Welcome to a new Art Imitating Style challenge! I’m sorry for publishing this a bit early. I tried to schedule it for Monday morning and something when wrong and here it is at 10:30 Sunday night.
About Style Imitating Art
Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art-inspired outfits. The following Wednesday, the curator shares all of the submissions on her blog.
Daenel has chosen Heather, Sweet Peas and Butterfly, Anonymous, British, 19th century British. She chose this tapestry because she loves butterflies and hasn’t seen any lately.
Will You Join In the Fun?
I hope this art inspires you to create a look and that you will join us. Send a photo of your SIA inspired outfit along with a small blurb on how you were inspired to Daenel whose email is livingoutsidethestacks@gmail.com by Tuesday, June 8th. She share the submissions on her blog on Wednesday, June 9th.
Anyone can participate and you certainly do not have to have a blog.
If you do share your inspirations on Instagram use the hashtag #StyleImitatingArt so we know you are there. You can also tag us in the images. Our Instagram names are: terrigardner_meadowtree, daenelt and 14shadesofgrey.
The minute I saw this pattern four years ago, by the late Paco Peralta, I knew I would have to make this skirt and top. The pattern came out it late 2017. It just took me a few years to get to it! I’m not going to discuss the top because I’ve already written about that and you can read my thoughts HERE.
Although this pattern is only three pieces, I consider it to be for advanced beginners. It’s important that you make all the notches and marks that the pattern calls for, especially in the waistline area. Also, all seam are bound which takes time and patience but the effect is a very high quality finished garment.
The Fabric and the Pattern
Vogue’s description of this skirt is exceptionally simple, “skirt has waistband with side draping that forms pockets.” Truthfully, this is one of the most skillful cut and ingenious patterns I’ve seen. I’ll explain more later.
The recommended fabrics for this skirt are; Silk Satin, Cotton Poplin, Linen and Taffeta. I didn’t listen to that and instead picked a grey cotton chambrey shirting that I found at Mood Fabrics. The fabric has to be 60″ wide because the pattern pieces are very large and they need to be cut on the cross-grain. I feel the lighter fabric works and makes the skirt wearable for spring and summer, which was what I wanted. I want to wear more skirts and dresses this year!
The line drawing very clearly show how this skirt is put together. The pockets are cut as one piece with the front skirt pattern. They are then doubled back on themselves during construction. Although the side seam is cut at an angle, it lies perfectly perpendicular with the hip line.
The front and back hems are different lengths, fitting together as an angle. The angle of the front hem is also noticeable in this view. From the front, there are no visible seams. There is a very deep hem on this skirt. This gives it some gravity to hang correctly and move when you walk in it. And you feel very elegant walking in this skirt! There is also top-stitching, which needs to be marked first with tailors chalk to keep it even or at least, that’s what I had to do.
I hope that with the line drawing, this all makes sense.
The model is very tall and I did not change the length of this skirt so it is a bit longer on me. That length does not bother me. If I make it again, I might shorten it a small bit. However, how the pattern is cut, sewing lines would have to be redrawn.
Views From All Sides
When the skirt is pulled out, it does resemble a square. The angle of the front hem is also noticeable in this view. From the front, there are no visible seams.
For this first set of photos, I am wearing a thrifted vintage Ann Klein blouse, The original top button was worn so I just changed it out with a button I already had. My sandals are Rebecca Minkoff.
Having Fun With the Pockets which are cut in one piece with the skirt front.
The side seams sit behind the pockets.
The back has an invisible zipper.
All inside seams are bound. I guess you could serge but bound seams just gives the skirt more of a couture feeling. As there were no curves in this skirt, I cut my binding with the grain rather than as bias tape. There was not problem applying them.
My handy dandy bias tape maker makes it very easy to make my own bias tape.
This ends the sewing play by play and now it’s time for some more styling.
Using a White Linen Top
For those warmer summer days, I think this white linen top would be perfect. I also pulled out a bag that I crocheted in the 80’s. I remember not having a pattern, just crocheting until I got what I liked. It’s been stuck away and I forgot how much fun it looks and may have to carry it a bit this summer. I think it fits in nicely with the vibe of this skirt. My white heeled sandals are Adrienne Vittadini, which I’ve had for about a couple of years.
With the Dolmen Sleeve Knit Top from the Pattern
Lastly, here is the whole outfit as shown on the pattern front. Another view of this has already been on Instagram for #memademay21. I love the addition of a belt (from Target) when wearing it with the top.
