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Jessica's avatar

Love these outfits! Great inspo

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Emily Grady Dodge's avatar

“a crochet scrunchie worn as a bracelet might add all the texture you need” I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS. I need one!!!! It’s not a want! It’s a need!

Great looks and writing as per usual! Congrats on being featured in the article!!!!

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Laura Kirk De Valencia's avatar

I found it at American Eagle 🥹🥹🥹🥹

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Emily Grady Dodge's avatar

STOP! Of all places.

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Laura Kirk De Valencia's avatar

😆😆😆 tallahassee mall is the whole brick-and-mortar scene here 🤣

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Kelly Williams's avatar

Screaming that you are in Marie Claire!! I’m so happy for you!!

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Laura Kirk De Valencia's avatar

I know you are 🥹😍 thank you, Kelly—you are a big part of all of this

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Xue's avatar

Just reading this now andomg! Congrats! And this is such an awesome post. So many great ideas.

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Reiko Megan's avatar

Congrats on Marie Claire! Love to see it! 🎉I’ll be stealing my husband’s red board shorts this week. There really is something so nostalgic about them.

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MGT's avatar

Do the red "not the Row" sandals from Amazon run true to size? Thank you!

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Laura Kirk De Valencia's avatar

A bit large but not terribly!

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MGT's avatar

Thank you

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Sophia Mallam's avatar

Insanely good ❤️

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Sheila (of Ephemera)'s avatar

Congratulations on the article, Laura, wow!

I love board shorts but it wouldn’t have occurred to me to style them for everyday wear.💕

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Kathleen Borschow's avatar

Wow Laura, this felt like just a massive introduction to your insanely amazing closet. And just wow. Fabulosisimo!!! Brilliant post.

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Urbanstylist's avatar

Leandra there’s a new genius in town 😝💫👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💯❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🫶✨

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Rachel Starrett's avatar

This whole post is sooooo good! I love love board shorts !!

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Jam134's avatar

So much inspo 👏🏼🫶🏽❤️

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Harriet Hadfield's avatar

Congrats on the feature Laura! So well deserved. I always love your approach to style

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Claire Brinberg's avatar

Love your substack so much -- so inspiring. Great ideas. One tip to anyone who loves that Gushi castanet necklace (which is sold out): Lemaire had a similar necklace, which was also sold out. So I searched "vintage castanets" on Ebay, and found hundreds available for like $20 or less. Got a pair for $10. Got a leather cord. Done. The shape is so graceful and beautiful.

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Debra's avatar

Your ideas are so truly inspiring! Makes me look forward to summer styling. In one of those photos, the shadows make it look like you're wearing knee- high stockings with the shorts. I'm gonna try that with my fishnet knee-highs. Thank you ❤️.

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Asta / Aastha's avatar

Congrats on the feature! So well deserved. There are so many great ideas here. Thanks for sharing.

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