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Story by
Iheartmoustaches
Published on October 24, 2009 in Spotlight |
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Sometimes picking out an outfit is like creating a work of art. Today's Etsy Finds show you how to get creative with your wardrobe. Add a bit of artistic expression to your daily wares with the following outfits inspired by original illustrations, paintings, collages and prints available from our many talented Etsy artists.
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Starlings - watercolor painting I love natural history, especially ornithology. By GollyBard, $135. |
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Vintage Bold Shoulder Sequin Knitting From joliejuliette, $50. |
By IceCreamCandy, $35. |
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Leather Paneled High Waist Leggings By BabooshkaBoutique, $52. |
Handmade sterling silver earrings By Aerisjewellerydesign, $42. |
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Sz 7 Leather n Suede Riding Boots From nstylevintage, $68. |
By malam, $38. |
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The drawing was inspired by dancing horses performing in the old circus days. I was attracted to the unusual posture of horses standing and the fairy tale impossibility of them talking and socializing at a dance. By kinsellaart, $25. |
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XS-ORGANIC Ladies' V-neck T Shirt By neenacreates, $22. |
metal urbain statement multichain By whiteowl, $38. |
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By JAlvo, $90. |
By mrswoowoo, $25. |
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By mothlove, $110. |
Sz 6 1/2 Vintage Leather Combat Lacers From pascalvintage, $60. |
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A friend once told me of a kayak trip she was on in Alaska. As she kayaked across the water, a big whale swam very near to her. He brought his huge eye to the surface and looked right at her and blinked before drifting deep below. That story was the inspiration for this piece. By nativevermont, $79. |
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From hogeathog, $13. |
Blue Ship at Sea Silkscreened Necktie By satisfactory, $28. |
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Men's Standard Selvedge Skinny Jeans By BrooklynTailors, $185. |
Over the seven seas belt buckle By flightpathdesigns, $38. |
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From purevintageclothing, $35. |
By Fluur, $59. |
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I collect mixed papers everywhere I go. From estate sales to traveling in Italy, markets and old finds in the garage, I use the maps, labels and papers I find to create one of a kind mixed media collages. By Mipiacekatedesign, $45. |
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Brown and Yellow Flower Print Dress From VintageVenatic, $15. |
By sewlola, $65. |
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1960's Olive Green Leather Shoes By posiesforlulu, $65. |
Vintage White Lace Gloves with Flowers From TheRubyKitten, $18. |
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DOLCE Jonquil Vintage Jewel Earrings By HeatherlyDesigns, $25. |
ANTIQUE - Tangled Nuno Felt Scarf By thespunmonkey, $45. |
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ode to Redoute - Original Painting This painting is my homage to the print work ofRedoute. It is mixed media (acrylic, gouache and graphite) on paper. The grey background is my favorite paint, Micaceous Iron Oxide by GOLDEN, which shimmers in the light. Very beautiful and striking! By littleblackfences, $400. |
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By ForVagabonds, $35. |
Embroidered Fingerless Lace Gloves By LaCamelot, $250. |
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Romantic Baby Doll Tunic Dress By couvert, $98. |
By wexfordjewelers, $253. |
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By luxedeluxe, $54. |
Vintage 80s Gold Sequin Heels 7 From ramblinvintage, $45. |
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i keep my own company, 8x12 inch print Bedroom solitude. Bedroom confinement. Starring:Barbie dolls and drinks and books. And little Mr. Swan. Sometimes being lonely is what makes your heart go quiet and asleep. By pepperminte, $18. |
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By Hopeless, $105. |
rayon and organic cotton camisole By sandmaidensleepwear, $48. |
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Mini envelope with I love you letter By chrysdesignsjewelry, $22. |
Black Velvet Double Bow Headband By JustLiv, $25. |
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milk weed thigh high stockings SALE By kittydearest, $12. |
From vintagetakeout, $23. |
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girltuesdayjewelry
great idea! I especially love the look inspired by the Deciduous Woodlands Collage.
Oriol
Oh! It's nice to see some good finds for Men in the storque!! Love that post and all the items!!!
SewnNatural
what a stunning collection of finds, i love this concept and it's great to see guy's stuff included. thank you!
recycledwares
some really wonderful wardrobe selections. ingenious how you incorporated some of the prints with the clothing.
bamabelles
Funny, the guy wearing the Cool Hand Luke shirt really does resemble Paul Newman. I would love to have the milk weed thigh highs.
HoneyThistle
looks like it's time to refresh my wardrobe... i love how you themed them after art pieces.
itsokmydear
How about a little Souffle hat? Dainty and sweet! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...
breadandroses2
Details are part of the design, not an afterthought.
I'm enamored by the tall ships motif on Blue Ship tie and Seven Seas belt buckle. Brings Darwin's 1835 voyage to mind, sailing to the Galapagos Islands. Unimaginable adventure on the high seas!
jbeaudet
This is a great post full of wonderful things! I wish I were about ten (or so)years younger because I LOVE the style right now but I would just look ridiculous wearing them.
moviestarcouture
Wow, this is a great post!
Thanks for all these wonderful finds.
malam
I love how the outfits fits the prints ! I am very happy you featured my gauntlets with these beautiful items, thank you so much :-))
SpaGoddess
Great picks today!
