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Style Imitating Art {Roundup}: Number 453 by Anne Ryan
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Grey}, Kim {Fierce Fashion Blog}, and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our…
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Style Imitating Art: Number 453 by Anne Ryan
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Welcome to Style Imitating Art. I hope you’re visit means you’re planning to join us, because we’d definitely love to have you… ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Grey}, Kim {Fierce Fashion Blog}, and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday…
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Fab Forties: Festival Style
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. The Theme This month’s theme, Festival Style, selected by Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge. I’ve always wanted to attend Essence Fest so let’s pretend I’m there. Essence Fest is a weekend long celebration of Black culture and excellence. There’s music, comedy, food, and all kinds of fun. My Outfit Because Essence Fest takes place during the summer,…
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Style Imitating Art Inspiration: Number 453 by Anne Ryan
Welcome to Style Imitating Art. I hope you’re visit means you’re planning to join us, because we’d definitely love to have you… ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Grey}, Kim {Fierce Fashion Blog}, and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art inspired outfits. And that Wednesday, the curator shares all of the submissions on her blog. THE CURATOR This week’s image was chosen by me. INSPIRATION ART WORK Number 453…
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This Has to End
This post has been edited for clarity of thought, but the original message and intent remains. This has been a tough month and, honestly, I haven’t had the heart, intestinal fortitude, emotional strength, or desire to write anything. All of the words that I would share, all of the feelings I would express, everything has already been put out there. If you’re unsure about how I feel about the televised execution of another Black man or the senseless murder of a Black woman sleeping in her bed, feel free to check out my Facebook page or my Twitter feed. And if you have a differing opinion, my words aren’t going…
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Style Imitating Art: Tripled Portrait of Charles II by Kehinde Wiley
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Welcome to Style Imitating Art. I hope you’re visit means you’re planning to join us, because we’d definitely love to have you… ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Grey}, Kim {Fierce Fashion Blog}, and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday…
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Where Bloggers Live: My Outdoor Space
Hi, and welcome to my space. The Hubs and I have lived here about two years now and I’m just now starting to appreciate having an outdoor living space. No, scratch that, being quarantined has made me appreciate having an outdoor living space. We’ve been confined to our house since the middle of March, so the front porch has become our connection to life outside of our house. MY OUTDOOR SPACE Our front porch doesn’t really look out on to much… Just the road through our neighborhood and our neighbor’s house. There are a few squirrels that like to play chase in our trees, for the most part, though, our…
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Style Imitating Art Inspiration: Tripled Portrait of Charles II by Kehinde Wiley
Welcome to Style Imitating Art. I hope you’re visit means you’re planning to join us, because we’d definitely love to have you… ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Grey}, Kim {Fierce Fashion Blog}, and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art inspired outfits. And that Wednesday, the curator shares all of the submissions on her blog. THE CURATOR This week’s image was chosen by Salazar. INSPIRATION ART WORK Salazar chose…
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Style Imitating Art: Liberty Head by Peter Max
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Welcome to Style Imitating Art. I hope you’re visit means you’re planning to join us, because we’d definitely love to have you… Honestly, I wasn’t sure if I was going to participate in this week’s style challenge. With everything going on, I don’t feel much like posting frivolity. In fact, I haven’t felt like posting anything at all.…
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Ageless Style: Rules Were Made to Broken
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. THE AGELESS STYLE LINKUP Hi, welcome to the Ageless Style Linkup. The linkup runs the first Tuesday of each month and features 10 women over the age of 40 styling an outfit based on one theme, and, because we’re all so different, each theme interpretation is different. Each month, one of the co-hosts invites a guest co-host to join us…
