Your Friends Don’t Love You Unless They Wear Matching Outfits on Your Birthday

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Did your friends all wear adorably coordinating outfits for your bachelorette party? That’s nice. Sadly, however, it means absolutely nothing, because the actual measure of their love for you is if they do it for your birthday, too.

This weekend, artist and person who has lots of real friends who definitely love her Solange celebrated her 30th birthday. The occasion involved a getaway to New Mexico, professional-grade photo shoots atop majestic sand dunes, and a color-coordinated parade of designer gowns.

These dresses, which Solange’s guests happily wore because they are totally, 100% true friends, were designed by Awaveawake, which Vogue describes as a "sustainable brand" that "has racked up a cultish following with its signature bias-cut slips in dreamily washed and naturally dyed silk charmeuse." How nice!

Here they are in action:

Meanwhile, I too celebrated my birthday this weekend, but instead of matching designer gowns, my friends showed up to the shitty Brooklyn bar where I held my party wearing jorts. Rude.