Hello! How are you doing? All is well here. Christmas break has officially come to an end for us — my daughters went back to college on Sunday, so now it’s time for us to regain some sense of normalcy. I won’t lie, I already miss them. In fact, I think I sent them “I miss you” emojis about 5 minutes after they got on the plane. Even Squeekerz seems to be missing them…
Anyway, welcome to another round of Style Imitating Art. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. My main tip for participating is not to just look at the colors but look at the textures, think about complimentary colors, etc. In other words, you don’t have to be literal your interpretation.
INSPIRATION ART WORK
Still Life with Irises, 1890 – Vincent van Gogh
You can read more about the painting here.
THE CURATOR
This week’s inspiration piece was curated by Salazar from 14 Shades of Grey. Salazar selected this image because they’ve been experiencing a lot of gray days and she wanted something to brighten it up. Same here. Nothing but rain for almost a week, but yesterday and today? Absolutely beautiful.
I see so many possibilities in this image: greens, bolds, blues, blacks, and browns. And then there are the textures.
What do you think you’ll wear? I can’t wait to see!
MY LOOK
I know it’s winter and eyelet generally isn’t a winter fabric, but I think the color makes it a little more season appropriate. I’ve also layered a flesh colored tank under the top for added warmth {not that it was particularly cold on this day, in fact it was almost 70 degrees the day I took these photos}.
The earrings and the necklace are natural shades that reflect the browns in the painting.
How cute are these navy Mary Jane’s? They’re so incredibly comfortable. And versatile. I can wear them with jeans and dresses, which makes them perfect for work.
Typically, I’d wear something like this on a Friday {which is a casual dress day for us}, but if I wanted to wear it on a regular work day, I’d swap out the jeans for a pair of brown plaid slacks and add a yellow cardigan for a pop of color.
JOIN US
Send a picture of your Style Imitating Art inspired outfit to Salazar at 14shadesofgreyblog@gmail.com by Tuesday, 15 January. She’ll share the submissions on my blog on Wednesday, 16 January.
You don’t have to be a blogger, a photographer, or an instagrammer to join! You just have to enjoy clothes.
Eyelet Top – Old Navy | Earrings – Nickel & Suede | Necklace – Walmart | Jeans – Old, Similar | Mary Janes – Similar
REMINDER
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Where I Co-host
- Ageless Style – Ten women, over the age of forty, prove that style is ageless
- Fab Forties – Six bloggers, over the age of forty, show they’re still fabulously fashionable
- Style Imitating Art – Style inspired by pieces of art
Other 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