“Wild & Free” by Sila Gur | Style Imitating Art

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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’s my turn to choose. I found this artist somewhere on Facebook and I was so intrigued by the detailed shading she creates with her embroidery that I wanted to feature one of her works. Her work is deeply influenced by the boldness of fashion and street style so all of her pieces have a sartorial aspect, making her a fun choice for a Style Imitating Art challenge. I also am learning about an unfamiliar to me art form…thread painting.

The Artwork

“Wild & Free” Boho Series no.3 by Sila Gur (aka Jolly Hoops)

I felt in a neutral sort of mood, so I chose this thread painting called “Wild & Free.” You can see this work in production on the artist’s Instagram page, jolly_hoops. (To save time in scrolling, click here, here, here, and here.)

If you want to join us with your own outfit inspired by beautiful thread 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, August 25, 2026, and I will feature your photo in my gallery post on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. We would love to see more creative friends join our artsy challenges so please feel free to share the inspiration and an invitation with your friends. 

Happy styling!

Keeping it on the edge, 

Shelbee