Before we get into the Gallery of Style, I wanted to update y’all on Nigel and his hip journey. I hinted at it yesterday, but I was just too daggone tired to write more. His hip was replaced, and the surgeon said everything is tight and ready to go. When we (my oldest son and I) met with him, I asked him if Nigel would be able to walk with a walker or a cane. He said he saw him walking without anything eventually! I could have cried…I was that happy. As most of you know, this has been a very long journey for Nigel (and me). As I write this, we’re still in the hospital. He’s had some problems with his blood pressure being very low (as in under 100 over under 75). Nigel has never had a problem with low blood pressure…quite the opposite, in fact. BUT, HE WALKED! He actually walked today with a walker, of course. I haven’t seen him walk for ages like he did today. So, yes, I am smiling and about as happy as a little kid in a toy store! But, it’s time for Style Imitating Art. As usual, I went looking for a new to me artistic moment in time. Well, it wasn’t truly new to me, I just didn’t know much about Expressionism nor did I know much about its artists. While I’m still not 100% sure, I feel I have a working knowledge of Expressionism now. If you want to read the post with all the info and more information about my look, you can find it here. The interpretations for the artwork are quite varied! So, without further ado…
Gallery of style…
First up is Sally from Within a World of My Own. She says, “The green and white in the painting caught my eye first and inspired me to combine a white “modern twin set” with my green pants for the first time. I wanted a scarf that went with it – I decided on this boldly colored large-scale fish scarf because of the green and pink (similar to the lady on the right’s skirt) and because it had the spring/summer vibe I was looking for. The painting has a bit more of a summer-to-fall feel with the darker, more muted tones, but I didn’t think anyone would mind me tweaking the color palette a bit in my look. I finished off my outfit with fun green flats and DIY jewelry. I thought the bracelet captured a good range of colors from both my scarf and the artwork.”
Next up is Shelbee who writes, “My first plan was to wear a thrifted dress in a gorgeous green on green floral print that is perfect for this artwork but the dress itself was absolutely hideous when I put it on so I need to do some sort of upcycling to it before it’s actually wearable. Back to the drawing board I went and came up with this insane combination of unlikely layers. I leaned into the colors and vibe of the central female figure’s outfit and added a green floral scarf for those beautiful trees in the painting. I really liked the outfit with just the vibrant blue shorter dress layered over the rust color maxi dress but there is an embroidery pattern on the bodice of the blue dress that wasn’t quite working for me. So I added a rust colored tie dye button down to cover the embroidery. The long layers were looking kind of blah so I tied little knots in all of my hems for some extra interest and then I kind of liked this odd outfit.”
Here is Salazar who writes, “I know I wouldn’t be able to go very literal with this, so I went with these trousers to reflect the green trees, and my striped shirt and scarf are to mimic the strong lines and colors. There is a bit of gray and orange in the painting too, which I echo in my shoes. All in all, I’m happy with how the outfit turned out, even if it’s a looser interpretation!”
Finally, here I am! It seems, with Style Imitating Art, I either choose Kantha Bae or April Cornell. But, I didn’t do that this time! I wore a pair of pants from Gudrun Sjödén, a red scarf from Gudrun Sjödén, a red tank from Old Navy, and a J Jill denim jacket. I actually really like this look and will definitely be wearing it repeatedly!
And, that’s a wrap for this Gallery of Style!
I hope you enjoyed this week’s Gallery of Style for Style Imitating Art…thank you to Sally, Salazar, Suzy, and Shelbee for participating. Remember, you don’t have to have a blog to be a part of this style challenge. You can send a photo to the curator to be included in the gallery of style! We’d love to have more people join in! You can also still send me a photo, and I’ll edit the post to include you!
Coming up…
I hope you’ll come back next Monday to see the art work we’ll be styling and imitating! And, please visit all of the people who participated in this week’s challenge!
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