Puppeufee (or, The Circus) by Zelda Fitzgerald | Style Imitating Art
It’s time for another round…
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 artwork. I had absolutely nothing in mind for this round. But I have been watching Z: The Beginning of Everything which is a 2015 period drama about the lives of author F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda (Sayre) Fitzgerald. After learning that Zelda was an underrated yet accomplished artist, I decided to feature one of her paintings for this round.
The Artwork
Puppeufee (or, The Circus) by Zelda Fitzgerald
I chose her 1945 painting, Puppeufee (or, The Circus). It is not my favorite of her works, but I like that the colors are Christmasy for a December outfit but the subject matter is not holiday related. There are also a lot of other colors, patterns, and images to draw outfit inspiration from. I am not sure if this will be an easy or a difficult challenge, but it’ll be fun nonetheless!
If you want to join us with your own outfit inspired by this painting, 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, December 2, 2025, and I will feature your photo in my gallery post on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. We would love to see more creative folks join our artsy challenges so feel free to share the inspiration and an invitation with your friends.
Happy styling!
Keeping it on the edge,
Shelbee
shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com
I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.
2 Comments
Marsha Banks
I have just the inkling of an idea for this art. I can’t wait to research Zelda. I always thought she got the short end of the stick because she was just as brilliant (if not more so) than her husband. This will be an interesting one!
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I kind of have an idea. I’m not sure if it will work yet though! Zelda is a fascinating woman, for sure. Their story is really quite sad actually. With his alcoholism and her mental illness, I don’t think they really did each other any favors. Or maybe they were the perfect fit for each other. Their daughter has expressed a much different opinion about her parents than the media ever did though.
xoxo
Shelbee