Regular dinner dates are fun, but why not use Valentine’s Day as an excuse to really up your style game! After all, if you’re not going to dress up for V-Day, when can you break out those new dresses you’ve just bought.
To help you level up your date night looks, we’ve compiled 10 simple editor-approved styling tricks that you can use to impress your date. From the must-have colour combo to the 411 on how to style jeans, this is your V-Day date outfit cheat sheet.
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Wallflowers, sit this one out. If you dare to wear, donning a head-to-toe colour will pay off in many ways. Not only will you make a stunning entrance, you’ll be able to dress quickly in the morning, seeing as you only need to concentrate on one colour family.
The trick to working a HTT colour is to break it up with different textures, such as in the case of this photograph above. The pleated striped skirt and the strappy sandals all help to add variation to the cherry red colour that’s highlighting throughout the pieces.
Learn from S.H.E singer Hebe’s stylebook, and try on an ankle-grazing floral dress with classic pumps. Then, sweep your hair up into a loose chignon and keep your makeup simple for a feminine daytime date look.
Most of us would be in the office for most part of V-Day, so an ideal outfit to go from office to restaurant is to wear a structured blazer with a floaty white dress, just like how Nicole Kidman is demonstrating here. Finish off with ladylike flats and a cute mini handbag.
Jeans and a t-shirt don’t necessarily give off “date-night” vibes, but what happens if you need to dress comfortable in the day but you’ve got no time to run home to change? Carry a lightweight trench coat folded up in your bag, and schlep it on before your dinner date arrives. It not only dresses you up, it catches a bit of breeze as you walk for a grand entrance.
We love the combination of a structured jacket and a floaty tulle skirt, because it’s feminine without overdoing it and embodies the right amount of edge.
Just because it’s Valentine’s Day doesn’t mean you have to go all pretty when it’s not your style. If you prefer an edgier outfit, take a note from Olivia Culpo’s style and try on a flannel dress with cool black boots.
Just like how Liu Wen is wearing it, short and sheer dresses are an instant after-eight hit to wear. To avoid looking tarty, dial it down with a lip stain rather than a creamy lipstick, and keep your accessories to a minimum.
Speaking of accessories, choose your jewellery with care. Different jewellery combinations give off different vibes, so whether you are going for a girlish look or you prefer to show off your love for minimalism, harness the transforming power of accessories to help you achieve your desired look.
If you get an invite to go on a dinner date, you can show up in jeans, if you’ve got the styling done right. Make sure you’ve got dressy shoes on so it balances the casual vibe of your jeans, and don’t be afraid to layer, like how Irene Kim does here. Try wearing a cropped jacket with a longer tunic blouse over your jeans, and finish with some stilettos.
The biggest colour combo of the season? Red and pink. Plus, it’s such an easy way to achieve style points that you don’t need to go out shopping for new threads. Just look into your closet, and experiment with all the pieces you own in either of these shades. Then, ground the look with hints of black or white and you’re all set!