Brett and I took a little trip to visit the Meyer May House located in Grand Rapids. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and it is the most completely restored home of Wright's. It was so lovely to see the original prairie house as Wright had envisioned it. I don't have a deep understanding of architecture, but I absolutely love his designs and think it's amazing we're lucky enough to have one right in our own city.
I received this dress from Annie from Time Enough for Drums to style up through the Delightful Dozen! The pattern is unlike anything else I've styled up - so unique and pretty! It also has such lovely details - with the buttons and the little slit in the front. I wanted to keep an earthy feel to the outfit, so I went with my beloved olive green cardigan and earth colored boots!
Life has been so very busy lately. Plus, on top of that, my motherboard crashed (or something of the sort) on my Macbook Pro, so now Apple Care has it until Friday (I hope it's not longer than that!) I'm totally lost without a computer. Thank goodness I have Apple Care and it doesn't cost me a dime, but a fashion blogger... with no computer? Not good. So thanks for bearing with me! I can't wait to start posting our wintry session photos and outfits!
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71 comments:
These photos are gorgeous, and I love your dress x
What a neat story about Mr Wright! I wish I could see some of the places he has designed. Michigan just has everything lovely! :) You look beautiful in this dress...you're right, its unlike anything youve worn on here! I like it though, the colors match you so well. Hope you get your computer back soon, crossing my fingers for you!!! x
I love that dress. Do you know where it's from? Also, I live 10 minutes away from Oak Park, IL and they have some of the most gorgeous FLW houses...breathtaking!
I am beyond jealous that you have such a great piece of history in your town. Love your outfit and coloring in these photos. So pretty!
Oh, I love that dress and patterned tights. I know what it's like to be sans computer! Thanks for coming up with clever ways to keep us updated, though!
I don't understand how you can keep appearing in awesome locations. Seriously! And look at that house, it's so cool! I love your outfit so much, the browns and olives are perfect together. I'm also dying of envy over your snow. Boooo.
Like, like, like!
You look very pretty :)
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My mom always says that if we went to Michigan, she would go for the Wright architecture alone! Anyways- I always love when you wear those tights! They're so dang cute!
Those boots are so cute, I can't believe I hadn't noticed them before. At least today is Thursday and you will be getting your computer back tomorrow!
Those boots are to die for! So cute :)
I love that dress! I love anthropologie... Can't afford it though =( x
this is gorgeous, Tieka.
I am so jealous of your brown cardigan- it's so versatile!!
Charlotte xxx
Gorgeous dress and another great day trip, Tieka! And the motherboard crashing, yikes! That happened to me a few years ago, and all that can be said for it is that my boyfriend somehow rescued my hard-drive. I think the computer is still being used as a door stop somewhere. Hopefully you have better luck with Apple Care!
Sorry to hear about your Mac. So sad! But at least your outfit is adorable? I really like all of the mixed neutrals. It really stands out against the {mostly} white background.
You look gorgeous.
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Ugh, the logic board on my macbook just died but it was 5 years old so I had to just get a new one (which sucks from a $ perspective but rocks from an "I got a pimp new macbook" perspective)! I totally bought the extra years of Apple Care too - always worth it! I love the dress and that house is so cool!
I ADORE Frank Lloyd Wright. I actually studied him in some of my architecture classes at WMU. What a great post. <3 =]
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Pretty pretty pictures!
And really adorable outfit =)
love the pattern on this dress :) oh i hope ur laptop is ok what a disaster! xo
That house is SO cool. I love Frank Lloyd Wright- I'd definitely like to see that some day.
And as for your outfit, it's lovely! That dress has such an awesome pattern- it's so delicate. I love how you played up the earthy tones.
Gorgeous as always & good luck w/your computer! Having apple care is a major life saver... I learned that the hard way.
That dress are just amazing !! You look lovely as always ;)
Have a nice day, xx, Leah.
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Cute, cute, cute! Love this look from head to toe.
I hope you get your Mac back soon... I would DIE!
x
Caroline
I have always wanted to go there! I'm a big Frank Lloyd Wright fan, so that is on the "to go to one day" list.
Cute boots too. I have a similar pair and live in them all winter.
Laura
So cute! That print really is unique - so pretty!
That print is very pretty. It seems like there are a lot of great dresses showing up on the Delightful Dozen blogs lately.
I love the neutrals in this outfit. They look great against the house. I'm a huge fan of Frank Lloyd Wright. I love, love, love Falling Water in Pennsylvania. It is like a little secret hideaway
I love your boots with this dress! Great choice. The photos are amazing with Wright's design in the background.
Samantha
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i have those exact boots! haha mental. considering i live in the UK and bought them for £11.
made my day!
x
your dress looks amazing!
Gorgeous dress, I love the pattern! S.
love the print on the dress!
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Love everything about this look. Precious.
I adore your dress - the print is lovely!
i always thought his homes were so beautiful; there is a frank lloyd wright house in pennsylvania, too. he has an amazing ability to make modern design fit perfectly into a very natural landscape.
Ohhh, I can't imagine not having a computer for that long! I hope you get it back on time :)
This outfit is so gorgeous - I love the colour and the pattern in that dress! It is different to everything else you've worn - but still suits you perfectly!
