One Woman

Posted: April 8, 2024 | Author: Salazar | 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 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Style Imitating Art | Tags: style imitating art | Leave a comment

Welcome 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 | Author: Salazar | 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!

SIA Inspiration: Caroline Zimmermann

Posted: March 18, 2024 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Style Imitating Art | Tags: style imitating art | Leave a comment

Welcome to another SIA challenge! It’s Marsha’s turn to host, and here’s her pick:

This is “Buon Giorno Venezia” by Caroline Zimmermann, a California-born artist who has traveled all over the world. It’s a gorgeous piece of a familiar view of the Grand Canal of Venice (I recognized those buildings from my trip to Venice back in 2006 – I may even have a photo of the exact same view!) Marsha picked it because she thought the colors and lines would work well in an outfit. You can learn more about Zimmermann and her works here. Remember to send your outfits to Marsha (mlrbanks57@gmail.com) by next Tuesday, March 26th. Have fun!

SIA: Wood Carvings

Posted: March 13, 2024 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: style imitating art | 3 Comments

Welcome to another week of SIA! This week’s inspiration is the wood carvings of Giles Newman, and we have a small but diverse group of outfits, so let’s get started!

First up is my co-host, Shelbee, who built her outfit around her cowgirl boots which remind her of carved wood, with added layers of brown flowy things and nature-inspired accessories:

Up next is my other co-host, Marsha, who went with a specific carving, the “Breath for Breath” spoon featuring poppies, as her inspiration, and perfectly interpreted that in a dress printed with abstract flowers:

Sally went with the Ivy spoon series and chose light colors as well as nature motifs such as rabbits, flowers, and snowflakes in her outfit, to celebrate the transition from winter to spring: