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what I wore : orange you glad

by Kaylah Stroup
details
coat – Vintage
brooch – thrifted
necklace – c/o Oasap
belt – came with the dress
tights – Target
shoes – c/o Wanted Shoes
camera bag – c/o August Wrinkle

I inadvertently added another camera bag to my collection with this bag from August Wrinkle! I just thought it would make a cute purse but come to find out my camera bag insert fits inside perfectly. It’s actually way better than previous bag I was using the insert in, so much roomier. It also has a ton of pockets which is always a plus. I’ve been pocket obsessed for as long as I can remember. The more pockets a backpack had the more likely it would be the one I chose for my school year. Even to this day my decision to buy a coat, purse or anything really can be based on how many pockets it has. What can I say, I’ve always liked to carry way more stuff than I really need. I mean, c’mon, who doesn’t need a whole pocket devoted to lip balm or gum. Haha!

Hope you’re having a lovely Thursday!
xoxo

PS. For better photos of my nails – see here.
PPS. This is the last post (at least for a little while) with blue hair! Last weekend I ventured into new hair color territory. Can’t wait to share photos!
 

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what I wore : the rose bowl

by Kaylah Stroup
details
hat – thrifted
coat – vintage
dress – Dear Creatures (via Modcloth)
shirt – thrifted
cardigan – Modcloth
sweater clips – handmade
ring – c/o Sea of Bees
brooch – vintage
belt – Moss Mills via Fab
tights – Target
camera bag – Jo Totes

How lovely is this vintage coat? I got it back in August on my annual birthday antiquing roadtrip. Last stop of the day about ten minutes before we were about to walk out of the antique mall I spotted it. Love at first sight!! It’s the softest velvety material.

Despite how soft it is and how perfect the color is my favorite part might just be what I found in the pocket. There was a ticket to the 1973 Pasadena Rose Bowl. It’s not the fact that it’s the Rose Bowl that is significant to me (I literally couldn’t care less about college football) but I’m just so in love with the fact that 40 years ago someone was wearing this coat. I know, obviously, that nearly all the vintage I own has had a previous owner but to put a real date and event on it makes it feel so special. I wonder who wore it, and what she wore with it.  I wonder if she’s still alive and I wonder what she’d think of someone discovering the coat 40 years from the time she wore it and absolutely loving it.

I don’t know about you but thinking about who owned something before I did is one of my very favorite things about buying vintage. Needless to say, I’m keeping the ticket in the pocket and maybe I’ll leave a movie stub from one I see while wearing the coat in it for the next person who owns it to find and hopefully enjoy.

Hope you’re having an excellent Monday!
xoxo

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what I wore : to the icy beach

by Kaylah Stroup
 details 
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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My Favorite 10 outfits from 2012!

by Kaylah Stroup
At the very beginning of 2012 I shared my favorite outfits from 2011, so of course it’s only proper that I share a few of my favorite outfits from 2012…

1 // Maroon and Gold 2 // First Coat of the Season 3 // A New Favorite 4 // Polka Dots All Over

5 // Country Mouse 6 // Black, White and Mint 7 // Blue Suede Shoes 8 // Bright and Sunny

It was quite hard to choose only ten! There were so many I really liked (and only a few I found embarrassing! Hah!) I kind of wish I had something more to say about my outfits or that I could talk about how my style has evolved but it’s pretty similar to last year. I’m mostly into high waisted skirts
with fun shirts, and dresses – always belted – with a cardigan, tights
and fun shoes. The thing that changes the most is whether it’s
obnoxious patterns or not and whether it’s neutrals colors, bright
colors, or pastels I’m into at the time. All in all, I’m pretty predictable style wise.

Hope you’re having a great weekend!
xoxo

Shout out to my bowler caps to appearing three times in these ten outfits. Clearly one of the best things I’ve ever thrifted.
Also, I am horrible at naming outfit posts, I know. Haha!
 

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what we wore : twins!

by Kaylah Stroup

 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
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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