1) There’s no feeling worse than getting things together last minute. Scrounging around in your room looking for your pair of pearl earrings that will set the tone of your entire look can be dreadful, especially when you have to be there in the next twenty minutes. Be wise. Set everything out the night before. But most importantly, try your entire outfit on. Don’t be lazy! Jewelry, hair, makeup, everything. Confidence is key!
2) Wearing an entirely red dress on Valentine’s Day is just as bad as wearing a Christmas sweater the first day of December anxiously counting down the days to Christmas with a different jovial sweater each day. Be less literal and more practical. Hues of blue, crème, or the classic LBD (Little Black Dress) are much less subtle than red. But if your conscience is really telling you truly need a pop of red, include something that’s restrained: a red bag or clutch, shoes, jewelry (preferably a cocktail ring), or even your choice of lipstick or fingernail polish. The idea is to win his heat, not look like a heart.
3) No evening shoes (strappy shoes almost resembling sandals typically with a sling back). It’s not Easter Sunday.
4) Not everyone can trot around the city in 5 inch heels and a cocktail dress. For those who lean towards the more comfortable side, opt for a pair of ballet flats (or wedges or flat boots), pants that fit you appropriately, and a structured blazer that puts an emphasis on your curves. The sleeves of the blazer shouldn’t exceed the actual blazer itself or end meeting the hemming of the blazer. This will create an unflattering boxy look, ultimately making you look more masculine than your date. Length matters with skirts as well. Depending on your height, the skirt should end between the tips of your longest finger to your wrist.
5) Dresses should not surpass your knees. You’re not attending a black tie affair nor your sister’s wedding as her bridesmaid. Show off your body. But don’t be too provocative.
6) Next to diamonds, bags are a girls’ best friend. But for Valentine’s Day night, I suggest that you leave your best friend behind. Carrying a bag can be a hassle. But if you feel you’ll be incomplete without it, bring along the smallest bag you can find (i.e. a shoulder bag or a clutch. Not a weekend tote). If anything you should at least bring a coin purse or no purse at all (in other words, he should be paying).
7) Coco Chanel once said, “When accessorizing, always take off the last thing you put on.” With that being said, wearing your entire jewelry box is deemed as objectionable. Earrings, a necklace, bracelets and bangles on both wrists, and cocktail rings on both hands is too much, “A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous” (Coco Chanel), not a noise maker.
8) Unless the date is planned in a locker room at the gym, which I hope wouldn’t be the case, tennis shoes are inappropriate. Your date will runaway in his dress shoes faster than you can catch him.
9) Never forget your own personal sense of style! A white linen dress cinched at the waist with a leather roped belt, denim jacket (or a vest) and mid-calf cowgirl boots and a few accessories is entirely acceptable.
10) Steer clear of: shapeless tops, sequins, bright (neon) colors, jeans with holes in them, miniskirts, hats, worn out shoes, t-shirts, scarves, prints in bright colors, low cut tops, lace tights, corseted tops, fur, and leather (with the exception of a clutch or shoulder bag).
11) Lengths are crucial. For example, if you were to wear a dress with a cropped cardigan (ending are your waist), it would totally diminish all of your curves and make you look shorter.
12) It’s simple. Less is more.
13) Before you channel all of your excitement by rushing out the door eager to meet your date, ask a friend how you look. Opinions can be useful. They could notice something that you don’t and make all the difference.
14) Last but not least: Feel comfortable in your own skin and your own clothes. As mentioned before. Confidence is key!
Dress ∙ Urban Outfitters ∙ $68
Shoes ∙ Endless ∙ $50
Shoulder bag ∙ Modcloth ∙ $38
Earrings ∙ Marc by Marc Jacobs (Nordstrom) ∙ $38
Necklace ∙ Additions Direct ∙ $29
-Jordan Mixon, Delaware
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