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what I wore : to the icy beach

by Kaylah Stroup January 10, 2013
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dress – Modcloth
sweater – thrifted
necklace – c/o Yellow Heart Art
belt – thrifted
socks – Target
shoes – thrifted
camera bag – Jo Totes

I’ve definitely said it a hundred times before (and I’ll probably say it a hundred more) but I really love the beach this time of the year. Sure the beach is awesome during the summer when it’s sunny out and the water is warm but it’s really interesting to see it with snow, and ice on the sand. It’s like a whole different place (not exactly as foreign as when it’s really snowy out but still!) I never want to live far from the beach.

I bought this dress a while back when Modcloth had a big sale. I was instantly smitten with the colors and had to have it. I’d been hoarding it away to wear on the perfect fall day. I envisioned frolicking in the fallen leaves in it. But that time frame came and went to quickly I never got the chance. So I figured I may as well just wear it now instead. Frolicking around on the icy beach isn’t quite as nice as in the woods during the fall (dude, it was cold) but hey, I still had lots of fun searching for treasures and taking pictures!

xoxo

ps. did you spot the picture where you can see through my septum?

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what we wore : twins!

by Kaylah Stroup December 17, 2012

 details
glasses – BonLook
sweater – Modcloth
dress – Modcloth
necklace – c/o Hannah Zakari
belt – thrifted
ring – c/o Sea of Bees
tights – Modcloth
shoes – Romwe
When Elycia showed up to my house with the same dress as one I had I knew we had to wear them together, no matter how dorky that would be! We talked about how it would be neat to show how we’d style the same dress but in reality that kind of failed because we have extremely similar styles – a dress + a cardigan + long necklace + tights + snazzy shoes = the perfect outfit to us, clearly. I think it’s kind of funny we even wore the same cardigan just in different colors. Great minds think alike I suppose. 😉

Hope you have an excellent Monday!
xoxo

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What I wore; Party Time!

by Kaylah Stroup November 21, 2011
the details:
coat – forever 21 (from at least 5 years ago!)
skirt and shirt set – estate sale (FIFTY CENTS!)
belt – modcloth
sweater –thrifted
tooth pin – Rachel O’s on etsy
acorn pin – c/o Sugar Cookie
tights – We Love Colors

shoes – Soho c/o Wanted Shoes

This is what I wore to my grandpa’s 80th birthday surprise party last weekend.  I tried to pick out something at least moderately conservative (read: tattoos covered) Some days you just don’t feel like talking about them, especially with all your great aunts who don’t have filters from their brains to their mouths. The party was great, my grandpa was totally surprised and had a blast! He can’t stop talking about it!
Before the party I had a few hours to waste, so we headed to the cemetery. I figured there would be somewhere in there pretty to take outfit photos. Plus it was a beautiful day and I love exploring cemeteries! I love looking at all the old headstones, calculating how old they were, and imagining what they were like. Lets not forget what awesome names everyone had, so strong and powerful – I’m pretty jealous! I took a bunch of photos but afterwards realized I’d be much happier if the photos were film, not digital! I guess that just means we’ll have to go back again!
Hope you’re having a great Monday! I’ve got a busy one. Thanksgiving is sneaking up and I have so much to do before taking a little holiday break. (Don’t worry, I’ll still be blogging daily!)
xoxo
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