My shoes for this shot are my Marc Fisher and the wristlet is by Coach. I am also using this top for my featured image but have on a different pair of shoes (old Modas from DSW) and a different belt (a patent leather that I thrifted).
My Final Thought about this Pattern
I had looked forward to making this skirt for such a long time and the experience was not a disappointment. The biggest challenge for me was finding a cotton wide enough that I liked.
I would recommend that all markings are dead on because, although the sewing is basically easy, precision is important. Also, if I make this skirt another time, I might shorten it by two inches (like the view on the pattern front). The next one would be for winter in some type of wool flannel and I think shorter should work better with boots.
When reading a few reviews, I found that a few had made this skirt a second time because they loved it so much. I’m not alone in wanting to make this one again.
As far as Vogue patterns, I realize how lucky I am to be in the USA. We have have been able to purchase them over the years for prices from $3.99 to $5.99 and know this is not the case everywhere.
I give this design and pattern thumbs up if you want to make a statement with an incredibly unique skirt.
Also, I have reviewed this pattern for Pattern Review HERE.
That’s it for this sewing story. I hope you enjoyed it.
Welcome to my interpretation of this round of Style Imitating Art.
A Little Background
Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art-inspired outfits. The following Wednesday, the curator shares all of the submissions on her blog.
When I saw the painting, these elements stood out to me: stripes, pink and green color combination, white and a decorative rug motif.
I combined the green and pink color combo with the decorative motif in one swoop with this tunic that I picked up at the Blue Moon Boutique in Joplin Missouri a few years ago. I have to admit that I’m not generally drawn to pieces like this but fell in love with everything about this top and feel just a little Boho when I wear it.
Admittedly, my green is not the same as the painting’s green which is a wonderfully warm and comforting sage green. Rather, mine is a jarring citron green.
My pink is more of a blush pink that a pure pink and I hit that pink home a few times with my wedges, bag and hat. My wedges are by Life Stride and my leather tote is a unbranded leather affair that I found on clearance at a Kansas City Boutique, which I don’t think is in business anymore.
This top, also has a pattern of broken stripes in some areas, so I can say I also went for the strip motif too (if you stretch things a bit).
At the last minute, I added my hat that I received in my first Rachel Zoe Curateur box. By Teressa Foglia, she especially made for Curateur. If you hop over to her store, you will see some really expensive hats. This one is labeled Teressa Foglia X Curateur and is no where as luxurious as those on her web site.
However, it was the reason that I signed on to Curateur because it’s still a great hat and I get complements on it every time I wear it.
I wanted to throw some white in too . The tassels on my top were already white but I also added a pearl charm bracelet and pearl ring to the mx.
I think that pretty much sums it up for me. So now…
Will You Join In the Fun?
I hope this art inspires you to create a look and that you will join us. Send a photo of your SIA inspired outfit along with a small blurb on how you were inspired to Salazar whose email is 14shadesofgreyblog@gmail.com by June 1st (tomorrow). She will share the submissions on her blog on Wednesday June 2nd.
Anyone can participate and you certainly do not have to have a blog.
If you do share your inspirations on Instagram use the hashtag #StyleImitatingArt so we know you are there. You can also tag us in the images. Our Instagram names are: @terrigardner_meadowtree, @daenelt and @14shadesofgrey.
That wraps this SIA up for me. Take care and stay creative!
Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art-inspired outfits. The following Wednesday, the curator shares all of the submissions on her blog.
She picked this painting because,”It’s a lovely, tender scene, and there are a lot of colors and patterns to interpret, from the stripes of the woman’s dress to the floral carpet and background. I was saving it for Mother’s Day, but then I realized that my week to host didn’t fall on Mother’s Day, so here it is anyway.”
Will You Join the Fun?
I hope this art inspires you to create a look and that you will join us. Send a photo of your SIA-inspired outfit along with a small blurb on how you were inspired to Salazar whose email is 14shadesofgreyblog@gmail.com by June 1st. She will share the submissions on her blog on Wednesday, June 2nd.
Anyone can participate and you certainly do not have to have a blog.
If you do share your inspirations on Instagram use the hashtag #StyleImitatingArt so we know you are there. You can also tag us in the images. Our Instagram names are: @terrigardner_meadowtree, @daenelt and @14shadesofgrey.
Hello and welcome to a Style Imitating Art roundup featuring all of you who submitted ideas for this round’s art inspiration.
What Is Style Imitating Art?
Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art-inspired outfits. The following Wednesday, the curator shares all of the submissions on her blog.
This Week’s Presenter
That would be me.
This Week’s Inspirational Image–Simultaneous Dressesby Sonia Delaunay
Shebee says. “the dress that is central in the painting immediately reminded me of the colors and patterns in this old favorite kimono of mine. I decided to layer it over a short dress in the color palette of the dress on the left. I didn’t have anything in that triangle pattern, but stripes seemed a suitable alternative to a geometric print. I added black and silver accessories as tribute to the dress on the right. The buildings in the background made me think of this black and white checkered wall in my town. I took a few photos in front of actual buildings, but this painted garage front was way better! ” I love this background! As usual, Shelbee has interpreted this painting beautifully.
Reni says, “When I studied the art work I thought one outfit wouldn’t do. It had to be three. I tried to respond to the colours of Sonia’s dresses, to the tiles and to the colour of the background.”.
This is a graphic work of art and I love it. Truthfully, I had the same idea in the beginning and I even had the dresses picked out but I got very lazy and decided it was just to much work. Fantastic job, Reni.
And another triptych! Again, a perfect interpretation for all three women in the painting. Kezzie says, “I decided to go for it with 3 outfits, based on the colours of the three outfits- fairly literal!”. So good….so good.
Can I please do mine over? I want to do a triptych now.
Michelle C picked an amazing dress with rectangular divisions in the overall pattern in which the pattern changes colors as it crosses over the boundaries . Michelle is a color master and quilter. It shows in this dress. And I think I’ve told her this before; I love that bag!
Susy went bold with this gorgeous peacock blue shift with a gold triangle motif.. I’ll take gold any day with anything. The red shirt tied at the bottom is just perfect. It seems she and I were thinking along the same lines on that one.
I am so happy that it is making a come back because I never stopped wearing it.
Salazar went with something she already had and the colorful plaid works perfectly with the painting. She says, “We’re back to working from home, but luckily I found amongst my backlogged outfits one that has the same colorful and graphic vibe of the painting, so I thought it would work.”
Daenel picked a colorful tunic (with that great blue) that also included gerometrical shapes; a perfect answer for the painting.
And then, there is me with my skirt that I made back in 1985.
That rounds out this round up!
A big thank you to all of you who sent in inspirations. They were all so inspirational! See you all next week when it will be Salazar’s turn to challenge us.
Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey,Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspirational work and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art-inspired outfits. The following Wednesday, the curator shares all of the submissions on her blog.
This Week’s Inspirational Work
Simultaneous Dresses (Three Women, Forms, Colours) by Sonia Delaunay, in which she painted in 1925.
My Inspiration from this painting
There were so many ways to go as far as being inspired by this work. It hit me that since Sonia Delaunay was a talented seamstress, It would be cool if I could use something that I also made.
I chose a colorful skirt that I made back in 1984. It had a few features that reminded me of the painting: bright colors, a lot of blue (like the first dress), and triangles. I decided on a white 3/4 length sleeve blouse with a yellow shell underneath.
As I said, I made this skirt back in 1984. It is made out of a glazed cotton (I think). Honestly, I made it so long ago, I can’t remember exactly what type of fabric I used or where I got it. I just know, I have always loved this skirt and have kept it around.
Back then, I made it because it reminded me of a very watered down version of Seminole patchwork.
Both my folks came from Oklahoma and I spent quite a bit of time around Seminole, Oklahoma when I was a kid. The Seminole nation was a big presence around there and I always had a respect for Seminole patchwork. This skirt was a very simplistic version of the real deal but I do remember having a good time making it.
I even added a small embroidery with my first and last initials.
Unfortunately, I made this skirt when I was some ridiculous weight and had a waistline two inches smaller than it is today. There was no good way to let this skirt out so I did some other shenanigans so I could wear it. That does mean that I will always have to wear it with an over blouse or a top tied at the waist because I don’t think I will be losing two inches anytime soon!
Completing the Look
Everything else for this is thrifted, second hand or very old. My brown sandals are Cole Haan from the early 90’s. Take good care of their shoes and they will last forever!
My white shirt with the all over embroidery is from the middle 2000’s. If this one every wears out, I’m cutting a pattern from it!
The yellow cami and my colorful cuff were both from thrift shops.
The Rodo bag which can be either a clutch or shoulder bag was found second hand on eBay.
