Dressing for Valentine Day: Get that V-day Look Right

Dressing up for your valentine can be a tough ask. But do not fret as Love-Lectures.com gives you a low down on what to wear and what to avoid, to achieve that perfect Valentine look

As we usher in Valentine's 2007, the look still remains ethnic. Valentine colours like pastoral shades of sorrel, oatmeal, slate-blue red and charcoal can be used to best advantage in subtle checks and weaves for a homespun look. Knitwear can be bigger and chunkier with a clever use of appliques and embroidery.

Knickerbockers can kick start the Valentine month but the other interesting styles to look out for include pantaloons, bloomers and sleekly cut, cuffed pants and jackets.

You can also wear brilliantly trimmed skirts and shorts with boxy jackets. Blouses full of frills and furbelows with ruffled necklines and fluted sleeves that taper off from a puffy shoulder line teamed with knickerbockers are also in.

Textured materials such as tweeds, corduroy and suede will lend you that important look this Valentine's. You can also choose wool, with a surprising new look with a glittering, gold thread running through it. Emphasis will be given to low-waist dresses and skirts just touching the knee. Fabrics like chiffon with sparkling yarns, organdy, crushed velvet and embossed satin will highlight the short, body-clinging evening dresses.

In footwear, slim and streamlined shoes with tapered toes and elegant cone-shaped heels are in. The days of the cowboy boots are gone while the new style now is short, narrow boots made from the softest leather. Accessories will be the keynote of Valentine's Day dressing. Scarves, body sashes and elegant headgear will all blend beautifully with the Valentine's fashion. Keep jewellery to a minimum, just a single exquisite bracelet or an ornately sculptured brooch.

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