Monday, January 16, 2012

Birthday Dress

Dress: Urban Outfitters, $79 // Shoes: Forever 21, $25 // Belt: Thrifted, $1 // Necklace: Wild Man Vintage, $11

I had the day off work on my birthday, so I decided to do a little shopping. Determined to treat myself to something I wouldn't normally buy, I scoured Anthropologie and J.Crew with no luck at all. Ending up at Urban -- an old standby -- I allowed myself to venture beyond the sale rack. It was love at first sight when I spotted this yellow lace number, but I had a very hard time justifying the cost. It's kind of against my retail religion to pay full price at Urban because I don't feel the quality warrants the price. I ended up going for it, and after wearing it out for an evening of Mexican food, margaritas and bowling, I knew it was a keeper. Now let's just hope I don't see it on the sale rack in a month.

Hopefully I'm not boring you all too much with my bee necklace. Ever since putting it on a new chain, I can't help but wear it pretty much every day.

A little embarrassed when my roomie caught me posing with a flower.

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24 comments:

  1. Chloe MarieJanuary 16, 2012 at 3:52 PM

    Happy birthday! That dress is definitely a keeper, it looks great on you and will lend itself to so many different outfits too.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 16, 2012 at 3:57 PM

    So cute. That's the kind of dress I normally walk away from and then regret not buying later. Kudos to you for going for it and happy birthday!

    peace&love, Jill
    Favor the Brave

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  3. Frannie PantzJanuary 16, 2012 at 4:32 PM

    Hope you had a very happy birthday! It is always good to splurge and spoil yourself on your special day and the posing with the flower and bee necklace is perfect!

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  4. JPJanuary 16, 2012 at 4:50 PM

    Great Outfit!

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  5. Fabi "Brunette"January 16, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    Happy B-day for you from Brazil!!

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  6. Gray SkiesJanuary 16, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    This dress is lovely! I'm always hesitant to buy things full price at Urban, too, because without fail, if I wait long enough, they always go on sale.

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  7. LauraBeeJanuary 16, 2012 at 5:12 PM

    that dress is so precious, especially with the flower.

    I'm trying to get over the embarrassment of taking pictures outdoors,(even without flowers) but already i've found myself finding places to hide from my neighbors and running if i see someone. i think it's something i'll just have to force myself to do.

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  8. amberlyJanuary 16, 2012 at 5:31 PM

    You look so beautiful Katy!! And your birthday celebration sounds like so much fun :) That dress is stunning as a birthday dress and will be a classic, also fun to remix as a top or a skirt!! And no, I could never tire of that bee necklace, it is too kitschy chic not to love!!

    Happy happy birthday!!

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  9. The Semi SweetJanuary 16, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    Happy Be-lated birthday to you!!! I absolutely love the color on you :) And I'm also giggling that your roommie caught you with the flower. But its such a cute pic!!

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  10. Jennifer KingJanuary 16, 2012 at 6:02 PM

    Happy birthday! You look so pretty! I love the dress, and the yellow/navy combo is pretty great on you!

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  11. JennaStevieJanuary 16, 2012 at 6:16 PM

    This dress is AMAZING, I can see why you'd even pay full price for it. I love the colour and lace, so great with those tights
    xJennaD

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  12. TerriJanuary 16, 2012 at 6:31 PM

    That dress is absolutely beautiful! Happy birthday!
    http://stylishsass.blogspot.com

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  13. ValerieJanuary 16, 2012 at 6:54 PM

    Just adore these shades of yellow and blue together! And happy birthday!

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  14. KaylaJanuary 16, 2012 at 7:34 PM

    I love the contrasting colors! Very chic, very you :-) Happy Birthday!

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  15. Lovers, Saints & SailorsJanuary 16, 2012 at 10:53 PM

    What a gorgeous dress! I'm glad you treated yourself to it.
    And your celebrations sound very much like mine whenever it's my birthday!

    Hope you had a wonderful time.

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  16. HeatherJanuary 17, 2012 at 1:24 AM

    Happy birthday! And you know you're a good shopper when paying full price is painful. Gotta treat yourself once in a while or you'll go crazy! It's a beautiful dress and looks like it was a smart splurge. :)

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  17. Katie | FashionFrugality.comJanuary 17, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    LOOOOOOVE this dress! I am with you in that retail religion but I think you absolutely made the right decision to splurge on this gorgeous number! :)

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  18. UnknownJanuary 17, 2012 at 5:55 PM

    I love this outfit! The shoes are really cute too!!

    Come visit my blog!!!

    http://karinskloset.blogspot.com/

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  19. Jamie RoseJanuary 17, 2012 at 10:35 PM

    Yay! Happy birthday! Your birthday dress is so so cute. I love the contrasting colors in this outfit too. Your shoes are pretty much awesome as well.

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  20. Whitney 'Nic' JamesJanuary 18, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    love the color of the dress ; it looks great on you! happy belated bday!! :-)

    ~nic

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  21. ChristineJanuary 18, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    I'm the EXACT same way with the sale rack! great find!
    http://work-it-blog.blogspot.com/

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  22. UnknownJanuary 18, 2012 at 7:25 PM

    I'm the same way when it comes to sale vs full price items.. I usually can't justify the expense. But sometimes you just have to indulge yourself, especially for your birthday! :) But it looks great on you, and I think the bee necklace and flower poses are both very beautiful. :)

    -Megan Rose
    Somewhat Stylish

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  23. Tracy DavisJanuary 19, 2012 at 12:29 AM

    Such a cute dress - this will take you through all four seasons! It goes really well with your skin tones and I love the irony of the bee necklace + flower prop :).

    Happy Birthday!

    Tracy

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  24. missvoltageJanuary 19, 2012 at 10:53 AM

    Hope your birthday was amazing! That dress is beautiful- definitely a keeper!

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