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    what I wore : Life Fantastic

    by Kaylah Stroup December 16, 2013
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    shirt – Man Man
    jeans – H&M
    jacket – c/o HauteLook
    scarf – Modcloth
    camera bag – Siena c/o Jo Totes
    shoes – c/o Twisted Shoes

    I’m obsessed with this shirt. The kind of obsessed where you don’t want to wear something because you want to keep it perfect. Not only is it zombie Ben Franklin eating pizza in a cemetery, it was one of the only souvenirs I bought on my first big solo roadtrip. I’m also a huge fan of this style of shirt, raglan shirts are the best!

    You guys, I could talk about how much I love Man Man basically until the end of time. They’ve been my favorite band for a really long time but I got to see them live for the very first time at the beginning of this year. Then I miraculously caught them three more times. And by “miraculously” I mean I drove… a lot. Worth every single mile. There are only a few bands I can listen to over and over and over and they’re certainly one of them. There’s just something about Man Man that just sucks me in and I cannot get enough. They’re on tour now, you should go check them out because they’ll blow your mind plus some of the dates are with Xenia Rubinos and she can siiiiing! At the very least, give my favorite Man Man song, Van Helsing Boombox, a listen. (Also try Rabbit Habits, Against The Peruvian Monster, Whalebones & Poor Jackie) You won’t be sorry!

    It was really cold taking these pictures. I mean, really reeeeally cold. As much as I totally adore this coat I know that forty outfit posts in a row featuring it would get super boring so I had to lose the coat for most of the pictures. Although I did have to include one photo of it because it looked super snazzy with the jeans and I wanted to show off my new scarf. Anyway, jumping pictures help keep you warm. And that smile in the fourth picture? The look of sheer insanity which is exactly what you need to be a blogger in the winter.

    Happy Monday!
    xoxo

    PS. Here’s a photo I took on the other side of the cemetery right after I took outfit pictures. Isn’t it so pretty!?

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  • what I wore : the perfect jacket

    by Kaylah Stroup December 5, 2013

    details jacket – c/o HauteLook sweater – Kohl’s rings – question mark ring c/o asianiCandy, purple ring c/o demiflux patch – Explorer’s Press backpatch –  Olivia Mew cat lady pin – Thora Ford Jewelry necklace – c/o Rings & Tings camera bag – Siena c/o Jo Totes jeans – Kohl’s boots – Forever 21 Guess …

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  • Freed Cemetery // on film

    by Kaylah Stroup December 3, 2013

    I’m a month late sharing these but better late than never, right? So, back to that trip to West Virginia with my mom and grandparents! One of the main things the trip was about was visiting the family cemetery. I’d never been there and of course, it absolutely appealed to me for a variety of …

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