Out of the Old and into the New: Bucking Valentine’s Trends of Yesteryear

Let’s face it; Valentine’s Day is largely clichéd with the whole dozen long stem roses, heart-shaped boxful of chocolates routine.  Let’s turn over a new leaf, shall we?  So many of the Valentine’s has-beens can be expressed in new and original ways to inject a little life into the once-glorious holiday.  Let’s take a look at how the following timeless expressions of love can be re-envisioned, re-expressed and reinvented.

Take a look at how these storybook expressions of love and affection can be more cutely and simply expressed through something as simple as a t-shirt, phone case or a new cosy hoodie:

Balloons Schmalloons

Although balloons are a cutesy-wutesy way to send a message, in a matter of weeks, they have depleted and end up as nothing more than a choking hazard.  Make your expression of love last with a durable and reusable garment or accessory.

Love Note 2.0

He loves me…. He loves me not…  Scribblings in a notebook or sticky note are cute, sure, but something that conjures up that same feeling again and again is where it’s at.  Try printing a song lyric or meaningful phrase on a pillow or phone case.

Locked In

The love locks you see on bridges and fences around the world are really cool—until you lose the key or that city worker comes along with a pair of bolt cutters and single-handedly ruins your “everlasting” symbol of love.  Couple tees and hoodies are the new lock and key.  Lock it up!

Beat the Tummy Ache

Of course boxed sweets are great, but guess what… too many of them can cause you to pack on the pounds, get cavities and sometimes even have an upset stomach.  Sweetness captured on a blanket or crewneck sweatshirt help avoid all these problems… Unless you eat those, too.

Tree-fully Yours

For a more environmentally-friendly option to carving your love’s initials into the bark of a tree, you can imprint a hat, tablet case, mug or any other of our 150+ products to immortalise your love forever and ever.  Give a hoot; save a tree.

What do you think of these new-age expressions of Valentine’s Day love?  Are you an old-school enthusiast or do you think one of these ideas may get the love light burning this year?  Let us know in the comments!