Hello there,
Today, I thought I'd join with Style Imitating Art after missing it for a couple of weeks.
The curator this time was Terri at Meadowtree Style and she chose the following painting:
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Sonia Delaney's Simultaneous Dresses (Three Women, Forms, Colours)
Painted 1925
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Usually, according to Terri, her style is bright coloured, abstract, concentric circles but this painting is a little different from her usual style and nods to her other creative outlets, costume desining for Ballet, Stage and Films also.
There's some great strong colours and patterns in this painting and I could see lots of ideas to go with but today, I decided to focus on the main 3 women in the picture, rather than the background:
And yes, I decided to create a trio of outfits.
Each of these three outfits has 2 charity-shopped items in them (and the middle one has 3).
Let's look at each one individually:
My first one nods to the lady on the left. Her main colours are blue and white. I started with this Phase Eight Chevron skirt (CS Harp Southend) since the model is wearing triangular shapes. Karen Millen blouse (CS Scope Hexham). I DID want to find a pale pink top in my wardrobe to reflect her very pink skin, but I'm not sure I still have such an item that would work so instead. My Florentine-bought blue boots completed the look (not charity shopped). I kept the accessories simple- just my bee necklace which bears no relevance to the outfit.
My second outfit is based on the central lady and I started with focusing on the brown, tan and burgundy shades on her outfit which I reflect in my Anokhi cotton trousers (CS Oxfam Harrogate).
I DID want to wear my brown vest-top but couldn't find it so instead, I went with this Tu broderie-anglaise-trimmed top (CS Barnados). For the shoe front, I wore my recently bought Clarks Somerset T-bar sandals (CS Haven's Hospice). My Nan's wooden necklace fitted with the vibe and I wore my 'fake plait' headband.
Outfit no. 3 is, in my opinion, the most boring outfit of the lot and is based on the lady in black. I had a dress with a similar neckline but much shorter so instead, I wore the same shoes as before along with Mango Culottes (CS Dog's Trust) and teamed it with a ruffle neck vest top from Beale's in Hexham before it closed (Sad!)
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If you think you could put an outfit together based on this painting, let Terri know by tomorrow night (Tuesday)
Here are the details from her on what to do:
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.
Even if you DON'T participate, let me know what you WOULD wear in the comments, if you had time to join in!
xxx