I found an old photo of me wearing my skirt. You can only see the top but I still wore white and yellow with it. The top was silk (which eventually fell apart) and I hand crocheted a yellow tie belt just for the skirt. I still have the belt.
I wasn’t too creative with my styling. It looks like I just did what was on the front of the pattern! I’m thinking now that a light yellow top with cap sleeves might work too.
I think that rounds it it up and hope you enjoyed this rambling story of mine.
It’s now your turn. How have you interpreted this work of art? If you have not already sent me your design, (along with a small blurb on how the work influenced you choices) please do so at meadowtreestyle@gmail.com by tomorrow. I promise I will check my email before I go to bed and not leave anyone out when I publish!
I will do a roundup this Wednesday featuring all your designs. There are no wrong answers and I’m looking forward to your style ideas.
Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey,Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art-inspired outfits. The following Wednesday, the curator shares all of the submissions on her blog.
This Weeks Curator
That would be me.
This Week’s Inspirational Art
My pick for this challenge is Simultaneous Dresses (Three Women, Forms, Colours) by Sonia Delaunay, in which she painted in 1925.
Why Did I Pick This Work of Art?
I have always liked Sonia Delaunay’s work. However, the work that I’m most familiar with is slightly different that the one I’m presenting today. When we usually think of Sonia Delaunay, abstract concentric circles in glorious colors is first thing that pops into our minds. Sonia and her husband, Robert Delaunay, coined this style that they both perused as “Simultaneous Contrasts”. Critics dubbed it “Orphism and it is considered a cross between Cubism and Futurism.
However, although today’s work has the color skill that she is know for, it also has recognizable images.
The Multi-Disciplinary Artist
Delaunay’s creativity expanded beyond painting to include many other outlets such as Casa Sonia, an interiors and fashion boutique that she set up 1918. She also designed costumes for ballet, stage and films. Her textiles label Tissus Delaunay sold her designs worldwide.
She was an excellent seamstress and clothing designer which came in handy when the fine arts didn’t pay the bills. She pulled the family through a few hard times. Her husband, Robert, passed away in 1941 of cancer. After his death, she did not produce work for ten years. She was the first living female artist to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre in 1964 and passed away in 1979.
I feel that Simultaneous Dresses (Three Women, Forms, Colours) offers so many different avenues of interpretations because of the three different dresses she presented in the painting. Now, I already know which one I’m going with. What about you?
Will You Join the Fun?
I hope this art inspires you to create a look and that you will join us. Send me your picture of your SIA inspired outfit along with a small blurb on how you were inspired to meadowtreestyle@gmail.com May 18th. I’ll share the submissions on my blog on Wednesday May 19th.
Anyone can participate and you certainly do not have to have a blog.
If you do share your inspirations on Instagram use the hashtag #StyleImitatingArt so we know you are there. You can also tag us in the images. Our Instagram names are: terrigardner_meadowtree, daenelt and 14shadesofgrey.
Hello and welcome to my interpretation of this edition of the SIA challenge.
About Style Imitating Art
Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art-inspired outfits. The following Wednesday, the curator shares all of the submissions on her blog.
This Week’s Inspirational Image-Sky above Clouds IV by Georgia Okeefe,
Georgia O’keefe painted this in 1965. It is a large work (8 ft. x 24 ft.) and is a part of a series that was inspired by her experience as an airplane passenger in the 1950.
My Take
I was influenced by two ideas; the blue and white (and that color connection in my part of this big blue ball) of the sky and clouds and airplanes in general.
Blue and White
First up are the two main pieces that comprise this outfit; the cropped white jeans and 3/4th sleeve top. The jeans are “new to me”. Earlier this Spring I had a hankering to try some cropped jeans. I had thrifted some wide legged white jeans about four years ago and was just going to cut them off just to see if I would possibly like them. Well, I guess I thrifted them back because they were no where to be found! So a trip to eBay was my next excursion.
I found, at auction, this pair of Everlane’s in a size that might fit might fit so put in my bid. No one else bid so it was a win for me. Fortunately, they fit nicely and look good. That was taking a big chance and I usually don’t do something like that. I had no inkling of how Everlane sizes ran. There was some sizing information on the description but even then, you never really know when it comes to pants.
As far as the knit blue top, it is old, old, old! I found it on sale at Chico’s in the middle 2000’s and hung on to it, because, for years it was the only top I had for the 4th and still is the only top I have in this blue.
Blue + White = Kansas City Royals: World Series Champions,-1985 & 2015
This leads into my sneakers.
