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1920's mens fashion and catwalk

1920's mens fashion
Men often wore neutral suits, however if they were wealthy shades of cream would often represent this.
Hair was often parted in the side and combed down.
1920's influence has been visible on the ss13 catwalk, with designers such as Ralph Lauren and Alexander McQueen  showing modern interpretations.

Face Charts

Face chart for close up shot

Face chart for mid shot

Face chart for full length shot

Story board

I have created a story board of the parts in the story that i am going to interpret.

Styling

There are many themes current in the Great Gatsby, i am going to use styling to represent themes in the story, using colour and material. Each scene that i am photographing shows a different stage in Daisies life, and the development of her character throughout the story.

For my first image, this will be a long shot of Daisy in a field. This image will represent the beginning of the story. 

 I found this dress in a vintage shop, i chose it because it has a 1920's feel to it, i thought i could make it more high fashion by adding jewellery and a mid length skirt underneath.

I wanted a white garment to represent her 'angelic' character. 

For the second image i will have my model wear a silky bright red scarf. This is to represent the desire and love that she feels for gatsby.

For the final mid shot image i wanted to represent the change in her character at the end of the story. In the final image my model will be wearing a vintage yellow dress, made more modern using jewellery and accessories. I chose yellow to represent the madness of character, after killing Myrtle.

1920 nails

Nails were important part of 1920's makeup and fashion. They often painted their nails, leaving a half moon shape at the bottom of the nail. This is otherwise called the reverse French manicure.

This 1920's inspired trend has since been since on catwalks for shows such as Dior.

1920's inspired MAC nails, this is the reverse manicure, however it has a modern twist as the top of the nail and the bottom are both painted indifferent colours.

Christian Dior a/w

These are images from Christian Diors A/W 2009 runway collection. The collection was heavily inspired by 1920's flapper makeup. I feel that they have taken make-up inspiration from the 1920's but adapted it, for high fashion, to fit the catwalk.

The Great Gatsby Ballet

These are the images from The Great Gatsby Ballet. Directed by David Nixon, he said that he wanted to make the audience feel like they were from the twenties.  The outfits are beautiful, yet simple in colour, as all of the images above show cream coloured clothing. Daisys make-up in these images is clean complexion, with a striking red lip, perhaps to symbolise her sexuality.

1920'S HAIR STYLES

The Marcel wave is the iconic 20's hairstyle. Here are some styles from the 20's.

 
 

I have found some more modern interpretations of the marcel wave or 'finger wave'.
This is a look from the SS 2011 PRADA collection.

Here is my first attempt at creating the marcel wave in our technical sessions.

 

This look was created by getting the front of the hair wet, and combing it back. Then, whilst pressing down hard on the damp hair, comb the hair the opposite way. A grip is then placed in the curve. This continues for the rest of the hair. Once you have reached the end, pin curl the hair up.

possible outfits for Daisy

Ive been online shopping for possible outfits for Daisy for each image
i have found a sequinned dress from Topshop, which i feel reflects the 1920's flapper style and high fashion.

Gatsby Glamour

From VOGUE.COM spring/summer 2012 collection inspired by The Great Gatsby. The look for 2012 was heavily beaded knee length dresses.
From Tory Burch 2012 collection

     

















Marchesa

Ralph Lauren
Ralph Laurens beautiful collection was heavily inspired by the Great Gatsby

VOGUE

1920's flapper girls, with a twist. The wet look waves her created by hair stylist John frieda, metallic eyes by Lisa Eldridge using MAC.

This look next look is created by Guido Palau, in september 2010 for Milan fashion week. even though it is based on the thirty jazz era, i feel that the marcel waves still represent 1920's fashion.

In vogue 2011, because of the filming of the most recent Great Gatsby interpretation, they used the 1920's for inspiration. The spring/summer collection where filled with black and gold flapper style dresses at Gucci. And sports wear at Ralph Lauren.

They put together a selection of must have's that any flapper girl would be wearing. The first product they selected was a bright red lipstick, by one of the major brands from the 1920's with was Elizabeth Arden. The next product listed on VOGUE was a cheek stain, to represent their heavily rouged cheeks. 

Finally another pro ducted suggested was a red nail polish. In the 20's red was the desired shade for all women, with a crescent shape left unpainted at the bottom.

STYLE.COM 1920's

Using STYLE.COM i have researched modern interpretation of the 1920's flapper girl look. 

This look is from Spring 2007, Sonia Rykiel's runway show. I think this look is very much a flapper girl look. Her floaty purple dress shows of the freedom that flapper girls needed when they were dancing to Jazz music, all topped off with the chunky silver and flowered hairband.

Previous interpretations of The Great Gatsby/Daisy

The Great Gatsby has be re-created several times. There is a well known remake which was filmed in 1974 and directed by Jack Clayton.

There is also a version that is going to be realised in May 2013. This version is directed by Baz Luhrmann. 

Unfortunately i haven't had an opportunity to watch this yet as it hasn't been realised.

Modern interpretation of 1920's makeup

This is a Illimasqua interpretation of the 1920's look,

I like how they have taken the flapper image, however made it modern using eyelashes. 

This is another interesting interpretation i have found, this look was done by makeup artist Pat Mcgrath

I like how she has even included the nails in the 1920's look. This is a very modern twist on the flapper look. 

Makeup in the 1920's

Heavey makeup was worn by women for the first time in the 1920's. Thanks to the development of brands such as Max Factor, women could safetly use make up for the first time. The look was pale, powdered complexion with a lot of rouge, lipstick and eyeliner.

Here are some images i have found...

Fashion in the 1920's

Flapper girls changed fashion in the 1920's, they started wearing shorter but floater dresses. Their dresses would often stop just below the knee. Many cut their hair into a short bob, in the 'shingle' style. Their fashion was particular- with long dresses they would wear long necklaces, and with short dresses they would wear a short necklace. day dresses were different to evening wear.

Here are some images of day wear...

 





Evening wear...
Evening wear saw the long, beautiful floaty dresses

 

Here is a quick painting i did which shows 1920's evening wear.