BLUE NUDE

Yesterday's outfit started with the color. Bright blue is what I often turn to when I'm in a rut--artistically, stylistically, or otherwise. Behr calls this color Windjammer, which sounds refreshing to me. I am a firm believer that there's nothing a pop of Windjammer can't cure--not even a bad case of the Mondays. [Click images to enlarge.]

I've always admired the use of this color in Matisse's Blue Nude (Souvenir of Biskra). It seems so unnatural to think of outlining the figure in blue, yet it makes so much sense visually and compositionally.

Here is another of Matisse's Blue Nudes from much later on in his career. When he was old and grey and could no longer paint, he resorted to paper cutouts which I think are still very powerful.

I came across this hilarious cartoon by Gordon Gurvan during my image search:

I think the blue tights are just the right accent for what could have been a somewhat blah outfit.

This is a dress that I can imagine wearing a million different ways. I'm already picturing it with a fur vest and over-the-knee boots when the weather becomes chillier.

I'm wearing a vintage dress and hat, Topshop tights, a beaded necklace from World Market (worn as a belt), and Juicy Couture leather lace-up booties.

[Matisse images from lightmillennium.org, wahooart.com, artmodel.wordpress.com, respectively.]