I want candy

Is it bad to buy yourself gifts for your own birthday? I'm not sure why I'm even offering that up as a possibility because its too late! I've turned buying myself a celebratory item (or two) into an annual thing, this year was no exception... but how could I say no to this striped amazingness I turned up while digging through the pages of Asos.com last month?  It looks like candy!

 

 The ribbon tied at the waist did not actually come with the dress - I added it after the fact to spice it up a bit. 

 

I also would have worn more exciting footwear for you guys but I went to the Rosebowl Flea Market on this particular day which loosely translates to "you'd be mad to wear any sort of heel and this I've learned this the hard way"

 like I said, no birthday-buyer's remorse here!

outfit details

dress -- asos.com

belt -- self made

shoes -- uo

hat -- h&m

"see you real soon!" (< this is a hint about an upcoming post by the way!)