Forever 21 x Rory Beca dress, necklace c/o Keltie Leanne Designs,
Rebecca Minkoff bag, H&M wedges, vintage belt, Forever 21 cuff
It’s my birthday tomorrow!!! I will officially be a quarter of a century. As I mentioned in another post, this year I really want to tone down the craziness and just take it easy with some friends, so I’m looking forward to an amazing, low-key dinner tomorrow night – so excited!
I’ve worked out an amazing system with my sisters and boyfriend in terms of birthday shopping: we just go together, I pick out something and they pay for it! I know that’s how 99% of the world functions, but usually my family is big on “surprise” presents. I like this new way much better.
My little sister and I went to Forever 21 over the weekend to hunt for some good vacation wear and I immediately fell in love with this Rory Beca collaboration piece – in fact, I’m wearing it tomorrow to my little birthday dinner! I love everything about it: it’s totally classic yet the hemline and back make it a bit unique, not to mention it’s in one of my favourite colours (I swear a third of my closet is royal blue). She also threw in the gold cuff (what a generous sister)! Hooray for getting older – the profit is great and the effort is nearly non-existent.
Hope all you lovelies had a great weekend! xx
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this is such a pretty dress! love the cobalt dress!
xo, Tina
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Happy Birthday!
You look gorgeous, I love the blue of this dress
xo Joana
Happy birthday! You look great in the dress. I have been obsessed with cobalt blue lately too!
Sarah
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Happy Birthday to you!
That dress is amazing combined with the gold jewelry. I love that gold piece around your hand!!
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You look so pretty!
Kadik ♥
I already wish you a happy Birthday Alexandra! Hope you have a lot of fun celebrating tomorrow ^^
This dress is really prett! I love that shade of blue! It's so vibrant and fun
x
That is exactly how my sisters and I birthday shop for one another! And usually at Forever 21, too! I love this dress. The hemline is so fun! And that color is gorgeous on you. I can see why you wear it so much!
Wishing you a very very happy birthday! Love your dress. Color is so vibrant with the pop of red of your necklace. So cute!
Happy birthday tomorrow! Love your dress.
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Happy early Birthday! I am absolutely in love with this dress; the hemline & back detailing are both perfect & that colour suits you beautifully
<3 Shawna
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Beautiful dress! And Happy early Birthday!!!
You look gorgeous and natural, Alex! The hemline and colour of this dress are so beautiful. I love how you made it casual here but I can't wait to see how to style it for your birthday dinner. I am also liking your belt and the horsebit detail- so chic!
Happy early birthday lovely and hope you have a wonderful day tomorrow celebrating with Matt, family and friends!
xo
Jen
Ohhhh I absolutely love the colour of this dress, the bak and hemline are so awesome too! Happy early birthday!! Sounds like it will be a great one, an picking out something and having someone buy it for you is the best way to go
xJennaD
lol it sounds like a great system. now if only it would work on my family
P.s. thanks for the comment! Sorry for being such a lazy butt and not replying straight away, I thought that I'd take the time to return the favour today, so thanks
x
Sanam x
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Oh wow, you're stunning!! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! My birthday is in April too ;D
Wida
Missing Amsie Blog
HAppy Bday!!! Great dress to celebrate it x
Lovely look! This dress are amazing!
Kisses from Brazil!!
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Lovely*
You have the best belts, I love this one! And the dress is beautiful on you. I also enjoy the system of going birthday shopping together and having family pay for it. That's what my husband and I did while we were on vacation last week
Have fun at your birthday dinner tomorrow!
Marisa
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you look stunning!
kisses from Milan and Prague
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What a lovely dress and bracelet
xx
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Happy birthday, my dearest! When I first read your post title, I thought it said "birthday suit," and I got really excited. Then I re-read it and was let down.
This dress is gorgeous on you. I love the color and the way you styled it. You always have a great casual quality to you that makes you seem very approachable.
I kid.
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that dress with that belt looks AMAZ! just came across you, I cant wait to read more!!
xxoo
Happy Birthday
That dress looks amazing on you
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Great look on you, I can't get enough of these mullet style dresses.
Happy Birthday!
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Randomly came across your blog and I must say you have such great outfits…very sophisticated with impeccable style. Happy Birthday dear! Hope it's a great one! Xx
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Happy (almost) birthday, my dear one!! Your new dress is smashing and I hope you have a fabulous birthday dinner tomorrow. <3
xo, alison*elle
Love the dress – it's so light and airy and a really great shade of blue!
