Lake Michigan was like bath water tonight! I dipped my toe into it expecting it to fall off from frostbite, but I was surprisingly pleased! It was so warm! I told Brett that if I had brought a towel, I would have totally dove in - clothes and all! Right at the beginning of summer, the water still has a little bit of seaweed from the winter season, so I'm really excited for it to naturally filter itself and then I can go swim! I adore swimming in Lake Michigan. It's the best experience ever. Fresh water, so clean, refreshing on hot summer days, but swimming at sunset is my favorite, especially during the end of summer when the waves get huge!
It sprinkled for two seconds and so we quickly headed to the beach to grab some shots, but it didn't continue and the sun was peeking through the clouds. It was so pretty. I loved the atmosphere down by the water tonight. I brought shoes, but I'm just caught barefoot most of the time in summer here. Did you know that walking through the sand is a natural exfoliant for your feet? (I tell my good friend Peter that every year and he responds with, "Tieka, did you know the human head weighs an average of 8 lbs?") Hehe! Don't ask; we're weird!
This is another dress I've been holding hostage since April. And it's one of my favorite dresses too. I love the buttons up the front, the cinched waist and the open back. It's a perfect length too - I really love it. And of course, floral print. Gawsh, you're all like.. Tieka.. we get it.. you like floral print. Move on. Hehe! I had a matching headband I haven't worn yet and went with it! Simple and easy! I was browsing through my spring outfits thinking it was my favorite season yet for style options. Spring and fall. I'm wondering how summer will be now. It's so exciting to see how my style changes for the seasons!
I've gotten so many compliments on my crazy, wavy hair! Thank you, guys! I can't stand it! Haha! I need a new blowdryer - immediately. It's out of control. Some of my outtake photos were like.. whoa.. flashback to the 70's! Totally Farrah Fawcett style! I don't mind a few waves, but man oh man! I get a lot of requests to go curly and I just don't know if I can do it. It's so terrible looking on me! I loveeee girls with curly hair, but I just cannot pull it off! I have no idea how I got boyfriends in high school. Seriously, I was a disaster! Haha!
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So pretty! I wish I lived closer to the lake, the closest lakes around here are in Madison and they are just nasty dirty. I do get to enjoy going in the Wisconsin River when it's down.
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I love your dress! I am an unabashed ocean girl myself, but I hope to get to the lakes near my new city soon.
omgosh, these pics are gorgeous, tieka! the dress looks great on u! i love the back!
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Yes this is totally perfect! I am going out there tomorrow for some shots! Are you loving this summer storm tonight or what?
I love the picture of you running in the water, the sky is perfect! I love that I can call a place this beautiful 'home'. :)
And we all love floral, so it's okay!!! haha
love.
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love these photos but move on from florals? neveeeer!
you must have the discipline of a saint...i don't know how you could have had such a lovely dress hanging untouched in your wardrobe! x
ps thank-you so much for your sweet comment, it meant a lot to me :-)
wow. beautiful photos. the weather has been like that here too.
i wanna experience Lake Michigan sometime!
Ahh, more beautiful photos Tieka! These are stunning, as are you.
Thats a wonderful dress, I love floral too! I have so many floral peices and they never get old to me for some reason.
X
I love how your headband matches your floral dress so perfectly! It looks like it was made to go with this dress.
Tieka your so cute, and your hair looks amazing like that don't think otherwise. I used to not like my hair curly as much, but the more I wore it curly, the more I loved it. And now I feel weird with straight hair.. haha! I also love this dress for I am a huge fan of floral print (I hope noone gets tired of me wearing it either!)
These pics are so beautiful! I love that you can easily trek to the water like that.
these shot of you are lovely tieka! the scenery is just so gorgeous! i don't like my natural hair either! it's kinda wavy..but not in a good way. once my straightener breaks, i buy another one..immediately!
anyway, i'm so envious of your floral collection! ahh! can't wait to see the rest!
Must be fun to live near water!
