“Katzensymphonie” by Moritz von Schwind | Style Imitating Art

I agree with Kate Spade when she said, “Playing dress-up begins at age five and never truly ends.” I also agree with Pablo Picasso’s statement, “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Putting together art and fashion keeps me feeling youthful and inspired! Won’t you join us for another round of art lessons and dress up games?

About 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

Salazar chose this week’s artwork. Since it’s close to Halloween, she wanted to choose something Halloween-related without being too obvious. This 1868 painting by Austrian artist Moritz von Schwind fits the bill. It was created as a gift for violinist Joseph Joachim to celebrate his appointment as director of Berlin’s Hochschule für Musik. I am excited to learn more about this piece!

The Artwork

Katzensymphonie, or “The Cat Symphony” by Moritz von Schwind

I think I have the perfect shirt for this artwork…as long as I can find it!

If you would like to join us with your own outfit inspired by this Symphony of Cats and have it featured in Salazar’s review post on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, please be sure to send your photos to 14shadesofgreyblog@gmail.com by 10:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

Happy styling! 

Keeping it on the edge, 

Shelbee