How to Do Pink and Red on Valentine's Day?

Your most dangerous Fashion trap is also, thankfully, the easiest to avoid. As much as you love that hand-knit Valentine-themed sweater-slash-earrings set that your great aunt sends you every year, refrain. Save the ensemble for...I don't know when. Oh wait. Yes I do. Save it for an evening at home spent eating soup and watching TV.
The sweater sets with dancing cupids are a definite patch of Fashion quicksand. Beyond that, there's one handy rule: Choose one color theme for your clothes. I love a blush pink dress, because it's neither Pink nor red, and therefore is totally unexpected.
If you are still tempted to add a second color from the Valentine palette, fine. But save it for your accessories. That way you won't walk out of the House dressed like your own wedding cake. Case in point: Singer Sara Bareilles on Grammy night. She wore a blush Pink (Great minds think alike!) Luisa Beccaria strapless number, but saved the red for the sash and shoes.
Again, at all costs, avoid theming up. If you go with a flock-dot dress-and, really, why not?-no need for a polka-dot bangle. Really. And, in a pinch, there's always metallics. Rose gold is a wonderful way to honor the season of love. (Check out these fabu platforms!) It sets off red and Pink beautifully-without actually being either of those colors. So instead of wearing Pink and adding red, or vice versa, try rose gold instead.

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