I love the photo of your back - it's really gorgeous. High five to your photog! Do you ahve to do a lot of editing on your photos?
KeepItFvncy,
M.E.
You always take the prettiest pictures!
I love the dress its beautiful. I wish I lived a short driving distance from the beach. I've never been to a fresh water beach. Must be so much better for your skin! The salt water in California is so harsh!
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Oh, girl, the waves look amazing on you! Don't be silly. And this comes from me, a girl who spends forever taming her curls every day... sigh. We always want what we don't have when it comes to hair.
I love love love this outfit, though -- so simple, so pretty! Perfect for the beach. But aren't you afraid you're gonna lose your clutch in the water? :O
lovely dress, nice view :D
BEAUTIFUL! I want to visit Lake Michigan now!!
I'm glad you didn't dive in - you would have ruined such a perfect outfit!
Then again, how liberating it would be to throw it all to the wind and bask a something so fresh and natural.
Lovely photos!!
x
Caroline
OMG, I love these pics of you!!! You are so pretty and that dress is perfect for summer! I gotta get a headband like that too. XOXO, Natalya
i love crazy, wavy hair! ;) you look darling, i can never get enough florals. and your headband is so cute!
by the way, the clouds looks amazing in these photos.
xo
these pictures are just stunning! i have a thing for pictures by lakes and oceans. and i'll never get sick of you in florals! :)
Ahhhh! I don't know how you do it Tieka, but you and your photos give me such pang of memories and happy places of mine! Haha! I told you about my perfect happy place, but now this post has brought be back to the beach house my family and I go to in the summer.
My favourite time is frolicing down on the beach at around sunset when it's overcast or a little bit rainy, it's just beautiful.
Thankyou again!
very pretty pictures. love your hair in these shots, you look adorable. and the back of the dress is so flirty, I love that!
Your curly hair is so pretty! I'm jealous! What beautiful pictures. I love the summertime and spending time in the water..especially when it's warm!
i can almost feel the water on my feet!! great photos, tieka!! i adore that dress of yours!! it's perfect for summer getaway to the beach!! :D im starting to love florals too since everyone looks so darn adorable in it.. i have yet to find the perfect floral piece for my wardrobe though.. :D
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I won't set foot in the chicago side of lake michigan - I have seen some three eyed fish swimming around ... but the Michigan side looks lovely. enjoy the summer!
i love your waves, they look so cool. my hair used to be like that and i was happy but now it has decided to have no shape at all. it isn't wavy anymore but it's neither straight. it's a nightmare!!
i love your wavy hair!! since mine are straight to death(means no volume and no other options,they go back to straight from crazy curly in like 2 hours so i have cut going to the hairdresser's)do not change them, at least for summer! straight hair is more wintry, summer is for curls and waves!!
btw, i love every dress you have, especially the floral ones!! so keep posting flowery outfits!! love them!
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Oh your silly, you pull off the curly hair look beautifully. I know you love your florals but that dress really is something, I also love the buttons up the front and the cute sleeves and I love how well the head band matches.
my best memories of swimming in lake michigan onvolved ice cold water so you are lucky!
love the dress too, those love cut backs are so scandalous, but love them.
Love your dress, it's gorgeous :) I love your curly hair, although mine is rather curly too and I always wish I had straight swishy hair. Grass is always greener, hey?
these photos make me want to hit the beach!!!! you look so fresh and pretty, Tieks! i love the chain headband on you too!
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I have that dress! I actually wore it for the first time last Friday. I love it, but I struggle with what kind of bra to wear. I ended up just wearing a bra and let it show a la Carrie Bradshaw. It's so weird when you see your clothes on other people, lol.
Love the way the sunrays peek through the clouds. I hear you on the hair dilemma. When my last hairdryer died I drove to the mall that same night to buy a new one. I like waves but hate frizz, and it seems I can't have one without the other so need to blowdry every day. If I had Andrea's hair I'd totally wear it as she does though.
