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Surely it’s especially fun 1920s were know for their straight cut long dresses that made women appear boyishly flat chested and without hips. That’s interesting right? Many modern long summer dresses can be easily adapted to look ’20s. There are symbolic of the 1940s. Notice that skirts could’ve been plain and straight or pleated and a bit fuller. One quick way to make very straightforward straight line dress look art deco is to tie a thin fabric belt or loose sash a few inches below your hip bone. Notice, avoid tapered pencil style skirts. On p of that, this creates the unnaturally low waist line that is very characteristic of the early to mid ’20s. Remember, summer day dresses were made from lightweight, chiffon, georgette or silk materials. Solid colors as well as geometrical, Egyptian and Asian patterns were all the rage. Yes, that’s right! To get started you will need a dress.
When your dress is picked out you will need to add the crowing glory of the fashionable woman.
Instead ladies adorned themselves with wide brimmed straw hats that were wrapped with a ribbon and accented with a flower and feathers on one side.
Cloche hat is a tight fitting, low brimmed, headpiece that nearly any ’20s woman wore. Asymmetrical shapes were equally common with one the straw side hat pinned up and decorated with a colorful flower. So in case you do nothing else to dress for the Gatsby Festival you must at least wear an appropriate summer hat. They’ve been often created from wool, felt or crochet yarn which was ideal for winter but It’s a well-known fact that the next step is to stroll along in a comfortable pair of shoes. Avoid ballet flats, thin heeled pumps, sandals and socks. I’d say if you don’t have a pair of these already try you local dance supply shop for a pair of blackish Character shoes.t straps’ and Mary Jane’s with ‘1 3’ inch thick heels were ideal footwear for day or night. Although, for jewelry choose geometrical shapes inspired by the discovery King Tut’s mb in 1922.
Eventually feel free to adorn your outfit with accessories like mid length lace gloves, a shawl, beaded clutch purse and even a parasol.
If you have long hair you can gather it back to fit under your hat or placed it in a flat bun at the nape of your neck.
I’d say if you have short hair your cloche or straw hat will do well to cover your hair appropriately. Fashionable hairstyles were short bobs and finger woven hair. So in case you have a few hours and some sewing skills I highly recommend you sew your personal 1920s One Hour dress. Now pay attention please. It’s not very difficult to pull gether your outfit from items in your closet or local vintage and thrift stores.