05 November 2013

Great Gatsby Costume Ideas

sz small, heavy with fringe 
 1920’s costume ideas

Gents
Men white jacket, black shirt, black pants, striped tie, black fedora
Black jacket, red shirt, white tie, spats, black fedora
Argyle socks
Carnation in the lapel
Flat cap, suspenders, black garter on arm
Raccoon coat
Vee neck sweater vest with knickers
Vests

Ladies ~ Vamps and Flappers

Bare arms, straight, flattened silhouette- they wore suppressors
Cloche hats, Small hats, turbans, porkpie hat
Hair – short or ‘bobbed’ or tie your hair back
Feather boa
Flat chunky shoes or Mary Jane’s
Headache band with feathers and pin
Bangle bracelets
Long string of pearls tied in a knot, crystal beads
Ostrich feather fan
Drop waist dresses, layered handkerchief hemline
Narrow skirts just below the calf, tops with sailor collars
Slave bracelets
Unbuckled galoshes- hence the name ”flapper”
Velvet harem pants or Oriental motif
Wraparound coats

Charleston
Shimmy
Tango


Here are some names to look up for dress ideas:
Clara Bow, Mary Pickford, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo
Rudolph Valentino – sheiks 

Fox fur
Ukulele



 My inventory:
1920’2 Inventory

DRESSES ~

Black dress with black fringe – sz sm
Gold with black fringe – sm/Med
Lavender with white fringe – sm/med
White slip with black fringe, silver top- sz small/Med

Red dress with black fringe, med/ lg
Yellow dress with black fringe – med/Lg
Dark blue with black fringe – med/Lg


Red dress with red fringe – L/XL
Green sequin dress with black fringe – L/ XL
Purple sequin dress with black fringe – sz L/XL

I have boas, cloche hats, gloves, headache bands, turbans and long pearl necklaces.

MEN

Blue double breasted, pinstriped suit, chest 33
Navy blue double breasted jacket, chest 36
Black double breasted jacket, chest 37
Black wool double breasted jacket, chest 37
Olive green double breasted jacket, chest 37
Pink zoot suit XL

I have white ties and red pocket kerchiefs.


Dames at Sea!

11 sailor collars were sewn by me, Denise had the black skirts, found white tops at local second had stores.

Sailor suits from EOU and Gordon Kohler, dresses from Seventh day Adventist store and friends, hats from Denise Wheeler, canes from adorable husband and Denise Wheeler. The grey dress on the end was the most popular with the adults! They girls did not like the shoulder pads.


Aren't they beautiful! It is soul satisfying to work with these girls for 4 years and see how far they have come! Alas, they are growing up.