The Great Obsession; The Great Gatsby

I won’t lie that I am utterly obsessed with Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby even I haven’t seen the film yet. Besides we are longing to see Miss Carey Mulligan in the role of little fragile teaser Daisy Buchanon, our eyes are hungry for costumes and the glamour that we were deprived of in these years of recession.
Costumes for the movie are created by Miuccia Prada who worked with costume designer Catherine Martin to create more than 40 roaring ensembles embroidered with beads, crystals, trims, velvet, fur and fringes. Hair designer for the movie is Kerry Warn who created a semi-shingle bob for Cary, which was high at the back like Eton Crop and bit longer at front, adorned with bob pins that were popular in 1920s. From the photos and stills we saw, the flickering shades of emerald jade, topaz and gold look perfect on society flapper Daisy. Well Daisy was a flapper, but not in true meaning of the word. Flapper craved to be equal with post Edwardian selfish man and androgyny was in service of doing men’s jobs and wearing comfortable clothes. Daisy is just one of the society girls who we can shallowly describe with Bob Dylan’s words the ones who jump on the wagon just for a while cause they know it’s in style.
If it’s to believe to scholars real life Daisy was 16-year-old upper class Chicago girl Ginevra King, Scott’s first love. Two years these two were partying around New York social scene and she was a wealthy flirt who was looking for something deeper only when tired of parties. 

"New York, 1922. The tempo of the city had changed sharply. The buildings were higher, the parties were bigger, the morals were looser and the liquor was cheaper." 

meeting suzy bishop from new penzance

M-a-r-g-o-t. Tenenbaum. I really believe in Margot. I often imagine her in diverse situations walking around hauling her vague Nico melancholy and brown Kelly in hand. The one with missing finger. In vintage Lacoste tennis dress, Margot is an icon, and probably for 20 years or more will be Angela or Lula Mae to some new kids. Those kids would probably think of Lacoste as something really really cool so Lacoste peeps, if they haven’t already, should pay a huge amount of money to Wes Anderson. Being updated with The Rushmore Academy and everything that is happening in the world of Wes, loyal fans were waiting and waiting. We needed new female heroine, Wes! There’s no doubt that Bill Murray is genius but honestly, can Bill wear a dress? That’s why we can finally exhale – it came the time of Moonrise Kingdom. Suzy is much younger than Margot and is far from a lesbian affair in Paris or lusty marriage experience. Girl that listens to Francoise Hardy’s sensual melodies wears 60s dresses with white cuffs and collars, knee socks, saddle shoes and basket bag. When you see her, you can easily imagine Tennessee Thomas, drummer of The Like. Or Ye-ye girls. But Suzy can be also one of the Beatlettes. Is that a reason we tweet and tumble and google her peachy pink outfits? Kasia Walicka-Maimone did a great job as costume designer. But will Suzy become our favorite Halloween costume and a girl that we can relate to, like Margot Tenenbaum is. We’ll see. But I can tell you that I am very excited to meet her. Are you? 

Collage made from Moonrise Kingdom stills

Chic Halloween this year?

In the earliest age, like their personal press agents, we were cutting their pictures out from the magazines. We didn’t do the research, but we were pasting images in special notebooks or were hanging them on the wall. It wasn’t just enough to watch them on the screen, but we had to have our private stalking collection. Fascination with movie heroines can sometimes be very silly thing, when you think about it.
Is it just a pretty clothes picked by wardrobe stylists or sewn by costume tailors, what attracts us to certain movie characters? Or it’s also personality of character reason why we sometimes feel a special connection with our screen idols. Since we often worship movie girls as style inspiration and inspiration stands more like influence less like cloning, it would be ridiculous to dress up head to toe like them on regular days. That's why is invented the Halloween! If you ever wanted to be an actress, but you are not on personal with spiders, ghost, witches and vampires, Halloween is just perfect day for you to get ready for the role. And five girls below I chose as Halloween costumes inspiration, are all from our era, and all special and quirky in they own way. Say hello to Margot, Amelie, Mirabelle, Bridget and Nikki!



Margot Tenenbaum, the royal gypsy princess of the Tenenbaum family is far away from the gypsy; her tennis striped dresses are vintage Lacoste, fur coat is made by Fendi and her brown purse is Hermes Kelly bag.
To be Margot list:
Striped tennis dress on fur coat, brown loafers, brown handbag and straight bob with plastic barrette. Black eyeliner. Be wistful and smoke all the time. And you will have to invent somehow the wooden finger.
Amelie Poulain, charming waitress devoted to helping people who surround her is very childish. As her style; small cardigans in bright colors, knee-length skirts and dresses, outerwear in earth tones, and little socks.
To be Amelie list:
Green cardigan on polka dot dress, black school shoes with small socks. Wig with the short bob and bangs. Smile with curious facial expression.
Mirabelle Buttersfield is selling gloves at the department store but in the free time she is an artist. Her style is very clean and ladylike, including lot of dresses, blouses and camel coat.
To be Mirabelle List:
Turtleneck gray shirt, pencil skirt and pumps. Tag with the name. Golden chain and the brooch. Red hair. Bit clumsy behavior. Act like you always think of something else.
The one and the only, Bridget Jones is a girl without the secrets but with very clever sense for humor.
To be Bridget list
Oversized floral pajama pants with pink twin set cardigan, or bunny girl costume on the coat. Don’t forget the diary, booze and the smokes. And the good sense for humor.
Nikki, Alfie's girlfriend is a party girl with very free spirit. She is very trendy, wears lot of golden jewelry, hats and the fur coat.
To be Nikki list:
Very long blond hair with the bangs. Hoop earrings. Smokey Eyes. Fur coat and the over knee black boots. Swinging sixties mood.