Valentine’s Day Dress Code

What To Wear This Valentine’s Day

I’m sharing my favorite Valentine’s Day dress code from casual to dressy including tops, bottoms, dresses, shoes & accessories. Many of these pieces can be mixed and matched, like a mini capsule wardrobe.

To be honest, growing up I never liked Valentine’s Day… Most years I didn’t have a Valentine. I remember seeing boxes of chocolates and red roses on the 14th and feeling like I was missing something. In college, I celebrated Galentine’s Day with my girlfriends, and years after enjoyed taking myself out for Valentine’s Day for a glass of wine and dinner.

For the last 16+ years, I have been lucky to have a Valentine (my husband). What I learned all those years is that the holiday is what we want it to be. The only meaning it has is the one we give to it. So whether you have a Valentine, are celebrating Galentine’s or you’re your own Valentine this year, know that this could simply be a day to remember that you are loved.

While I focused on Valentine’s colors, these are classic styles that go beyond the holiday. I love styling an oversized sweater like #9 (tops) with a fitted mini skirt like #2 (bottoms). Although it’s easy to wear a sweater or button-down shirt with jeans for daytime, you can also dress these up with a fitted skirt like #1, 3 & 6 (bottoms) and a pair of heels. In dresses, #2 the structured ruched faux leather dress can help hide any problem areas like a tummy. And you can find my go-to backless strapless bra under $20 for #3 (tops) and #3 (dresses) here.

I love finding versatile pieces like the ones below that easily go from day-to-night with some styling.

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Valentine’s Day Dress Code: Tops

1. 525 fuchsia sweater under $100, if between sizes size down
2. PAIGE pink coral bodysuit also comes in a deep burgundy here, if between sizes size down
3. Amanda Uprichard one shoulder floral top on sale $60
4. 525 red sweater under $90, if between sizes size down, also comes in blue
5. Rails button down top if between sizes size down
6. 525 wine pullover cable cotton sweater if between sizes size down
7. Isabel Marant cotton floral top on sale
8. White + Warren red cashmere sweater
9. 525 pale rose oversized cotton sweater size down
10. Rails burgundy/black button down top on sale for just over $100, if between sizes size down

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Dress Code For Valentine’s Day: Bottoms

1. Commando black faux leather midi skirt
2. Isabel Marant cotton blend floral skirt on sale 
3. ASTR The Label faux leather burgundy midi skirt under $100, on sale here and in black
4. Frame slim straight released hem jeans on sale
5. Frame high waisted straight leg jeans
6. Enza Costa black silk blend midi skirt

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Valentine’s Day Looks: Dresses

1. Amanda Uprichard red silk dress also comes in black and emerald
2. Amanda Uprichard aubergine faux leather dress
3. ASTR The Label floral dress
4. Amanda Uprichard magenta dress on sale
5. Amanda Uprichard violet floral dress on sale
6. 1.STATE smocked pink dress on sale under $90, size down
7. Ulla Johnson cotton blend burgundy print dress also comes as a top here

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Valentine’s Dress Code: Shoes + Accessories

1. Alexandre Birman black leather sandals also in white here and nude here
2. Sam Edelman mulberry suede pump on sale under $90, available in lots of colors
3. Steve Madden pink suede heels on sale under $60
4. RAYE nude leather heels on sale $80
5. Stuart Weitzman nude sandals on sale, also come in red and black, and on sale in metallic magenta here
6. Tony Bianco black leather heels also come in nude and white
7. Veja sneakers half sizes, size up; also love this pair here
8. Tony Bianco rose suede sandals
9. RAYE nude leather heels
10. Lana 14k gold heart necklace
11. ALLSAINTS warm white pebbled leather crossbody bag also available in black here
12. Olga Berg faux leather red chain clutch under $70
13. Mansur Gavriel pink leather clutch also comes in black, caramel, and dark beige
14. SHASHI heart necklace under $60

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