Showing posts with label The Great Gatsby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Great Gatsby. Show all posts

Friday, May 10, 2013

DIY Friday: Great Gatsby Inspired Bracelet


I whipped up this retro little number after re-reading my Great Gatsby jewelry post.  I ordered a bunch of these pretty little rhinestone connectors and couldn't wait to start putting them to use. I decided to use the pink and gold gems with a double strand of gold chain on each side. To complete the Gatsby look, I added a gold chain tassel in the middle of the bracelet. The result is a fun, feminine, and totally flapper appropriate bracelet. Now if only we could still have parties like Gatsby's...


blazer c/o Tart Collections

I can't wait to see this story come to life on the big screen and will definitely wear my Gatsby bracelet to the movie. Will you be checking out The Great Gatsby?

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Get the Look: The Great Gatsby

My book club is tonight and this month we read The Great Gatsby. Somehow this book slipped past me as mandatory reading in High School so I was thrilled that it was chosen as one of our books for the year. The book was fabulous and I couldn't help but imagine the fashion and jewelry that the ladies would have been wearing to Gatsby's parties. The previews for the movie definitely helped in my visualization and I cannot wait to see the story brought to life on the big screen.

I found this photo of Carey Mulligan dressed as Daisy Buchanan on the cover of Vogue and may have squealed at the all of the vintage, art deco jewelry she has piled on.

How to Get The Great Gatsby Look

Pearls
Nothings screams 'the roaring '20s' like layers of pearls. Look for stacked strands for both wrists and necks. If looking to invest in a pearl necklace, look for one with varying lengths or a long strand that you can knot in the middle.

Rhinestones and diamonds
Opulent and over the top rhinestone configurations and diamonds are synonymous with The Great Gatsby look. In the 1920s women were dressing up with oversized stud earrings, large cocktail rings, and intricate necklaces. To save a dime, go for rhinestone costume jewelry over the real diamond alternative.

Tassels
Swing into 1920s style with tassels! Long earrings with bejeweled tasseled endings and necklaces that flare at the end are the perfect Daisy Buchanan look.

Head Pieces
Daisy wears a pretty jeweled headband for part of The Great Gatsby movie. This is the quintessential piece will have you looking like one of the flappers at Gatsby's parties in no time.

1. Head piece, Tiffany & Co.
2. Art deco ring, Barney's 
3. Pearl bracelet, Accessorize
4. Art Deco silver bracelet, Amazon
5. Vendome Earrings, Lulu Frost 
6. Green Pendant necklace, Max & Chloe
7. Flapper Tassel necklace, Max & Chloe
8. Silver and Pearl bracelet, Ben-Amun 
9. Immortality Necklace, Lulu Frost
10. Muse Earrings, Lulu Frost 


 
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