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Happy early birthday!!! hope you have a fantastic one!
Loving that dress! high low cut is my favorite cut.
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Love the asymmetrical hem, and that belt is gorge. Happy birthday!
wowwow, your so pretty! Love this color on you and love how you belted the dress to accentuate your bodyline. Happy happy birthady, and btw, thank you for your comments on my blog and for following me! xO!
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Love the color of this dress on you – so chic! Gotta love F21 and the fab finds!
xo Krystin
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I wish you a cosy birthday with your besties!!:)
I adore the dress and the cuff, really cute
xx
c
love the blue color so pretty, and happy birthday!!
-jessica
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Happy Birthday! Quarter of a century 'aint so bad (It took me getting to the bottom of a bottle of red, on my birthday evening to come to terms with that!) Beautiful dress, I'm so obsessed with curved hemlines!
Happy Birthday! I love the fishtail hem on you. I'm a new follower, hope you check out my blog and follow back if you like:)
xoxo
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That asymmetrical dress looks perfect on you! I absolutely love the cut and the color! Happy Birthday too
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I love the dress! Happy birthday
Claudia xxx
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Happy soon-birthday! Blue is definitely your color! Such a gorgeous dress on you. And I love the idea of "you pick, we buy" ; ) PERFECT!
I can't believe that dress is from F. 21! It's stunning, love the cut and color. Happy early birthday!! Hope you have an amazing, low key day
You are a girl after my own heart! I have a VERY similar dress that I will be posting next week – royal blue… high low…. LOVE IT! Such an amazing style and that is a great color on you! Perfect for any occasion, but certainly a birthday dinner
XO
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Happy Birthday!!! It's so wonderful to see you modeling that dress! I remember seeing some of those airy Rora Beca pieces at Forever 21 and wasn't sure how they would look on, but you have me convinced they are awesome! The beautiful sandals, jewelry and bag really pull the look together! You look fantastic and ready for a wonderful birthday celebration.
Erin
Glad I found your blog – this look is so pretty! Happy birthday! Xox <3 hautepinkpretty.com
You look adorable in this blue electric dress !! Happy Birthday !!
I am your newest follower – glad if you could follow me back ! xx
Happy birthday tomorrow, dear!!
I adore your floral dress! hey, if you get a second, I'd love if you'd visit my blog! I just posted about my surprise "Breakfast at Tiffany's" themed bridal shower 
xo, elle from Living in Color.
Lovely! Hope you have a wonderful birthday tomorrow!!
xO Rachel
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early happy birthday!! this dress is just the thing for spring. so beautiful.
Happy early Birthday, Alex!!! I'm so into that way of gifting, most people don't make gift super thoughtful any more anyway (is that super negative to say? oh well). You look so beautiful in that colour and the dress, hope you have a fab bday dinner xo
It's tomorrow here already so HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Wishing you a wonderful day filled with joy and love, great friends and lovely new memories. May you continue to inspire and grow in the direction of your dreams. You look sensational. love the floatiness of the dress. Enjoy your day!
Haha, oh man, you think your family is big on surprises? You're not alone! Although in recent years I'm somewhat convinced my dad to let me pick things out. Normally its this huge secret that I never find out about till the last minute.
Anyway, sounds like a great new gift-giving system
That dress is absolutely gorgeous! I love the high low hem and delicate straps in the back.
Plus, that rose cuff is a delicate, feminine statement piece. Perfect!
Trendy Teal
beautiful dress! love the back, happy almost birthday, dear!!
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It looks like your new gift-giving and receiving system is definitely working in your favour, pally – this dress is an absolute dream! I just love the crisscoss back. And royal blue suits you so beautifully, it's no wonder that a third of your closet is fulled with it
Happy pre-birthday, my lovely friend. It was wonderful to chat with you this afternoon!
xox,
Cee
I love the dress. You look wonderful and happy early birthday!!
Wren
Such a stunning dress! Love the color.
that dress is amazing and you look beautiful!! happy bday!x
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i love the gold detailing on your belt! so cool : )
xo SideSmile,
Ashley
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love the dress and the cuff..
megha
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Love this dress and the hi-low hem! Royal blue is such a beautiful color on you! Happy early birthday, in case I get busy and forget tomorrow
Happy birthday in advance! That sounds exactly how I'd like to spend my birthday. Hope it goes well!
