Non-Equestrian
Posted: March 25, 2019 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: brown, brown oxfords, green, green sweatshirt, necklace, style imitating art, tan wide-leg pants 6 Comments
This week’s SIA inspiration, “Personnages aux Chevaux” by French artist Marcelle Cahn, is a true challenge for me. At first, I thought about going the equestrian route – my brown riding boots would be a good choice for both the colors and the theme – but then I didn’t know what pants to pair them with to mimic the rest of the painting. Then I thought about color blocking, but I don’t have the exact colors in my wardrobe. In the end, I decided to pick out the pieces that are closest in colors and put them together. I also added my pendant necklace as an interpretation of the exaggerated eyes in the painting.
The result is… interesting, I guess? Not bad, exactly. Although I’m leaning toward this kind of loose-fitting silhoutte now, I certainly would never pair these items together if it wasn’t for SIA, so at least it’s something new.
Don’t forget to check out Kim’s blog to see other interpretations of this painting!
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall
Posted: February 25, 2019 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: black, black embellished sweatshirt, blue, blue skinny jeans, brown, brown cut-out ankle boots, green, green scarf, style imitating art 2 Comments
For this week’s SIA, inspired by the mirror work of the Ali Ibn Hamzeh Shrine in Shiraz, Iran, I had planned an outfit with my sequin T-shirt and green khaki trousers (for the glitter and the green color, you see.) Unfortunately, the weather cooled down unexpectedly, so I had to go with plan B – this embellished sweatshirt and a green scarf. My light blue jeans are simply to stick with the color scheme, but these boots are a revelation, if I do say so myself – the cutouts are to mimic the intricate design of the mirror tiles. All in all, I’m happy with the outfit, even if it wasn’t what I had in mind.
If you haven’t sent me your outfit, you still have until tomorrow. And don’t forget to check back on Wednesday to see how others interpret this artwork!
Make Like A Tree
Posted: February 20, 2019 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, brooch, brown, brown cut-out ankle boots, green, green sweater, navy skinny jeans 1 Comment
This outfit was from before the Lunar New Year, when it was still cool enough for sweaters and boots (seriously, it’s like summer here right now.) Again, it was my attempt to wear some more colors – well, more colors than black and gray, since my sweater’s shade of green is still considered a neutral. But then when it came to accessorizing, I was stumped, until I decided to take the green of the sweater and ran with the “tree” theme – my boots are like the tree trunk/roots, and of course, I also added a tree brooch. Too literal? I don’t care 😛
Blue Irises
Posted: January 14, 2019 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: blue, blue oxfords, green, green blanket scarf, mustard cardigan, navy skinny jeans, plaid jacket, socks, style imitating art, yellow 5 Comments
I was so inspired by this week’s SIA painting, Van Gogh’s “Still Life with Irises”, that I put together two outfits. This is the first, and the second is going to be posted later in the week.
This outfit may be a little heavy on the greens and blues and a little light on the yellow, but I did it on purpose to let these socks shine. I have to confess: I picked this painting for SIA partly because of them. I got a few pairs of “famous painters” socks, but out of all of them, this painting is the easiest to interpret in an outfit, so I knew I just had to feature it in SIA.
If you haven’t sent me your outfit, there is still time! And remember to check back on Wednesday to see how the other participants did!
Plants And Insects
Posted: December 3, 2018 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: beige, beige v-neck sweater, black, black brocade boots, brooch, green, green plaid pants, style imitating art, white, white button-up 5 Comments
For this week’s SIA, I knew I’d wear these pants to mimic the color of the watermelon and these boots to mimic the flowers and insects in the painting. What’s left is the background. At first, I thought about bringing out my mustard cardigan or yellow scarf, but the yellow looks garish against the green of my pants, so in the end, I picked a more neutral sweater and added my dragonfly brooch to it. I’m quite happy with the end result – perfect for SIA yet still functional, and that’s what these challenges are all about.
Don’t forget to come back on Wednesday to see other outfits inspired by this painting!
Taste Of Fall
Posted: November 23, 2018 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black oxfords, brooch, gray, gray layered sweatshirt, green, green plaid pants 1 Comment
Hope all of my US readers had a fun (and delicious) Thanksgiving. Alas, it was a normal working day for me, and the end of the semester is quickly approaching too, so there are papers to mark, grades to turn in, and a million other things. It’s always my least favorite part of the semester, but I guess you have to get through that to reach the nice break on the other end.
It doesn’t help that the weather has been really annoying lately, hot and dry followed by cold and wet. It can’t seem to make up its mind if it wants to be late fall or early winter, which means I often can’t decide what to wear until the morning, and by then it’s either too late to take photos or I don’t feel like it. So here’s an old outfit from a couple of weeks ago, when it was nice and cool.
Glassed Up
Posted: November 5, 2018 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: beige v-neck sweater, brooch, brown, brown oxfords, green, green linen pants, style imitating art 3 Comments
I don’t know if that post title makes sense or not. I’m just trying to find a play on the word “glass”, since this outfit is inspired by the blown glass flasks picked by Daenel, and I already titled a post “Glassy” (terrible, terrible pun totally intended), so this is the best I could do.
Anyway, on to the outfit. I used the main colors of the flasks as the jumping-off point, hence the green pants and brown oxfords. There is yellow too, but that shade of greenish yellow would look horrible on me, so I opted for my tan sweater instead. The sweater also has a texture that mimics the pattern of the flasks, so win-win. And finally, I topped it off with my glass brooch, and voilà ! All done. I’m pretty happy with this outfit, as it is a good interpretation of the inspiration (if I do say so myself) but still works well on its own.
Don’t forget to check out Daenel’s blog on Wednesday to see the other outfits inspired by these cool flasks!