Your pictures on Lake Michigan are always so pretty! And I am happy to say that Lake Erie is already a delightful swim (especially now that Cleveland temperatures are upwards of 90 degrees), so you should be in for some lovely swimming soon. :)
gorgeous photos!!! I love that little clutch
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love these shots!! i wanna go swim here so badly know :) such a beautiful location! x
The open back on this dress is gorgeous. I am leaving for vacation to the Cape tomorrow. The beach is my favorite place in the entire world and you just reminded me that I have one more shift of work to get there :)
xo Lynzy
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gorgeous!!!!! the atmosphere is amazing in these photos and i am loving that dress. the open back is so pretty and i love the headband with it. very cool :)
great post...I love the dress goes well with your head dress...
you look so beautiful...
lovely post!!!
take care
Sweet
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You look so sweet and pretty! I love all of your photos, that dress looks lovely with your skintone too, you always find the perfect dresses :)
i love swimming in the lake!
This is the perfect lake outfit! I adore this headband. I like in Ohio and I have never been to Lake Michigan. Sounds like I am missing out. :-/
I love the open back on that dress! It's so not expected which makes it better, gorgeous!
lovelove, M.
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I am jealous that your part of Lake Michigan is cleaner/clearer than our side :( Nonetheless I still love swimming in the lake too.
I love your dress! I have curly hair, and I can't stand it most of the time. During the summer when its humid outside my hair gets ten times thicker and frizzy and I look like a lion, unless I put crazy amounts of product in it.
Wow, these have to be some of my favorite pictures you've ever taken Tieka! They're beautiful! The water in the background is perfect against your dress...love it!
Oh my dear... So beautiful as always! Love love love the headband... it looks amazing on your noggin! ;)
I wanted to tell you that I got my ModCloth top in the mail yesterday and have it on today. It is so cute, so versatile and so unique, which I love. Thanks again for the tips on sizing.
Have a great day!
xo,
Karen Beth :)
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Your photos are so wonderful! I love love LOVE swimming in Lake Michigan, i much prefer it to the salty ocean...
Your floral outfits lately have just been too cute, I love them all...
Thank you for all of your adorable posts...
~Paige
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I love swimming in Lake MI, the power and beauty of the ocean, minus the salt haha
I know all about the trials of curly hair! But I think I know what will help. Last year I read this book called curly girl by lorraine massey it help my hair so much! There is also a website deticated to helping curlies! Check them both out the advice is awesome although different from what I thought I should be doning to take care of my hair!
- Jill
I forgot! The website I just mentioned is called naturallycurly.com check it out lol
I think your wavy hair is cute =).
It's kinda funny to read your thoughts about Lake Michigan since I lived in Chicago for 9 years and the lake seems very different on that side. I LOVE sunsets over water, which I only got to see over LM once when visiting your side of the pond, so to speak :)
ahhhh the mich beach!!!!!!! i think that the beach is one of the most serene and beautiful places. ever. period. These photos of you are so beautiful with the sun peeping thru!
love the headbannnnd. you look like a cute ocean fairy. lol!
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I love any kind of water body, and with the weather like this in the east cost all hot and humid all I want to do is grow gills.
Love the dress and the headband Tieka. You look precious. I think you look prettier with wavy hair than straight hair. Very cute.
It's silly but I sort of rub sand on my legs when I'm at the beach. I just think it exfoliates all the rough dead skin cells too. Haha!
The little wallet is perfect. I haven't found a good wallet for me yet. I'm still stuffing my money into this little alligator purse (a soft toy!). It's quite embarassing.
Your dress and hair look lovely. :) That's the beauty of blogging, isn't it? Bad hair pictures...deleted!
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I like your hair wavy, its really not farrah-esk, so don't worry about that. And your hair is naturally curly!!!!WEAR IT CURLY! You say you can't pull it off but I'm sure you could!
