LAKE LETTERS
LOOKBOOK
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MAE STIER
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LAKE LETTERS
LETTERS TO LAKE MICHIGAN
LETTERS TO LAKE MICHIGAN
MAE STIER IS A WRITER & PHOTOGRAPHER CREATING MAGIC IN EMPIRE, MICHIGAN
LAKE LETTERS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE & IN STORES AROUND THE LEELANAU PENINSULA:
/ POPPY THINGS
/ FIELD TRIP GOODS
PHOTO: MAE STIER PHOTOGRAPHY
CRAFTED FROM PRE-LOVED SALVAGES, REMNANTS, BLANKETS & CURTAINS SOURCED LOCALLY IN THE LEELANAU PENINSULA
INSPIRED BY LAKE MICHIGAN & MAE STIER’S BOOK, THIS SLOW FASHION COLLECTION IS FLOWY, CALMING, SUSTAINABLE & ONE OF A KIND
INSPIRATION ABOUNDS
/ WORDS
/ PHOTOGRAPHS
THE SANDY BLUSH CHEVRON IN THIS KNIT SHIFT DRESS COINCIDES PERFECTLY TO THE RIPPLES & PATTERNS MADE BY WIND IN SAND
MAE’S PHOTOGRAPH CAN BE FOUND IN LAKE LETTERS ON PAGE 34
Unravel
I unravel
like the hem
of my too-worn jeans,
the rug in front of my kitchen
sink. The waves rolling
down shore, becoming separate
from one another.
p. 1O3
- Mae Stier
THE LOOKBOOK CREW
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Elijah Nykamp
DESIGNER / SEWIST
Using Mae’s book, Lake Letters, & Lake Michigan as inspiration, Elijah dreamed up, designed & sewed this collection from textiles sourced secondhand in the Leelanau Peninsula.
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Mae Stier
WRITER / PHOTOGRAPHER
In 2019, Mae self-published & released “Lake Letters” as a collection of poems & essays written in the form of Letters to Lake Michigan. All lookbook photographs are credited to Mae.
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JohnPaul Morris
VIDEOGRAPHER / DIRECTOR / WRITER
The man behind the video footage of the pieces on the dunes at Sleeping Bear Point. They will be used for a short music video & several short videos with voiceover poems by Mae.
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Alyssa Smith
ARTIST / MODEL
When she’s not modeling, Alyssa excels in multiple mediums: hand-built ceramics, oil on linens, monoprints & textile art. Her upcoming collection, “Secrets to Tell,” is available 8/30.
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Jessica Shelton
YOGA INSTRUCTOR / MODEL
Lake Michigan’s beaches set the scene for Jessica’s weekend yoga classes in Empire. She also offers classes over Zoom & is in studio at Elev8 in Traverse City.
photo credit to Mae Stier