I have recently been welcomed into a wonderful group of fashion and lifestyle bloggers that focuses on styling preloved clothing and accessories in themed monthly posts (third Monday of the month). I hope that this showcase of secondhand items and outfits provides some shopping and style inspiration for anyone who is interested in creating great looks in a way that is sustainable for our planet and our pocketbooks. Today's topic is Faux Fur...and it was a really challenging

Marsha at Marsha in the Middle is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the 1948 painting "Harlem at Night" by American artist Charles Alston. She chose this artwork, which she featured on a recent New Year's Eve "Night at Newfields " museum tour she conducted, because "it's full of so many different things...movement, color, Cubism " and because it seemed fitting to highlight an artist with such an "amazing resume" for Black History Mon

Marsha at Marsha in the Middle is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the 1906 painting "The Turning Road" by French painter André Derain. She chose this artwork because she kept coming across the term Fauvism and didn't know anything about it; when she asked ChatGPT for famous painters who were Fauvists, this artwork came up. Although I am unfamiliar with this artist's work, I know a bit about Fauvism because I have read a couple of b

Today I am starting my dark brown color combos for fall/winter outfits series with one of my all-time favorites: pink! I like pink + brown together so much that I posted 8 outfits featuring soft pink and brown last winter in my soft pink color combo series. In today's post, I have an additional 4 pink + brown outfit examples to inspire you in ways to wear the season's trendiest color. First, I have an updated solid brown clothing capsule to share because my back-ordered br

Shelbee at Shelbee on the Edge is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected 1573 painting "Autumn" by Italian Renaissance artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo. She chose this painter because he is "known for creating heads out of random objects like fruits, vegetables, flowers, and even books...[they] are so clever and really crack me up." Source: shelbeeontheedge.com She selected this specific artwork was an obvious choice since we are "truly in autu

Marsha at Marsha in the Middle is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected 1907 painting "The Ten Largest, No. 7, Adulthood" by Swedish artist Hilma af Klint. She chose this artwork because she wanted to find something different from her "pretty" norm for this challenge. Though she wasn't familiar with the artist or this work prior to some Internet searching, she liked that it was unlike anything she's presented before. Source: marshainthe

I was excited that my recent "inspired by Gucci" outfit brought me up 30 wears for my green ankle pants. In a weird way, I feel like I...

I have recently been welcomed into a wonderful group of fashion and lifestyle bloggers that focuses on styling preloved clothing and...

Salazar at 14 Shades of Grey is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the 1994 sculpture "Pumpkin" by...

I have recently been welcomed into a wonderful group of fashion and lifestyle bloggers that focuses on styling preloved clothing and...

Shelbee at Shelbee on the Edge is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the 1928 painting "Dance in...

Following up on my recent posts about creating outfits starting with a print and using color formulas with a print , today I am sharing...

It's been a minute since I've shared a 30 wears post, but this one is fun because it features one of my favorite tops, a sleeveless navy...

The April theme for the Good Buy Book was Rainy Days as shared in Shelbee's post and Nancy's post . With spring well underway in...

I have recently been welcomed into a wonderful group of fashion and lifestyle bloggers that focuses on styling preloved clothing and...

Salazar at 14 Shades of Grey is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the micro-sculptures by...

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Today I am continuing to catch up in sharing my 2024 purchases with two new items featured in two transition season outfits using the...

It's been more than long enough since we had our last Style Over Time post. (Read this post for a full introduction to the series.)...

Shelbee at Shelbee on the Edge is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the Diamond Dust Shoes...