Marvelous Mondays: Inspired by Artwork

Happy Marvelous Monday, everyone! I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Mine was pretty great, full of lots of good stuff. I am looking forward to finally having some time to just relax, though! I'm the type of person that needs a few hours every day to just unwind and enjoy peace and quiet. That's been a bit hard to do with all of the wedding planning coming to fruition here. Yeek!

In any case! If you're new to the blog, here's the idea behind Marvelous Monday:
"Our philosophy: Monday is nobody’s favorite day of the week, but maybe its terrible reputation is a little undeserved. We’re on a mission to make ours (and hopefully yours) a little less awful by dressing marvelously!"

There are currently 5 of us participating in the challenges, so make sure to check out the other ladies' looks! I've posted links at the bottom of this entry for your perusal.

This week the theme was "inspired by artwork." I chose the cubist painter Piet Mondrian's piece "Composition II in Read, Blue, and Yellow."



I originally intended to do some more pattern mixing for this challenge-- I liked the idea of pairing a floral print skirt with a floral print top (drawn from Monet). But when I saw this dress and its cute little brass buttons, I immediately thought of a print of Mondrian's art that used to hang in the children's library back in my hometown when I was a kid.





color blocked dress, ross. chevron bangle, ashley stewart. black wedges, dots.





Don't forget to check out these lovely ladies!

Cheri at Cheri'z Angel and Style Luvin
Jocelyn at Fat, Fashionable, and Feminist
Sarah at The Ridiculous Sort
Sian at Sort Life Out, Buy Milk

Drawing Inspiration

Hey lovelies! So I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out what to do with my blog during the week. Due to my work schedule I'm not able to get home before dark on weekdays-- and given that my camera takes abysmal indoor photos, this means the only real opportunities I have for outfit posts are on weekends. But sometimes I want to be able to update during the week.

I was reading one of my favorite blogs during a break at work, A Beautiful Mess, in particular THIS ENTRY really struck a chord with me. You should definitely check it out if you have a minute or two. Basically she discusses that with every venture there comes a time when you have to ask yourself, is it time to "adapt, quit, or evolve"?

For Goodbye Hollywood, I think it's time to adapt. I want to start including some artistic representations of my outfits that I can't otherwise capture. I know this probably seems like a very small change to you guys, but I'm really excited about this! I don't often share my drawings with people. I'm something of a perfectionist and I'm extremely critical of my own work, so sometimes I tend to hoarde them instead of sharing. So not only is this a great way to help the blog to continue to move forward, but I think it's a good thing for me personally. :)

Onto the outfits! Let me know what you think about the new feature.