Not sure if you’ve noticed this, but I have: People are getting dressed up for dinner again. I tend to be of the thinking that it’s a post-pandemic phenomenon. People are still thrilled to have a reason to wear normal clothes again, but they don’t want to stay out until all hours of the night hopping from place to place (or maybe that’s just late-30s me). Restaurants have filled that desire to “go out” without going all out, and people’s wardrobes for the occasion has reflected that.
These days, very few restaurants have dress codes (even in New York City), but I find that they don’t really need them. In almost every city I’ve visited over the past several years, people are dressed to the nines at restaurants—myself included. That said, it depends on the restaurant you’re going to and what the vibe is, and you shouldn’t feel any pressure to dress up whenever you go out to dinner. You should wear whatever you want. But if you do like to dress up when dining out, I found eight chic outfit ideas that are fancy but don’t require much effort at all. Keep scrolling to shop and copy the looks.
Leather Jacket + Red Mini Dress + Cap-Toe Heels
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Reformation
Veda Marco Leather Oversized Bomber
Jacquemus
La Robe Castagna Ruffled Pleated Crepe Mini Dress
Aquazzura
French Flirt Square Toe Pumps
Slim Cardigan + Miniskirt
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Reformation
Clara Cashmere Crew Cardigan
Wardrobe.NYC
Virgin Wool Miniskirt
Fitted Button-Down Shirt + Black Skirt + Sheer Tights
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THE ROW
Petra Button-Front Shirt
Another Tomorrow
Boucle Mini Skirt
Wolford
Satin Touch 20 Comfort Tights
Fitted Blazer + Jeans + Pumps
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Favorite Daughter
The Favorite Blazer
Khaite
Albi High-Rise Straight-Leg Jeans
Manolo Blahnik
Corintia 90 Bow-Embellished Crepe De Chine Slingback Pumps
Pretty White Top + Capri Pants + Kitten-Heel Sandals
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Reformation
Anabella Linen Top
Tory Burch
Crepe Cropped Pant
Tweed Jacket + T-Shirt + Miniskirt + Pumps
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LoveShackFancy
Vermont Jacket
Khaite
Samson Satin-Jersey T-Shirt
SIR.
Leonardo Belted Mini Skirt
Manolo Blahnik
Maysli Suede Buckle Halter Pumps
LBD + Knee Socks + Heels
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Reformation
Citron Linen Dress
Wolford
Individual 10 Knee Hi
Aeyde
Eliza Nappa Leather Black Heels
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Norma Kamali
Strapless Satin Gown