly wider from there? Yes, they&amp;amp;#8217;re A-line, the universally flattering shape. If, like me, you own 579 pairs of black pants, you may already have the perfect pair in your closet. Go check&amp;amp;#8212;I&amp;amp;#8217;ll wait. Everybody else, get more pants tips or check out these options: OK, so you with me so far? Here&amp;#x27;s the last, but oh-so-important step. 4. Find a fitted top. The tucked-in look is most flattering when you wear one that&amp;amp;#8217;s sorta&amp;amp;#8217; fitted so you don&amp;amp;#8217;t get that weird blouse-bubble at your waist--otherwise known as that annoying &amp;quot;No, I didn&amp;#x27;t have a huge lunch, my shirt just looks like this&amp;quot; wardrobe malfunction. Voila! So, will you try it out&amp;amp;#8212;or rather, in? Have you already tested out the tuck and loved/hated how you looked? And when&amp;amp;#8217;s the last time you tried something outside your own style box? How&amp;amp;#8217;d it go? Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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