“Triumphant Salute” by Matt Beyer | Style Imitating Art

Wishing my American friends a meaningful Memorial Day today and sharing a powerful piece of art.

Style Imitating Art

Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle, and Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw fashion inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as presenter, selects an inspiration image that will be shared by all three of us on our blogs. The following Monday, each host will share 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 #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 the art inspiration. As we honor our nation’s fallen soldiers on this national day of mourning, I wanted to feature an artwork that sends an impactful message of reflection. This 2021 dye sublimation on wood by Michigan artist Matt Beyrer really hit me in the feels. Not only is the image quite powerful but the colors are beautiful and the wood dying technique is super unique and interesting.

The Artwork

“Triumphant Salute” by Matt Beyrer

I have a few ideas of how I want to style an outfit that represents this painting but I definitely need to play in my magic closet room for a bit first.

If you want to join us with your own outfit inspired by this image, 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, June 2, 2026, and I will feature your photo in my gallery post on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. 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