Dance in Tehuantepec & Baile en Tehauntepec by Diego Rivera | Style Imitating Art

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Style Imitating Art

Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as presenter, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the presenter by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the presenter will share all of the submissions on her blog.

You don’t have to be a blogger to join either! In fact, you don’t even have to join but you can still use the art to inspire an outfit just for the sake of trying something different. If you want to share your inspired outfit, we invite you do so on Instagram or any other social media platform that you prefer. Just be sure to tag Salazar, Shelbee, or Marsha or use #TeamLOTSStyle and #StyleImitatingArt so the hosts know you have joined. Go have some fun in your closets and join the SIA challenge next week!

This Week’s Presenter

It was my turn to choose our art inspiration. Since we will be posting the week of Cinco de Mayo, I wanted to feature a Mexican artist. At first, I was going to choose something by Frida Kahlo but Salazar has already featured Frida’s work in previous SIA challenges so instead I am going with a work by her husband Diego Rivera.

Initially, I chose his 1928 painting, Dance in Tehuantepec, which is one of his most famous works showcasing pure images of his home country and Mexican social life as he perceived it. I really like the deep rich colors in this painting as well as the traditional Mexican clothing to provide some style inspiration. But I also really liked a similar painting with the same vibe but a different color palette from 1935, which is called Baile en Tehauntepec (Spanish for Dance in Tehauntepec). Because the two paintings have the same name and give the same energy, I figured why not share both as our inspiration! You are welcome to use one or the other or both as your inspiration to create an outfit.

The Artwork

Dance in Tehuantepec, 1928

Baile en Tehauntepec, 1935

Side-by-Side “Dance Party!

If you want to join us with your own outfit inspired by Diego Rivera’s paintings of the dances in Tehuantepec, go get creative in your closet, snap a photo of your outfit, and send it to me at shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com by 10:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, and I will feature your photo in my gallery post on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. We would love to see more creative folks join our artsy challenges so feel free to share the inspiration with your friends!

Happy styling!

Keeping it on the edge, 

Shelbee

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