Style Imitating Art Inspiration

Hi, this is just a short post to introduce next week’s Style Imitating Art inspiration piece. Style Imitating Art {aka SIA} is hosted by Jen {Librarian for Life and Style}, Salazar {14 Shades of Grey}, and me. Every other Monday, one of us curates an art piece to use as style inspiration for the following…

Hi, this is just a short post to introduce next week’s Style Imitating Art inspiration piece. INSPIRATION ART WORK The image is an ad for for Arrow shirt collar by J.C. Leyendecker {the male model is his long-time partner, Charles Beach}. Leyendecker as a German-American illustrator. He’s considered to be one of the preeminent American illustrators…

WHAT IS STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is a fun style challenge hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Grey}, Jen {Librarian for Life and Style}, and me. Each week, one of us curates a piece of art that we all use to an inspire our outfits. Next week’s Style Imitating Art inspiration piece is…

Hi, this is just a short post to introduce next week’s Style Imitating Art inspiration piece. INSPIRATION ART WORK Two Acrobats with a Dog by Pablo Picasso {The image is from the WikiArts domain collection} This painting was chosen by Salazar because “…of the blue tones (even though it’s actually from Picasso’s Rose Period) and…

Hi, this is just a short post to introduce next week’s Style Imitating Art inspiration piece. INSPIRATION ART WORK “Papauer I ‘Morpheus’ [Memorial Day Poppy]” Jen curated this week’s selection in honor of Memorial Day, an American holiday that celebrates those who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. After World War II the…

INSPIRATION ART WORK Monkey from Quadrupeds series (N41) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, The Met, circa 1890 {public domain} I selected the inspiration piece for this round of Style Imitating Art. This lithograph is from a set of cards that were used to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. This image is from The Met’s public…

Hi, this is just a short post to introduce next week’s Style Imitating Art inspiration piece. INSPIRATION ART WORK Large Dish with Cherry Blossoms, The Met, circa 1690-1720s, Japan {public domain} Salazar selected the inspiration piece for this round of Style Imitating Art. The past few selections have been paintings, so Salazar chose something totally…