My last birthday wasn't exactly exciting, unless you count all the shopping and brilliant presents from my family. Honestly, as the years have gone by, my family has always been my birthday constant. However, this doesn't mean that I didn't get any presents from my friends. One of my dearest (shocked aren't you boy?) friends wasn't in the city on my birthday and he bought me the gorgeous neckpiece that's seen in this post.

Now anybody who knows me knows how much I love accessories. However, recently, for reasons I can't quite fathom, I seem to be going for increasingly simple, accessory free looks, and as such, I haven't been able to show this new necklace on the blog before. I loved it so much, I wore it on the same day that I got it (it was dad's birthday!!). Somehow, it still hasn't been seen on the blog after about two odd months. Oh well, better late than never.

The rest of the outfit is fairly common. A maxi skirt is something I love wearing, no matter what the occasion. I bought these gladiators on a shopping spree on Valentine's day and I think they're going to be seen a lot on the blog in the future. They did give me a couple of shoe bites though, so I shall have to take preventive measures the next time I wear them. Still, they're absolutely gorgeous!