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    what I wore : #iamunique

    by Kaylah Stroup January 22, 2015
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    jacket – Knitted Dove
    dress- Meadow Swing Dress c/o Unique Vintage
    belt – gift
    cardigan – Modcloth
    necklace – Erica Bello Jewelry
    tights – amazon
    shoes –Unique Vintage
    bag – Target
    moth brooch – handmade
    tooth brooch – Vinca via Fab

    Yeah, what I said yesterday about an outfit post hiatus – nope. Haha. It was kind of funny that as soon as that posted I was like “I feel like taking outfit photos!” It was snowing pretty hard, and the roads were a wreck but it was surprisingly not that cold outside. Jeff and I headed down to my new favorite outfit spot, where the kitty lives. (I didn’t see that majestic little beast. Hoping I do next time!) We shot some photos together, most of which I did an awesomely bad job focusing on or else I would share. Then while I shot more photos of myself he wandered around and took some photos of the trains that were stopped on the track. I somehow always forget what a big difference getting some fresh air makes on my attitude. It was a really nice way to start the day. Getting a super awesome dessert with breakfast at Bonbon after the photos doesn’t hurt either…

    This outfit is part of  #iamunique campaign by Unique Vintage.  It’s a year long campaign to celebrate how you express your own unique style, embrace your own unique body, and embody your own uniqueness. I’ve been chosen to be apart of the Style Society along side four other awesome bloggers.  I’m so excited to be a part of something so positive like this. You can use hashtag #iamunique to check out some of the others involved and share your own photos!

    Shout out to my horse belt for working open one of the buttons on my dress! I was going to photoshop it so it looked buttoned but figured it wasn’t a huge deal. I may take oodles of photos of myself to share but they certainly aren’t all perfect. I toss so many photos for dumb things like my collar sitting wrong, or my necklace hanging the wrong way. It’s stupid, really. So on that note, here is one of those slightly out of focus shots of Jeff and I that I mentioned above because despite the fact it’s soft, it’s really adorable.

    Hope you have a most excellent Thursday!
    xoxo

    oh, also, say hi to blue/green hair!

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  • Favorite Outfits from 2014

    by Kaylah Stroup January 21, 2015

    It’s a liiiittle late in the year to be doing a 2014 recap but despite that fact I can’t seem to get this one off my mind so I’m writing it anyway! Each year since I started doing outfit posts I’ve done a little round up at the end of the year with my favorites. …

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  • snowy marina

    by Kaylah Stroup January 20, 2015

    Winter seems to finally have really hit in Cleveland. We held out a while but finally started getting snow. These last two weeks or so have been pretty brutal; below freezing temperatures, and some decent accumulation. My first thought every first big snow is “it’s time to go to the beach!” I knew the beach …

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