This color palette feels very seventies. I like it. Hope your computer woes are fixed quickly!
Sorry to hear about your computer problems. I think it's going around ...Keiko Lynn is having Mac related problem as well. Fingers crossed that mine behaves.
Ok. Back to the fashion. Lovely outfit as always! I officially WANT all your clothes. You seriously have the cutest outfits. And I love Frank Lloyd Wright ...how cool to see one of his buildings on your blog today.
Meyer May house that's so exciting! I'm an Art & Architectural History student and last November I went to Lloyd Wright's house in Oak Park, Chicago which was fascinating. I wish I lived in the States so I could make smaller trips like you do! Reg. computer woes, I feel ya sista. It took literally months for my insurance claim to get come through, but I decided to replace my lappy with a 27-inch imac and it was worth waiting! Cool dress =)
I'm so jealous that you got to go to a FLW house! It is very lucky that there's one near you. And of course your outfit looks perfectly matched to it.
i feel your macbook woes! the other day a vertical blue line appeared down the middle of my macbook pro screen. and it won't go away! sadly, my apple care JUST expired and they don't let you renew. :( it's making editing shoots so tough... i'm hoping it just randomly goes away. or that a new computer magically appears at my doorstep. ;)
p.s. i LOVE your shoot with bryan and mae! the one of you in that floral chair is my favourite. :)
gah! before i even read the post i knew it was a FLW house :) I love mid-century design and my apartment/ clothing style reflects it.
since 5th grade, we had to build a birdhouse for our final project. I begged the teacher I didnt want a pointed rooftop...mine had to be flat. I didnt know anything back then about FLW just knew i liked the aesthetics of it.
lovely post
I just want to move to your area of Michigan, it's so much cooler than the southeast! Haha. You look amazing, this dress is so unique, I love it! The colors all go so well together. Oh and I can't wait to see your winter shoot!
That's so funny that you went there! A couple years ago SSF and I went to see Falling Water which is one of his houses in PA. It is seriously amazing. I'm not sure if you have ever seen pictures but it is built right into the landscape, over a river and everything. It's incredible.
Anyway, love the pictures, love the dress.
beautiful pictures :) and i love the print of your dress
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Ooh, Tieka this is so pretty! I love the earth tones & the patterned tights! Just lovely! Sorry to hear about your compy, I can't imagine going a day without mine (I don't really like to admit that, but it's definitely the truth) - fingers crossed you get it back on Friday! xo.
I love how you styled that dress! I have a similar pair of boots and I find I can wear them with anything!
I'm off to search your blog for Upper Peninsula posts. Do you ever head up here?? :)
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I remember this house from my history of architecture class!! I am so jealous that you can waltz right up to one! I'm not the biggest fan of his but you can't deny there was some genius at work there! I LOVE the outfit too. It really matches the surroundings!
Shy
super cute, that dress pattern is soo unique and pretty!
Wow that house is pretty amazing, so interesting! also loving these photos of you and your outfit
Such a cute look! Isn't Anthropologie the best?! I want boots like that. I've been looking forever.
I feel your pain about your computer. My boyfriend just broke mine by tripping over the powercord. Now I have a computer with a dead battery and no way to charge it! Definitely not good for a blogger.
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That dress really has a wonderful and unique print to it! I love how you styled it! Frank Lloyd Wright was always a favorite while I studied Art History. I just love his minimalism! Yet ANOTHER reason to visit Michigan one of these days...!
Nice outfit, and nice photos Tieka! I'm no architecture expert either, but it's definitely something I'm getting more interested in as I get older. It's amazing how much a built environment can affect human behaviour.
This is probably one of my favourite outfits of yours. All the colours work so well together & it looks so comfortable. I love seeing the items you have worked over & over again, like the cardi, belt, tights, boots. Remixin' for the win!
Your outfit is very nice, :))
I love the house design, simple and modern!
Great dress! It is sometimes hard to bother getting in anything other than jeans and a sweater in the winter, so I love to see you in a pretty dress and tights...well done!
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The print on that dress paired with those tights is lovely. And I didn't realize there was a FLW house in Michigan. I'll have to check that out next time I go home.
Kendra
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I'm loving this outfit! Great colours.
xo L
Oh this is beautiful! I love how the colours of your outfit match the house! :)
This dress is amazing indeed! Very cool unique pattern!
Aw, I love the colors of the outfit and how they fit so well with the editing. And man alive, that is so much snow! It was almost 70 here the other day, so I'm a bit envious, hehe.
xx
I love all of the colors in your outfit! This is a great location for taking blog photos too! You look great!
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Such a beautiful pattern :) Love the way you styled it!
Hope you got your computer back in time for the weekend :) Have a great one!
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Dear Tieka,
I love your outfit today (and pretty much all other days). Could you please come to Texas to style me up for the Texas Style Council Conference?
Thanks!
oh I love those boots! They remind me of the Frye Campus ones I've loved for so long. You look darling in that dress!
Absolutely adore the colors of this outfit. Anything olive is good with me. Bravo Tieka!
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Great Dress!
I love this outfit, and how you've styled the dress. The mix of colours is so pretty
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