Name: Katy Seibel

Occupation: Copywriter and Blogger

Home: Lawrence, KS

Wearing: Rebecca Taylor blouse; Gap dress; Pour La Victoire peep-toe booties; vintage handbag; DIY flower headband

Fave item in her closet
: "Right now, I'm loving my destroyed skinny jeans and BB Dakota purple shift dress."

What she'd never be caught dead wearing
: Pajamas outside of the house

What inspired her to create
Kansas Couture: "To share my love of fashion, get feedback from readers and challenge myself to constantly take my personal style to the next level. I strive to convey that you don't have to be wealthy or live in a big city to be chic."

Sites she surfs
: The Sartorialist, What I Wore, Sea of Shoes, and The Glamourai

Online shopping
: "I tend to shop in stores so I can try stuff on, but I sometimes shop at Go Jane for affordable shoes."

Where this "budget shopper" gets her goods
: Thrift stores, Forever 21, Target, Urban Outiftters and H&M

Must-have for fall
: The perfect jacket, a killer pair of ankle booties and lots of great tights

Last purchase
: A faux leather jacket from the children's section at Target

Style icons
: Fellow fashion bloggers, Zooey Deschanel, Wes Anderson and his films, Edie Sedgwick,
and the show Mad Men

Her own style
: "It varies a lot depending on the season and my mood, but I try to achieve looks that balance a variety of components, like color, shape, and texture. I also like unexpected pairings -- edgy and soft, retro and modern, classic and trendy."

Beauty buys
: L'Oreal Feel Naturale cover-up Buy Now; Maybelline Great Lash mascara Buy Now; and Covergirl Perfect Point Plus eyeliner Buy Now

Designers she digs
: Stella McCartney, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Diane Von Furstenberg

Haircut
: Teri at the Green Room Salon in Lawrence

Free-time fun
: Seeing movies, going out dancing with friends, dinner parties, thrift shopping

Music she's mad for
: Bob Dylan Buy Now, Belle and Sebastian Buy Now, Fourth of July Buy Now (local band), Sufjan Stevens Buy Now

Lingerie she love
: The more basic, the better: cotton panties and Gap Body bras

Fave food and drink
: Sushi and good beer

How she's reducing her carbon footprint
: "I always recycle, use all-natural cleaning products and try to walk or bike as much as possible."


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