5 Dinner-Date Looks That Are Guaranteed Crowd-Pleasers

Ah, the dinner-date look. There are so many different directions you can go when planning a look for a dinner date, whether you're going out with your significant other or a group of friends. For me, I have a dinner on the calendar weekly and need to keep a constant rotation of looks in my wardrobe for the occasion. As an avid outfit planner, I have come up with five outfit ideas that have become my go-tos when getting ready for a dinner date. 

These looks include a little black dress, jeans paired with a top and mules, a miniskirt and blazer, a slip dress under a moto jacket, and a midi-length skirt with a simple top. These outfits are all stylish, easy-to-wear crowd-pleasers.

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Little Black Dress

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This is a classic ensemble that you can never go wrong with. The little black dress is not only flattering and timeless, but it also takes basically no time to put together and is so easy to style.

Jeans + Top + Mules

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This is always my go-to look for a daytime date or something more casual. The mules dress up the more casual vibe of the denim, and a great blouse is always a 10/10.

Miniskirt + Blazer

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The ultimate cool-girl date-night look that is perfect for day- or nighttime.

Slip Dress

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Every spring and summer, I get so excited to take out my slip dresses. Style it with sneakers for a causal look or dress it up with some heeled sandals.

Midi-Length Skirt + Simple Top

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I am really loving this look for spring/summer 2022. Not only is it on-trend, but it's also super stylish and easy to put together.

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Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Grace has always been a lover of all things fashion and beauty. Upon receiving her first degree in visual communications from FIDM in Los Angeles, she moved to New York City and continued her education at LIM College, majoring in fashion media with a minor in society and culture. Grace has worked for PhotoBook magazine, Insider, and Harper's Bazaar. As a writer, Grace has had pieces published covering topics including racial justice, fashion, politics, and current events. During her free time, she loves wine tasting, creating content for her social media, spending time with friends, traveling to new places, and Pilates, and has a love for reality television, especially The Real Housewives. Grace is the person in your friend group everyone goes to for recommendations for the best place to grab drinks in NYC on a Friday night or the best hotels and restaurants to try when traveling to a new city. While fashion is her main love, she loves all things wellness and lifestyle as well. Her ideal sunday is brunching with friends then walking around furniture shopping and listening to a podcast. As the assistant shopping editor at Who What Wear, Grace loves finding the best buys out there for the WWW readers.