In this part of the world, it’s the Kansas City Royals (unless you live the the eastern part of the state, then it’s the St. Louis Cardinals). When I saw that KEDS had major league pennant tennis shoes, how could I resist. You have to have fan gear! This was a few years ago and there’s not to many left. Their current collection includes just the pennant shoes without any team logo or some shoes representing major market teams like the Yankees and Cubs (of course). OK, that’s it for baseball!
Accessories
My accessories is where airplanes come into play. My love of airplanes goes back to my Dad. Not only was he a sheet metal mechanic for TWA, he also flew model airplanes. My necklace reflects this.
It is the B-17, the American workhorse of WW 2. It is a design by Laura (My interview with her is here) who is the creator behind Modern Sage Design. I have always liked Laura’s approach to jewelry making and have quite a few of her pieces. She is also a full-time airline pilot (I think Southwest). She no longer offers this unique piece but has other lovely designs in her ETSY shop
Next is my tote bag. In the Spring of 2016, Kansas City’s Heidi Herrman designed a collection of Kansas City Icon dresses (my review of the collection). As a side project, she also made some tote bags of some of the icons, including the TWA Moonliner tote. With our family’s history with the airline, I snapped it up during a sale. Heidi is now in Springfield, MO and has turned to fine art and jewelry design. But that icon collection of hers will always be one of my all time favorites.
Finally, with my pants, I found that I didn’t have a belt to wear with them. I found this vintage looking white belt on Amazon for $24.95. I have always loved this style! Unfortunately, It is bonded leather. I like the concept of using leftovers but my experience with bonded things is that they don’t have a long life. We’ll see how long it looks good.
I think that about wraps it up for me.
Will You Join the Fun?
I hope this art inspires you to create a look and that you will join us. Send a photo of your SIA inspired outfit along with a small blurb on how you were inspired to Daenel whose email is livingoutsidethestack@gmail.com by May 4th. She will share the submissions on her blog on Wednesday May 5th.
Anyone can participate and you certainly do not have to have a blog.
If you do share your inspirations on Instagram use the hashtag #StyleImitatingArt so we know you are there. You can also tag us in the images. Our Instagram names are: terrigardner_meadowtree, daenelt and 14shadesofgrey.
That’s it for today. Take care and stay creative!
Remember when I said that my Dad use to fly model airplanes? Our youngest daughter is the keeper of the one airplane of his still in existence. This is his red Rat Racer. Rat Racers are small and fast. Dad would spend hours upon hours in his workshop building his competitive planes. He was best at stunt competitions but those planes were large (and they crashed a lot, which wasn’t good news for a Balsa wood construction). We don’t have any of those.
A couple of years ago, while rummaging around in a Salvation Army, I came across a St. John wool knit suit. I thought the basic style was fabulous but it was obviously from a by-gone era; having shoulder pads to make for those “football” shoulders we use to wear. It was also one size to large. But for $9.99, I couldn’t turn down a St. John. It sat around for those two years, until finally, this Spring I pulled it out and decided to make it a wearable piece. That included altering it and repairing one very tinny tiny hole.
I’m dividing today into two parts: the fixing and the wearing. Fixing it had to come first…
So, What Did Change?
The shoulder line had to be shorten by at least an inch which meant I had to remove the sleeves and just shorten the shoulder. I kept my fingers crossed that the sleeves would fit back in. Technically, if you take something away, you need to add it somewhere else (this case the sleeve caps). But this was knit fabric and knit is a little more accommodating than wovens and it worked out just fine.
Bye-Bye Shoulder Pads!
Since I had to cut off the beautiful seam finishes from redoing the shoulder seams, I made my own bias tape and bound them.
This is a size 14, and sort of hung like a sack around my hips and needed to be taken in on the sides and I took in the sides to fit. I didn’t trim the seams off so now they are just a bit wider. I was not going to mess with that edging if I didn’t have to.
It’s 80% wool and I love that!
Some Special Details
Wearing My Jacket Out and About
My jacket has been busy since I altered it. We have had some very cool Spring weather and it, with it’s wool and rayon blend has been the perfect answer.
I wore this about a couple of weeks ago. It is funny how the stripes are completely lost in the photo.
I am wearing jeans. They are black jegging- jeans by American Eagle. They do give it a more dressed appearance but they are still jeans. But it is the accessories that really give this look it’s more than casual look.
