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Style Profile--Kayla

My good friend Kayla came to town and stayed with us for a few days and we decided to take some outfit pictures. 

She has a great sense of style and isn't afraid to express herself.  She doesn't try to fit any kind of norm, but goes for things that inspire her, that she can appreciate on an aesthetic level.  She's not afraid to be ironic and have fun.







Kayla enjoys a lot of ring action!


And she has one of the coolest cigarette cases I've seen in a long time.





You may remember this blazer from here.  I lent it to Kayla to play around with and I love how the same garment and can work for two very different women in very different ways.



More ring action and some major bracelets, but the crochet vintage purse gives this a bit of sweetness.



According to Kayla if you're going to wear skull jewelry, then you better bring it the f*ck on! Skull necklace AND earrings.




After our outfit shoot we decided a beer was in order:


As you can see Kayla uses jewelry and accessories to create her unique style.  For the most part she wears leggings and dresses, but she always makes them her own.  As for me, I was a sorry sack during our photo sessions and just wore clothes!!!!!


Not the most glamorous I know, but I was in photographer mode on this day.

 

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  1. Great style! Your friend reminds me of the church ladies I would see on Sundays when I lived in Detroit. They would go by wearing bright dresses and the most over the top hats you could imagine, they put fascinators to shame. I would have looked ridiculous in a hat like they wore but they looked fantastic. They were so cool. Like your friend's style, you have be it to wear it.

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  2. I like that Lisa, "You have to be it to wear!" That could be my new mantra.

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