What makes us want to dress like Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby, wear similar headbands and bow ties, replica dresses and suits, copy the makeup? It is not the dress or the makeup, you see, ol’ sport)) Those are just the accessories to a feeling we are after. But they are the very important accessories to help set the scene of the beginning of a new era in the Americans’ self-expression, indulgence and power.

This New Year’s Eve the Gorgeous Team and our close friends traveled back in time to the era of the “new” fashion of 1920s. We rang in the New Year 2017 at a glamorous party at Jay Gatsby’s house 😉  

This was not our first 1920s-themed party, the novelty of it was a little worn off. So we conducted deeper research and went to great lengths of “embracing the urban culture of freedom” to connect with that time on a deeper level.

The makeup and the appearance were taken seriously. Very seriously 😉 The itinerary was carefully planned too. We considered, but didn’t quite make it to Pittsburgh’s very own (original) Speakeasy at the Omni, but danced provocatively to Charleston and followed the sexy rhythms of jazz  in a few locations around town, including the magnificent space with some finger-licking hors d’oeuvres and picturesque views of the city at the Coterie Party in the Frick Building’s Penthouse.

The roaring 20s was the time when American women first moved on from the more restricting  fashions of the past and began to wear more comfortable clothes such as short skirts and trousers. Here is my take on “the flapper look”, as you can see.