The Great Gatsby

I must warn you now, there will be an extreme photo overload happening.  My mum and I took the first set of photos on Sunday after church because I heard it was going to be a lot cooler the following day when I was going to see Gatsby.  I also wore eyeshadow during the first batch, trying to emulate the 1920s makeup.  Unfortunately, I didn't have black or grey to do a smokey eye and ended up having to use purples.  I didn't really care for the end result.

I also wore eyeshadow during the first batch, trying to emulate the 1920s makeup.  Unfortunately, I didn't have black or grey to do a smokey eye and ended up having to use purples.  I didn't really care for the end result.

I am so glad that I found this dress on eBay.  The red flapper dress I made was a bit scandalous length-wise.  I blame the fact that it was a pattern for a Halloween costume.  It's fine if that's what you're going for.  But I wanted something a bit more authentic to the period.  I wanted to look like I stepped out of the 20s and not like a generic Halloween flapper.

My finger waves for once turned out quite well, if I say so myself.  And just in time for going to see the film.

Now below is the second set of photos taken Monday, the day I saw Gatsby, at my usual location of the Conrad Weiser Homestead.  It was more chilly, as it was announced, so I donned my faux fur coat, which I thought went well with the 20s aesthetic.

I took these photos whilst waiting for my friend, Nikkoel to arrive.  I decided I wanted to take some solo at this spot and I also changed my eye makeup so I wanted new photos for that reason as well.  I really liked the way the photos turned out here by the door.  It's like a secret entrance with the way the plants have grown up.

I am my own worst critic when it comes to photos of myself.  But I am absolutely in love with the photo below.  I feel like it turned out so well and I look like a real flapper.  My only complaint would be the plant blocking the view of my legs a bit.

Nikkoel arrived and we had a lot of fun figuring out photos and poses.  It was a bit awkward at first since I've never really done that with another person.  My mum usually just snaps away to get poses and candid shots.  But this was different.  I had to stage two people, not just myself.  I like to pretend that we are walking up to Jay Gatsby's house for one of his wild parties.

It was really nice to have someone else to shoot ideas off of.  Nikkoel came up with the idea to lay across the bench like this.  It turned out really swell.  She had some great input.

My Outfit Details:

vintage 1970s does 1920s dress {eBay}

vintage 1920s hat {Maine}

vintage 1920s handbag {gift}

vintage gloves, vintage jewellery, vintage fur shrug {Grandma Charlotte & Grandma Ruth}

fishnet backseam stockings {k-mart}

heels {thrifted}

We unfortunately ran out of time for taking photos because we had to travel a bit to get to the cinema.  I really wish we could have taken more photos and gotten to other spots on the Homestead.  Hopefully there will be more photoshoots together in the future.  It was so nice to get together with someone else who appreciates past decades and likes to dress up.

I had an amazing day taking photos with Nikkoel and we really enjoyed the film as well.

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