You look so cute! Wish I was near water :)
girl your hair is adorable!!! and its healthier to not use a blow dryer. ;)
This is so pretty, Tieka!! I just love it! You're seriously just the cutest blogger of all time.
Now I know that the human head weighs 8 lbs....good to know, thanks for that!
This dress is very you! And rock the waves in this photoshoot (both your hair and the water...clever, right?).
I love the dress and I'm sucker for florals too! You look gorgeous. :)
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you look stunning, and i love how feminine this look is. the heavens look like they're opening up in one of these shots! how glorious. sadly, the water i normally spend my summers in is full of tar balls and oil-covered animals. :(
um, it's okay, we can both form our own little Floral Addicts Anonymous club. My post tomorrow will prove I have not been sober in quite some time in this respect. ;)
I adore that headband!
adorable dress!!!
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I love that dress too! I like the little tie thing in the back. And wow, the headband and the dress look like they're from the same fabric! The lighting in all these shots is beautiful. You're lucky you live so close to a nice beach!
I just love your blog! I found you on weardrobe and I'm glad I did!
Bisous xoxo
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what beautiful pictures! i can't wait to be in the water this weekend!
beautiful as always! <3
The Spoof.
i wish i could swim in lake ontario without changing species. adorable outfit! ;D
Perfect color in your pictures. Cute dress. And pretty, pretty pictures!
Amazing look!
nice post
i like your dress
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I heart Lake Michigan.
I love this dress and the headband is so cool Tieka!!
Ha, I know what you mean. I don't like my curly/wavy hair either. I always feel like other girls can pull it off so much better than me.
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I love your blog!!!! I just found it via blogloving and you have such a wonderful sense of style, very chic and a bit bohemian. Your headband is beautiful as is your dress. <3
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oh these are just wonderful! i love your floral print everywhere
I have been viewing your blog for awhile now and I think your style is perfect. I love your dress, the print is very pretty and it looks like a beautiful place that you took the photos at. Your very stunning.
beautiful pictures! I'm so jealous, the sea in england is ALWAYS freezing, I can totally see why you wanted to go swimming
beautiful pictures! I'm so jealous, the sea in england is ALWAYS freezing, I can totally see why you wanted to go swimming
xx
AWWW I love and adore your headband Teika! You rock every single thing you wear. And don't you worry, we will never get sick of your florals hehee! I love it about you! You always give a fresh look on how to wear florals and it inspires me. So thank you:)
aw these photos are lovely!! the beach and the lighting create the perfect setting! im in love with the third shot!
I feel the same way about my wild curly hair. But since I have grown it out past my shoulders, I am starting to love it. Some days I don't mind the crazy frizzy mess. :)
Your dress is so cute, and I like your hair that way! The beach looks amazing, I can't wait to go back this weekend.
Love the headband with your floral dress! I just wore a similar one to the beach last weekend. Mine's a little thicker though and I made it! (see it here: http://ordinarilyurbane.com/2010/06/21/on-the-sand/ ) xo
great look! great beach...JEALOUS! :)
this looks beautiful on you!
I can't believe the lake was that warm! I guess I thought it was always freezing!
this looks beautiful on you!
I can't believe the lake was that warm! I guess I thought it was always freezing!
BEAUTIFUL IMAGES. i adore ur hair. the wavy natural look suits u well.
These photos make me want to go dip my feet in a lake right now!! And I adore your outfit, very cute and relaxed : )
Tieka!! I love your headband. I secretly want to be real friends with you and not just blog comment buddies. You seem really awesome!
I love the lighting on these! Brett did a great job with these pictures. The dress is real pretty too!
I love it! The headband makes the outfit so ethereal!
Such a pretty idea for a day at the beach. Lovely dress!
Ahh the beach! how nice that it was warm :) i cannot believe that the dress and headband aren't from the same shop! at first i thought you'd taken extra fabric from the dress to make the headband; it matches perfectly!! i like the wallet too :)
Cute dress! I like swimming in lakes over oceans, there's just something...better about them. Haha
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