Birthday Outfit.....Floral dress SS12

Yesterday was my 26th birthday. I had a lovely evening out with my husband. The place was great, the table reserved for us was perfect (cosy and private, with a great view of the pool and just above a nice balcony overlooking the buffet area), the food was amazing (so much to choose from and everything delicious), the staff was very friendly and attentive and the price was definitely worth for all we got (including a short romantic walk by the pool and free parking).

None of the above would have really been as special if I had not been feeling great. And that's exactly how I felt in the outfit I wore. I also loved my hair and makeup. But one piece of my outfit made me feel like a star. Click here to know which. 

I am wearing:

Tropical print floral dress from New Look

Nude pee toe pumps from Tip Toes

Yellow stud earrings from Tenda

Dark gold bangle from Sicily

White and gold purse from Pull & Bear

 The entire look was put together around the focal piece of the outfit, that is the floral dress. Because the dress was already pretty bold, bright and busy in terms of its print I opted for only 2 pieces of jewellery. When choosing the accessories I made sure I was not adding any new colour but I was choosing from the colours which were already on the dress. For earrings I went with these yellow studs. They were small but bright and because the yellow was the main one of the main colours in the dress they complemented it so well. I then added a bangle in a dark beige gold colour with gold details and crystal studs. Again the colour of the bangle was one of the colours on the dress, but not a main colour. For shoes I chose nude pumps and I kept my pedicure colour a nude burnt pink. You can see my manicure here. And to top it all off I added this white and golf purse which I had just bought. 

Floral dresses are a must have this Spring Summer 2012. You can see many of them within the collections of Erdem, Blumarine, Cacharel and Blugirl. This look is also something I have seen a lot on Blair Waldorf during the last season of Gossip Girl. It's that classic 1960 lady like look which is of course modernized to make it appropriate for the year we are in.

                                  Blumarine SS12                                                  Bluegirl SS12

Blair wearing Blumarine SS12

What about you? Do you like floral dresses inspired by the 60's? Will you be wearing one this Summer 2012? Let me know in the comments below and if you have a similar OOTD post leave your link.

STAY FAB