My shoes and bag are both by Francis Valentine. It’s funny, I never bought anything from Kate Spade (except once I found a thrifted KS bag). But when she started her new company Francis Valentine (named after her daughter) in 2016, I was smitten. As many, I was sadden by this Kansas City native’s untimely death but am happy that her spirit lives on with the unique quirky but classic designs. I pretty much only shop twice a year during the clearance and sample sales. Because of them I have some beautiful pieces that I will be wearing for a long while.
These striking flats (Francis2HC) were the first thing I ever bought. I’m very careful with what I pair them with because they really fight for attention. For this style above, they go perfectly. If you wear a 7.5 you can get a pair from eBay for $48. There are other pairs also but they are well over $100.
My black Avril black lizard barrel bag , which also included a shoulder strap, was bought in early March, during the big Winter clearance sale. Unfortunately, it is sold out. I had been looking for a smaller classic black bag to take the pressure off my older twelve year old tote and found this one to be perfect.
The golden beige silk knit top (also has beading) was thrifted years ago at Goodwill.
Looking Two-On a Very Rainy and Cold Shopping Day
I went for a down-style look. It was a yucky day and I wanted to be comfortable. We were taking my Babylock sewing machine in for it’s bi-annual checkup (it has been acting funny lately) and were stopping off at a nursery to get a Magnolia tree. During a lunch break, I had Michael snap this photo.
I’m wearing my American Eagle blue denim jeggings. My top is the dolman sleeve top I made this Summer. I wanted to test it under a jacket and it worked just great. I really think that a modified dolman is both flattering and accommodating to jackets.
I chose not to wear any jewelry because of two reasons. I wanted to wear my my vegan crossbody bag Zola by Jules Kae. I’m having a moment with this bag because it is so lightweight and easy to wear. I’m getting to like having both my hand freely available for shopping. I think I’ve mentioned this before but I usually get leather handbags because they just last longer but they can be heavy. It will be interesting how long the Zola will continue to look good. But for a while, she and I are going to have a beautiful relationship. After looking at the above photo again, I think not wearing a necklace was a mistake and will add my vintage looking pendant next time. You live and learn.
As mentioned in last weeks post, this bag was part of my subscription box. I thought that a lot of ladies would use the box items to make money on and I was right. There are any number of black Zola bags on Poshmark, currently. If you want one in a different color(they make it in five), you have to go to the Jules Kae website.
Another reason I didn’t wear jewelry is because I thought my belt buckle on my JM Davidson belt was enough. When I ordered it from The RealReal, I just didn’t realize how big the belt and buckle was. It was non-returnable so I’m working it in my wardrobe in various ways.
You would think that by just looking at the photo, I would have realized how big this thing was. I was swept away with the double prong buckle and general coolness of the belt in general.
My Polka Dot Vans
These were the first Van I ever bought and they are polka dot! I bought these quite a few years ago and it seems that Van has made quite a few polka dot version over the years. Their latest is HERE.
I think that’s about it. Alternating something is not as exciting as making something from scratch. But, to be able to make something work again and have a second life, especially if its a piece with good bones, is a great feeling. I have no idea how much this would have cost if I had to take it to a tailor but I probably would had left it on the rack if I couldn’t have fixed it myself. For $9.99, if was a very excellent deal. I have no idea what I am going to do with the skirt. I look at that as free fabric….we’ll see if I come up with something.
Welcome to a new Art Imitating Style challenge! I’m sorry for publishing this a bit early. I tried to schedule it for Monday morning and something when wrong and here it is at 10:30 Sunday night.
About Style Imitating Art
Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks and me. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday one of us selects an inspiration image and we each post the image on our blogs. The following Monday we share our art-inspired outfits. The following Wednesday, the curator shares all of the submissions on her blog.
Daenel has chosen Sky above Clouds IV by Georgia Okeefe, which she painted in 1965. More information about the painting can be found HERE.
Will You Join In the Fun?
I hope this art inspires you to create a look and that you will join us. Send a photo of your SIA inspired outfit along with a small blurb on how you were inspired to Daenel whose email is livingoutsidethestacks@gmail.com by Tuesday, May 4rd. She share the submissions on her blog on Wednesday, May 5th. For me, I think blue and white will be in order!
Anyone can participate and you certainly do not have to have a blog.
If you do share your inspirations on Instagram use the hashtag #StyleImitatingArt so we know you are there. You can also tag us in the images. Our Instagram names are: terrigardner_meadowtree, daenelt and 14shadesofgrey.
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