Bella Hadid’s Tennessee Birthday Getaway Came With a ‘Sex and the City’ Fashion Connection

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Bella Hadid celebrated her 30th birthday with a Tennessee getaway and several changes of clothes, including a swimsuit made especially for the occasion.

The model’s birthday fell on Oct. 9. She shared photographs from the weekend two days later, according to PEOPLE.

She stayed at Blackberry Farm with friends including Fanny Bourdette-Donon, Rachael Ryan Lacy and Yasmine Diba. The retreat is in Walland, near the Great Smoky Mountains.

The weekend included lakeside lunches, farm visits, pottery and dinner by the fire, Vogue France reported. Other photographs showed friends riding around the property in golf carts.

Bāben Put Her Name and Age on a Red String Bikini

 

 
 
 
 
 
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The swimsuit featured a white “30” on its triangle top and “Bella” above a star on the back of the bottoms. In the birthday carousel, Hadid posed on a wooden dock and inside a boathouse, pulling her striped cover-up aside in some photographs to display the lettering.

Los Angeles swimwear label Bāben made the two-piece for her and joined the birthday wishes in the comments. “It was such an honor to make you this special birthday bikini!” the brand wrote. Hadid paired the suit with tan cowboy boots, gold pendant necklaces and beaded bracelets. 

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Hadid wore the bikini beneath an apron-style dress sourced from Sororité Vintage, according to Page Six. Its open sides exposed the swimsuit, while the bib-like front and broad shoulder straps gave the striped cover-up the shape of a pinafore.

Vogue France compared the garment with the apron dress Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw wore in Season 6, Episode 11 of Sex and the City. The publication illustrated the resemblance with a still from the series and linked the candy-striped design to the uniforms associated with young hospital volunteers in the 1950s.

Her Butterfly Jeans Came From an Independent Indian Label

For another birthday outfit, Hadid wore embroidered denim with a bright pink cardigan, a white cropped top and a denim bucket hat. The cardigan had black knotted closures, while the hat carried a floral detail.

Mirchi by Kim identified the jeans as a one-of-one design in its own celebratory post, according to Indulge. The denim featured beaded vines, flowers and sequined butterflies, including a large butterfly on the thigh. The label thanked stylist Mimi Cuttrell and her collaborators for the placement.

Founded by designer Kimaya Singh, Mirchi produces hand-embroidered pieces in New Delhi. Its post showed Hadid in an outdoor picnic setting with rugs, sheepskins and cupcakes.

Her accessories included a brown Western belt with a sunburst buckle and a 1979 Pierre Cardin Libra necklace from Sororité Vintage. Harper’s Bazaar identified the necklace’s movable diamond date marker, which sits against a zodiac calendar.

She Wore Feathers in the Woods and Satin for Birthday Cake

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Hadid posed among trees in a separate carousel, wearing a floor-length pastel gown with a plunging neckline, draped fabric and thick feather trim at the cuffs and hem. W compared the flowing design to an old-Hollywood dressing gown.

For birthday cake, she wore a sleeveless satin dress with a low neckline and white sequin embellishments. Photographs showed her leaning toward the candles, wearing layered necklaces and bracelets, according to InStyle.

Alongside the woodland photographs, Hadid thanked people who had sent flowers, notes and birthday wishes. She also expressed gratitude to God, her loved ones and longtime supporters in the message reproduced by Parade. “I am so so so lucky,” she wrote. “Thank you for the love guys.”