Welcome to another week of Style Imitating Art, where we draw our style inspiration from works of art. This week’s selection was curated by Jen from Librarian for Life and Style.
STYLE IMITATING ART INSPIRATION
American,
Horn (cow), leather, shell beads; Powder horn (a); L. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. 7.1 oz. (201.3 g); shoulder belt (b); L. 42 in. (106.7 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Collection of J. H. Grenville Gilbert, of Ware, Massachusetts, Gift of Mrs. Gilbert, 1939 (39.87a–c)
http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/24670
This week’s inspiration piece was curated by Jen {Librarian for Life and Style} because she “…thought it would be fitting to honor our Native American tribes after celebrating the U.S. Fourth of July holiday last week.”
About the Native American Horn:
The style of engraving on this horn suggests that it was made by a Penobscot Indian, possibly for a Massachusetts soldier during the Penobscot expedition of 1779–80. Wampum belts, like the one associated with this horn, were used for trade among native peoples for centuries before the first Europeans arrived in the New World and then as currency between settlers and Indians from the mid-seventeenth century up to the early twentieth century.
If you look closely, you can see bits of red intermingled with the beige and black color scheme. Do you have something in your closet that’ll match? We’d love to see it, scroll down to find out how to join us.
MY LOOK
I’m still in the job hunting process, so my daily wardrobe is fairly casual: cute top, jeans, and comfortable shoes, so I chose an outfit that I thought best mimicked the inspiration piece while fitting in with my day-to-day life.
I’ve had this blouse for a long time, but I rarely wear it, which is really a shame. I mean, come on, it has a Peter Pan collar! A Peter Pan collar. So very modern. And paired with my cuffed skinny jeans, I kinda feel like I should be an extra in a Grease revival. I do know all the dance moves, ya know.
Can you tell I spend a lot of my day drinking coffee? I mean, I’m also job hunting, but there’s coffee always nearby… And I’m setting up our house, which is incredibly fun. I just need to add some more lighting and a few plants. There’s also some awful wallpaper in the entry way that I need to remove, but that’ll come in time.
Blouse – Old {Cuter} | Cuffed Skinny Jeans – Old {Cuter} | Ankle Wrap Flats – Target
Just a reminder, it’s not to late to send your outfit interpretation join in the roundup, details posted below.
THE CO-HOSTS
Jen – Librarian for Life and Style
Salazar – 14 Shades of Grey
STYLE IMITATING ART ROUNDUP
Everyone’s invited to participate! Send a picture of your Style Imitating Art inspired outfit to Jen at librarianforlifestyle@gmail.com by Tuesday, 17 July. She’ll share the submissions on her blog on Wednesday, 18 July.
OTHER LINKUPS
For more stylish inspiration, check out the following linkups:
- Not Dead Yet Style – Visible Monday
- Not Dressed as a Lamb – I’ll Wear What I Like
- Style Nudge – Shoe and Tell
- Elegance and Mommyhood – Thursday Moda
- A Pocketful of Polka Dots – Fabulous Friday
Where I co-host:
Ageless Style – First Tuesday of the Month
Style Imitating Art – Inspiration piece posted on Mondays with the round-up on Wednesdays
Now go play in your closet,