I heart your concept of pairing the items from a mood or style from a work of art. Not to mention that you chose some really great stuff!!
thanks for the inspiration!
xx
SpaGoddess
JeannineRobertsRoyce
I love all the different moods fading into each other.
blueskyclouds
My goodness, these were gorgeous picks. I hearted many items and sellers! Love those lace gloves and much of the artwork. I agree with SpaGoddess, I love seeing the art with the fashion match.
midnightcoiler
Inspired by paintings- great idea, lovely wearables and art!
TheMeasure
I LOVE this idea! Please make this a regular feature as it is totally inspiring! Thank you!
blueberryshoes
those are some sweet finds, i must say!! loving every single thing deeply.
ColeAndJosephine
This is such a fun article. It reminds me of now defunct Domino magazine's feature "can this outfit become a room". Very cool, Christine.
compulsivelycompiled
I agree with The Measure. This is a great post and one I would look forward to seeing regularly.
VintageHoneysuckle
I enjoyed how you introduced each wardrobe with artwork ~ brilliant! :)
mgfashionjewelry
Cool. I have free shipping all weekend too. BUY ONE GET ONE FREE as well.
gilstrapdesigns
What a wonderful collection you picked out. There are so many talented artisians and designers no matter what you're looking for here on ETSY.
LaCamelot
I love the manner in which this article was put together. Amazing choices to fit the art...Thank you so very much for including my fingerless gloves xo La Camelot
posiesforlulu
Lovely!!! Thank you for featuring my Vintage Olive Green Shoes! I want every thing in here! Just Beautiful!
Firedaisy
I love Etsy Finds, it is my favorite to open. I love that you have incorporated art pieces- I hope you keep this in the future. One thing I have noticed though is repeats. This shouldn't happen. We all have our favorite shops but there are thousands of shops- I know you can "find" something new. Just something that has bothered me, because I keep seeing the same items thrown in with new finds.
We all need our chance to shine and I know I keep finding beautiful new-to-me shops everyday! I hope you will consider this. Thanks for all you do.
mOytoyz
love everything on the list , especially IceCreamCandy's headbands.
amitiedesigns
Great finds!! I love getting these "Etsy Finds" emails. :0)
mrswoowoo
I was admiring your beautiful collection and saw you had included me!! thanks so much!
LeChapeau
Great article AND found some new etsy members that I picked for favorites too! Thanks!
www.lechapeau.ca
DearOhDeer
I love this idea, I would never have thought of picking outfit items based on artworks. Such a great way of looking at things. To be inspired in such a way is a true pleasure. x
pancakeandlulu
wonderful, wonderful idea! You are so creative. I really look forward to these articles.
pancakeandlulu
yucky spam right before me. why do they do that? it is so pointless.
Morado
the yellow tights are rocking!
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neenacreates
i am so honored to be part of such a beautiful and thoughtful article! I loooooooove everything about it!
mojospastyle
This was fun to see all different styles. Great inspiration!
GollyBard
I am just thrilled to be included in such a marvelous collection. I love the looks you have created with each piece of art! An inspired idea!
artangel
Love the way this has been put together - great idea, would love to see more like this (I am pointedly ignoring the spam!)
gretchenmist
very beautiful picks ~ some new favourites to be had, thanku :)
gretchenmist
oh, meant to say i love the way the article was curated too!
brilliant.
odiliafu
Lovely!! Love to see more artwork. Like the way you put art together with other designs.
smidgebox
beautifully done. i love how you choose the pieces based on one item, so lovely + well put together
BlueCrushBeads
Its so refreshing to see new artwork. Everyones work is so beautiful! Good Job!!
LondonParticulars
Love the olive green shoes, I would be all over them if they were my size!
Where is Alice?
Maybe I could splash some of that stuff on my feet!
dustyrosevintage
Awesome idea for a post. So creative and the picks are great!
sewlola
I love this idea for a post! Very creative!
Thank you for featuring my Chrysanthemum Clutch! :)
rememberer
everything in this spotlight is incredible and food for the imagination
Syssel
What a great post :D Especially love the fingerless lace glove and the nickers, and the love letter and.... all of it in fact :D
PeekoVintage
GOSH these are such pretty finds and love the muted color tones.
EarthGirlKnits
This post makes me want to sew and knit all of my own clothing. Way to go etsians!
undertheroot
there is a place of hearth and home within all these finds. subtle and effective.
HMHdesign
Awesome. I never thought of matching my clothes to favorite works of art. Very cool idea.
wristielove
so many great ones! love the horse drawing and deer painting. thc christine!
StrangeVagaries
Brilliant idea to take inspiration from works of art. Love this!
missbatch
Wow, what a fun selection and a great way of thinking about visual inspiration!
Of course, all this art is amazing too.
paramountvintage
i love this article! great idea to compare a piece of art to a collection of clothing.
great picks!
PipocaHandmade
When I first saw the title of this post, I thought it was a 'Masterpiece' Theatre theme (with the capelet and all)!...it's even more inspiring than I imagined! Lovely picks!
chrysdesignsjewelry
love this article and all the pieces from all the amazing artists :) Thanks so much for including my necklace :-)
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nonchaloir
I love the pieces you chose for this piece. All wonderful finds!!!!
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I love this piece! What a wonderful selection...I love all of them!!! ;)




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