Finding Art in Fashion: Art That Fits Your Style

As the weather gets warmer and spring starts to, well, spring. I start to think about several things. Being a woman, my first thought is: I can't wait to update my wardrobe and get rid of all this bulky winter clothing. The dreaded 2nd thought: I've got to do some serious spring cleaning to actually be able to see the inside of my closets. And the third and most fun: It's time to do some redecorating and freshen up my place. So, in honor of all my favorite designers and their fantastic Spring collections, today's blog is about:

Art in Fashion: Finding art that fits your fashion style

There are so many fabulous trends right now in the fashion world. I want to show you how easy it is to incorporate your fashion style into how you decorate your home. Take a look through the top spring fashion trends and find the fit that's right for you!

Fashion trend #1: 70's glam

This trend infuses vivid colors and bold patterns with a free-spirited aesthetic. Your artwork can do the same thing. Pops of color can brighten up your wardrobe as well as your walls. The way to make this trend work with your decor is to use art and accessories to provide color and pattern, but keep your furnishings clean and contemporary.

Gucci Spring 2011

Zinnia 1 by Robin Zingone Figure 8 Graphic B by Jonathan Adler

Using a mostly white pallet is a good mix for the bold colors and patterns of the artwork.

Fashion trend #2: Biker Chic

This trend is all about blending naughty with nice. Leather & silk, studs & lace, motorcycle jackets over cocktail dresses. The way to incorporate Biker Chic into your home is to blend your styles in a way that is unconventional and surprising.

Motorcycle Jacket by Burberry

Downtown by Eugene Motz

Pairing a contemporary painting with a very traditional chair like this Louis XV style is a great way to incorporate Biker Chic style into your home decor.

Content by David Tupper

The sweetness of the painting against the sleek lines of this black leather and metal couch would really tap into the naughty & nice aspect of biker chic.

Fashion trend #3: Punk Fashion

The Punk Fashion Trend is all about shock and controversy. It's best to not take this look full-blown (a la Ke$ha) but to add elements of the trend in your current wardrobe. To take this look into your home, I would recommend purchasing paintings and accessories that have a lot of shock value and tone down your furnishings with clean lines and minimal color.

Balmain

Flurry by Charlotte Foust

The bold color and frenzied design in the painting by Foust would add a Punk feel to a the clean white & grey furnishings above.

Fashion trend#4: Eclectic Chic

This trend is meant to be classy and subtle, yet eye catching. Like wearing a girlie dress in a bold electric blue and throwing on some chunky jewelry to mix it up. So when I think Eclectic Chic for you home, I think of a collection of many things brought together by a common thread, that thread being that they are treasured and collected over time. Eclectic homes to me, are always the most warm and welcoming.

Juan Carlos Obando

With No Direction by David Tupper

This room would look great with a bright & bold painting, like the one above. Eclectic Chic at it's best!

Marche aux Puces-Lustre III by Sue Gillette

This bold wall color calls for a more subdued print or painting, like the one above. A great place for the eclectic chic look is a bedroom or guest bedroom.