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    what I wore: stay cozy

    by Kaylah Stroup December 8, 2014
    what I wore, the dainty squid,
    orange hair
    shoe detail shot,

    details 

    hat + scarf – Kin Ship Goods (last year)
    coat – c/o
    sweater – c/o
    necklace – c/o Black Crystals
    jeans – TJ Maxx
    socks – c/o
    boots – c/o
    backpack – c/o
    patch – Maiden Voyage Clothing Co.
    sunglasses – Tumbleweeds Handcraft

    The only thing that could make this outfit better to me would be these boots. I currently own five pairs of Palladium Boots (sorry, I literally just told you that a few outfit posts back) but the thing is that they’re all black. Black matches everything, of course, but I’m aching for a brown pair. It took every ounce of my self control not to buy a few colorful pairs during their Black Friday sale.
    Regardless, I’m loving this outfit as simple as it is. I will always have a wild streak in my style. I’m sure that some days, no matter how old I get or how “mature” my style gets, there will be days I just want to wear something completely wacky, and more than a little bit obnoxious.  I know I’ve talked about it in the past how what I wear a certain day all depends on how I’m feeling. One day I can
    be very into a 50’s housewife look, and the next I might be most comfortable in jeans and a sweater, and the next day something completely different. Jeans and sweaters have been what feels right most of the time lately. I’m a little bit jealous of people who have a super consistent style but I guess there’s nothing wrong with mixing it up… everyday!I was curious what I was wearing around this time in previous years and stumbled upon this outfit post in my archives. I think that will forever be one of my all time favorite posts on The Dainty Squid. I still have that dress, I’m thinking it needs to make a reappearance soon. You know what else needs to make a reappearance? Elycia and our “what we wore” posts, right?!

    xoxo

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  • giant roadside animals

    by Kaylah Stroup December 3, 2014

    I made it one of my new year’s goals to take a series of photos of some sort. I’ve had quite a few idea for a series spinning around in my head for a while now and oddly enough, the one I ended up doing isn’t any of them. Hah.  When I moved to Cleveland …

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  • Thankful.

    by Kaylah Stroup November 27, 2014

    Ever since I started this blog I’ve done a Thanksgiving post where I post about what I’m thankful for…just like every other blogger. I skipped the post last year because I was at a really strange place in my life. That was actually the day I told my mom I wanted to move to Cleveland. …

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THE DAINTY SQUID
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    • all the posts!
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    • plants + gardening
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    • window shopping
    • explore everywhere
  • about me
  • contact
  • shop