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    what I wore : seasons change

    by Kaylah Stroup September 23, 2014
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    jean jacket – thrifted
    dress – Foxtail & Fern Dress via Modcloth
    belt – Foxy Moxie Belt c/o Modcloth
    pins – Good Vibes via Pintrill, Explorer via Explorer’s Press, Pro pin via Nasty Nasty
    ring – Firefly Collections
    back patch – Stay Home Club
    tights – L’eggs Sheer Energy
    boots – Palladium Boots

    This is one of the few dresses that isn’t black and white striped that managed to survive my most recent closet clean out. (Shop my closet sale goes live tomorrow! Eeee!) My style has changed so drastically over the past few years. It’s funny because it happens so slowly that I don’t really even realize it’s happening until one day nearly everything in my closet just isn’t me anymore or is something I no longer can figure out how to style.

    That’s actually one of the main reasons I like to document my outfits, to watch my style evolve. Things I used to wear still look cute to me, but they no longer feel right on me. I tried this dress on with a few different cardigans, tights, and shoe combos before deciding on this one because it just felt good.

    early 2013 // late 2013 // 2014

    This outfit is cute but still super practical, which is all that I care about anymore. I was able to climb around on the drift wood because of my palladium boots, which surprisingly look awesome with a dress! Dresses and boots paired together are kind of a new thing for me. This was probably the very first time ever that I have been ecstatic about how they looked together. The dress is cute and feminine but long enough that I don’t have to worry about people seeing my butt while climbing around and picking up things for my found on the beach project. Plus the color is the best, which probably is what really accounts for it’s lengthy stay in my wardrobe.
    Anyway, enough rambling about personal style. Hope you’re having an excellent Tuesday!

    xoxo

    PS. Happy first day of autumn!

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  • 3 reasons I love to bike

    by Kaylah Stroup September 22, 2014

    I learned to ride a bike when I was really young. Since we lived on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere and my mother rarely let me out of her sight, I basically only rode my bike around the yard as the child. I didn’t ride much as a teenager and I rode …

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  • what I wore : overalls

    by Kaylah Stroup September 17, 2014

    details  shirt – TJ Maxx overalls – TJ Maxx boots – Palladium Boots camera bag – Lowepro Fastpack 250 patch – Best Made Co. pins – trouble from No Fun Press, explorer + lost at last from Explorer’s Press, beetle by Robbie Porter, tooth is vintage Y’all, the weather has taken a turn here in …

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