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Doing Valentine’s Day
Differently
This Year
In partnership with our friends at Cartier
Two thousand twenty presents an opportunity for both the Valentine’s Day loyalists and the skeptics. It falls on a Friday this year. Which is something everyone can love—a little more time to celebrate, however you want to celebrate. And the definition of Valentine is also up for interpretation: It could be your SO…or your shaman or your Shiba Inu. There are as many ways to honor love as there are types of relationships. Below, a few inspired ideas for freeing V-Day from its heart-shaped, cherry-cordial-stuffed box—and doing it your way.
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HOT DINNER WITH
A NEW FLAMEYour budding relationship deserves more than a brightly lit brunch. Pick a next-level restaurant with an interior as elegantly sexy as your look (if you two have been keeping it casual, this is the night to break out strappy heels, high-shine jewelry, and elegant accessories). Plus, you’ll remember the truffle supplement even if the smoldering chemistry doesn’t last.
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Cartier
juste un clou
bracelet
Cartier, $11,800SHOP NOW -
La Bouche Rouge
lipstick
goop, $164SHOP NOW -
JW Anderson
jacket
goop, $790SHOP NOW -
Racil
top
Matchesfashion, $375SHOP NOW -
Lee Mathews
skirt
Matchesfashion, $359SHOP NOW -
Cult Gaia
Clutch
goop, $458SHOP NOW -
Aquazzura
heels
Net-a-Porter, $850SHOP NOW
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GET FRIENDLY
Get the gals on your group text—the one that acts as both support hotline and comic relief—together for a three-hour lunch at a classic hotel or on a rooftop with a view. This is the crew that appreciates your best looks, so bring your A game: a bold bag, something shiny, and a slim wool coat for the post-lunch walk that will inevitably involve some shopping.
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Cartier
PANTHÈRE DE
CARTIER WATCH
Cartier, $22,800SHOP NOW -
Dr. Barbara Sturm
glow drops
goop, $145SHOP NOW -
goop x Electric
SUNGLASSES
goop, $225SHOP NOW -
RAEY
Coat
Matchesfashion, $758SHOP NOW -
Chloé
shirtdress
Matchesfashion, $1,995SHOP NOW -
Cartier
guirlande de cartier bag
Cartier, $1,240SHOP NOW -
Rupert Sanderson
Flats
goop, $765SHOP NOW
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TREAT(MENT) YOURSELF
Start with your preferred self-care indulgence. Maybe that’s a good sweat at a spin class followed by an infrared sauna, or maybe it’s booking into a wellness hotel and not leaving until you’ve soaked, steamed, and oiled your way to total epidermal rebirth. Next step: Indulge in something sparkly, loungy, or luxurious. Your body is your first and last partner—so you love you.
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Cartier
Trinity Ring
Cartier, $12,400SHOP NOW -
Incausa
singing bowl set
goop, $185SHOP NOW -
Bottega Veneta
Jacket
Matchesfashion, $6,700SHOP NOW -
The Row
tank
Net-a-Porter, $290SHOP NOW -
Derek Rose
Pants
Matchesfashion, $540SHOP NOW -
Loewe
bag
Matchesfashion, $2,900SHOP NOW -
Birkenstock
sandals
goop, $145SHOP NOW