It was my birthday a few days ago, and I had a truly wonderful one. I did a variety of activities with my friends, family and boyfriend, which nearly all involved eating, and drinking too much prosecco. But if you can’t do that on your birthday; when can you?!

At the weekend, I went out with some of my best friends for dinner, and I knew I wanted to wear something special. I headed to Coast, which is such a fabulous shop brimming with an extensive choice of occasionwear. Their pieces are just so exquisitely made, and perfect for celebrating in style.

I chose this beautiful emerald green frock, which I fell in love with at once.  I adore the cold-shoulder detail and of course, the pleated skirt. It’s a relaxed cut, but still really contemporary. It works well on a curvier frame like mine; I have a small waist but wider hips, so I like to highlight that part, and the cinched in waist achieves this perfectly.

Green is such a festive colour, and totally appropriate for this time of the year! I added my maroon caged heels, (similar here) and a very simple burgundy clutch (also similar here) which gave me a very yule tide look indeed!