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<\/p>\nSo in exactly one month, I\u2019ll be turning 59 in Bunny Years. (If you haven\u2019t seen the movie \u201cHouse Bunny\u201d yet, go get it now, it\u2019s hilarious and you\u2019ll totally understand the reference.)<\/p>\n
Like any gal, I\u2019m not too thrilled. Except for hopefully some nice presents, turning older is never any fun. And even if I\u2019m not getting wiser or welcoming another year with warm embraces one tradition I do always keep: I love to treat myself to a fabulous birthday dress every year. Let\u2019s face it, getting older is hard enough to begin with, easing the pain with a fabulous party dress makes it so much simpler!<\/p>\n
So, with a month\u2019s time remaining, let the shopping begin.<\/p>\n
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No matter what the plan is, you can\u2019t go wrong with an amazing black dress. This black satin Alexander McQueen number from Net-a-porter is definitely a standout. $1,995.<\/p>\n
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I may have posted this before, but I definitely love this Alice & Olivia silk dress. It\u2019s simple, cute but totally different. $440. Neiman Marcus.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m definitely putting this LaRok fringe mini dress on my \u201cmaybe\u201d list. Not that I don\u2019t love the others, but at $228 it\u2019s a tad more reasonable than the rest. And I totally heart a fabulous white dress, especially for summer. Neiman Marcus.<\/p>\n
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This is so a Barbie dress. So a Barbie princess birthday dress but it\u2019s too fun, flirty and girly to not post. It\u2019s actually sold out on Net-a-porter but I had to post anyway. Marchesa ruffle dress, $750.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m really really into this Preen assymetrical dress. I\u2019m not normally into this shade of teal (or blue?) but I love the folds at the top of the dress and its structured bottom. $1,020. Net-a-porter.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s pretty easy to tell that I love drapey dresses. They\u2019re comfy, easy and look so effortlessly stylish. Again, I wouldn\u2019t normally gravitate toward this shade, yellow is so very bold, but I would definitely rock this Robert Rodriguez draped dress. $374. Neiman Marcus.<\/p>\n
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Totally heart this. And would be perfect if I had some sort of daytime or super casual evening affair. T-bags long dress, $203. shopbop.com.<\/p>\n
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This dress is totally simple and not super chic, but I love the color and I think its simplicity is actually what attracts me to it. It\u2019s a bright beautiful color that would standout in an amazing way with the right gold accessories. Rachel Pally blue dress, $216. shopbop.com.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s rare to see this shade of chocolate for summer. But honestly, I\u2019m just really obsessed with the back of this dress. I love a dress that\u2019s unexpectedly sexy, and showing some back is a definite head-turner. Milly brown dress, $337. Shopbop.com.<\/p>\n[poll id=\u201d\u201d]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"So in exactly one month, I\u2019ll be turning 59 in Bunny Years. (If you haven\u2019t seen the movie…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[631,629,258,567,527,189,53,292,630,30,628,170,605],"class_list":{"0":"post-2739","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scottsdale-fashion-obsessions","8":"tag-absolutely-fabulous-party-dresses","9":"tag-alexander-mcqueen","10":"tag-alice-olivia","11":"tag-larok","12":"tag-marchesa","13":"tag-milly","14":"tag-neiman-marcus","15":"tag-net-a-porter","16":"tag-party-dresses","17":"tag-preen","18":"tag-rachel-pally","19":"tag-shopbopcom","20":"tag-t-bags","21":"cs-entry","22":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\n