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Heathfield writes in an About.com article: "The smart casual look allows flexibility for personal taste in fashion and includes jackets, outfit-enhancing jewelry, dress pants, dress shirts, skirts, tailored sweaters, vests, ties, matching leather accessories, and leather pull on shoes and boots

Featuring a flowing silhouette with a layered neckline, thin spaghetti straps, a maxi skirt with a high side slit, and a deep open back tied crosswise on the waist

So a day devoted to love is something Ive always embraced regardless of my relationship status or if I had a Valentine. The day itself doesnt need to be a huge extravaganza either

Luckily Banana Republic has taken the guesswork out of much of it with its petite collection