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.