Love your dress! I haven't bought a dress with a unique hemline like this yet, but it looks so good on you, I think I may pick one up for summer!
~Britta
http://www.vancouvervogue.blogspot.com
Aw, happy birthday Alex!! Hope your evening out is splendid, I too usually favour low key celebrations. And this dress?! Freakin stunning, kind of made for you really. Smooches! V
i love everything about your outfit! i hope you have a great Birthday!
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Happy birthday! I love that bracelet!
It really is a great color- I also really love the strappy back, such a fun little detail. Great find and Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! You look gorgeous in this dress
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hey cool girl! happy birthday!
xoxo, andie
Fashionista's Pick
Happy Birthday, and have a beautiful dinner-night with your friend.
First of all: I love royal blue, and I never found gorgeous stuff, on this colour.
This skirt, and the strappy back is awesome and mixed up with that rose bracelet, looks so vintage… You picked so well this one.
Have a nice week.
xx
que bonito look muy guapa!!!te sigo!
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I absolutely love this colour – you look fabulous as always my dear! Hope you had a wonderful birthday
Emma xo
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happy birthday!!!
i love the color and hem of the dress! perfect choice!
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Your dress is .. perfect ♥ !
Bisous
Yu'
What a beautiful dress! That color looks amazing on you!
the colour of that dress is just beautiful, and I love it with your dainty necklace…
Have a wonderful birthday!
xo Cara
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Happy birthday, Alexandra, and congratulations on completing 25! That's a wonderful dress you've chosen, you're lucky to have the right weather to wear it! Here in Germany it's very cold and rainy these days.
Have a nice evening!
love the dress <3
you look lovely on that dress and the colour really works on you. Congrats for your B-Day
You look gorgeous!
Happy birthday and have fun at your dinner!
xoxo Sootjeelina <3
happy happppy birthday!!! i hope all of your dreams come true <3 you look so beautiful! take lots of photos of your birthday celebration!!
xx james
Happy birthday, dear! I hope you had a great day!
And that dress is so cute, love the colour <3
Sounds like a perfect birthday to me! Have a happy one!!!!
Happy Birthday! Sounds like a great system you've got going with your family.
You look fantastic in that dress. Hope you had a wonderful day.
Miss Bias : )
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Happy Birthday Love! You look amazingly beautiful (as always) I hope it's a great one.
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Happy Birthday! Your outfit is so beautiful, I love the color and hem of your dress and the gold cuff goes with the royal blue color perfectly
Beautiful! Love this dress on you!
GTBB,
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You're so pretty!
and that dress is lovely. x
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Oh, I'm late but Happy birthday
I like your dress !
xoo
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I hope you have a lovely birthday! Love your dress, especially how it falls longer at the back. Very chic!
Suzi x
For the Love of Audrey
Beautiful dress!
Kisses!
Ana
YAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. ENJOY THE CELEBRATIONS!
X ELLE
Love these mullet-styled dresses with the dip hem! I have been eyeing up a few online, but a recent austerity drive on the shopping front has made me a little trigger shy
You should do a post about which sites you like to shop, perhaps I could pick up some new places to browse!
You look flawless, Alexandra!
pretty pretty!
Happy birthday hot mama,
hope you have a wonderful day
xxx
Gabrielle
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Beautiful look!
xoxo
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love this dress and also your blog! It's so nice!!! I follow you!
Pass to my blog and if it likes you follow me too, I will be so glad
kisses
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Happy birthday dearest Alex! Hope you had a fantastic time, your bday dress sure suited you well! You have a great family that supports you, believe me, 99% of the world doesn't have that.
“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.”
xxx
E from Helsinki
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awww just 25!!! you look so young!!!!!
The color of the dress suits you perfectly!!!
I hope you had a good day.. i´m a little too late but HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
You are so beautiful, and please do not take this the wrong way, byt I love that you hava nice figure and not one of those skinny size 0 fashion-blog-girls!
I have the same type of body and like to be inspired by your easy style-tips. Love from Sweden xo 
Hope you had a great birthday! This royal blue dress looks great on you, such a nice gift from your sister!
xo Leonie
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