Shelbee at Shelbee on the Edge is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the 1911 watercolor painting "The Mysterious Garden" by British artist Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh. She chose this painting because "the colors, the ethereal symbolism, and the delicate femininity of the work really spoke" to her. source: https://shelbeeontheedge.com/ Since I do not have a giant billowing melon-shaped dress in my wardrobe to straightforwardly replicat

Last September, I posted about the weirdness of September as the month marking the "beginning of fall" yet still feeling very summery in much of the Northern Hemisphere, including Minnesota: September is a strange month! School is back in session, marking the unofficial end of summer for many people. The fashion world has turned hard core to fall clothing and outfits, urging us to shop for the cooler season. The pumpkin spice latte has returned to coffee shops, and the Americ

Marsha at Marsha in the Middle is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the circa 1663-1666 oil painting "The Concert" by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer. She chose this painting because she was "struck by the use of light, shapes, and all the items in the room. There's a lot to choose from in this painting...." And she is not wrong! I might not have known where to start with this one, but... source: https://marshainthemiddle.com/ ...the blac