SIA: Book Of Hours
Posted: April 24, 2024 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: style imitating art 3 CommentsWelcome to this week’s SIA round-up! Our inspiration this week is a 14th-century Book of Hours with lace cut-outs along the borders. Naturally, lace is the main theme, but the rest of the outfits are as diverse as they come. Here we go:
First up is my co-host, Shelbee, who built her outfit around a lace sundress. She added those brown accessories to represent the brown tones of the book’s cover, topped it off with a kaftan to mimic the colorful scrollwork often found in these books, and she also wore her prayer beads and crystal necklaces to represent the spirituality behind the book. So well thought-out!
Sally also went with ivory lace for the pages of the book and a brown column for the cover. She then added hints of gold and bronze metals in her jewelry to represent the gold leaf on the drawings:
My other co-host, Marsha, leaned heavily into the idea of lace with a lace cover-up and a lace top, and some hints of metallic with her sandals and jewelry as well:
And here’s me:
And that’s it for this week’s SIA! Thank you to everybody for participating, and don’t forget to come back next week for a new work of art, chosen by Marsh!
SIA Inspiration: Medieval Book Of Hours
Posted: April 15, 2024 Filed under: Style Imitating Art | Tags: style imitating art 2 CommentsWelcome to another week of SIA! It’s my turn to host, and since I’ve been on a medieval kick lately, here’s my pick:
This is a 14th-century Book of Hours made by unknown French artists. What really sets it apart from other medieval manuscripts, and the reason I chose it for SIA, is the “lace” cutouts along the page borders. Check out how they look when the pages are turned:
I mean, how intricate and awesome are those? So lace and crochet are definitely on the menu for this challenge, but you can also use the illustrations in the book as a source of inspiration as well. Remember to send me your outfits by Tuesday, April 23rd. I can’t wait to see what everybody comes up with!
One Woman
Posted: April 8, 2024 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: brooch, brown, brown spectator shoes, green, green polka dot dress, style imitating art 3 Comments
Here’s my outfit for this week’s SIA, inspired by Fernando Botero’s “Four Women” (hence the post title, hilarious, I know.) We had some warmer days last week, so I brought out one of my spring dresses. I went with my mint green dress because the lady in the green dress in the painting (the one with her boob out, for no reason at all) caught my attention, and also because it’s the color I can most easily replicate. But my outfit wasn’t solely inspired by her – the lady on the far left has on a polka dot dress, and I added my flower brooch as a nod to the lady in the yellow dress with the red floral print as well. All in all, I’m happy with how the outfit turned out.
Don’t forget to check out Shelbee’s blog on Wednesday to see other outfits inspired by this painting!
SIA Inspiration: Fernando Botero
Posted: April 1, 2024 Filed under: Style Imitating Art | Tags: style imitating art Leave a commentWelcome to another week of SIA! It’s Shelbee’s turn to host, and here is her pick:
Even if you don’t know the artist, the style is probably quite familiar, isn’t it? This is “Four Women” by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, who is best known for his large, exaggerated depictions of figures (also known as “Boterismo”) to represent political criticism or humor. Since it’s April Fool today, it’s only appropriate that we feature a piece with some humor! There is also a lot of sartorial inspiration with the figures of four women in various styles and colors of dress, so it’s perfect for SIA. Remember to send your outfits to shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com by Tuesday, April 9th, and have fun!
Bon Giourno Venezia
Posted: March 25, 2024 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: blue, blue oxfords, blue striped button-up, gray, gray patterned sweater vest, mustard wide-leg corduroy pants, style imitating art, yellow 4 Comments
Here’s my outfit for this week’s SIA, inspired by Caroline Zimmermann’s “Bon Giourno Venezia”. This one took me some thinking, since the original painting contains a lot of bright colors and I don’t have similar shades in my closet. In the end, I decided to go with my blue striped shirt and mustard corduroy pants to reflect the lines of the water and the poles in the canal. The main building in the painting is also mustard yellow, so I figured my pants would work. Then I finished off the outfit with a sweater vest as a nod to the colors and decorations on the other buildings. All in all, I’m quite happy with how the outfit turns out.
Don’t forget to stop by Marsha’s blog on Wednesday to see how everybody interprets this painting!
14 Shades Of Grey 