A roaring Jazz Age Lawn Party! And on meeting Gatsby

Safari at the Jazz Age Lawn Party

Saturday got off to a wrong start. I woke up with no voice, feeling weary and cranky. It was the beginning of a splendid day, yet I wasn’t feeling it. After an hour or so, I pulled myself out of bed and started getting ready, or so I tried. Why is the dress still wrinkled?! Why won’t my hair curl?! Where are my stockings?! I eventually got myself out the door at a very late 1:30pm. The Jazz Age Lawn Party had started since 11 am, yet I … [Read more...]

The Flapper Girl and the 1920s

As I mentioned it before in a previous post, I love everything about the 1920s - the fashion, the music, the decorating styles - and in particular the infamous flapper girl. When it comes to fashion, women experienced a sense of liberation from the old-fashioned tight corsets and crinolines, breaking into shorter skirts, shimmery dresses and chic wavy bobs. Women now had a right to vote, to flaunt their cigarettes and be as bold as they … [Read more...]