FASHION OF

BY : DEBJEET LACHI

MEHEK SURBHI TOSHI

1920’sThe United States

• The flapper look became extremely popular .

•  A carefree lifestyle, lavish parties and all-night dancing defined this pivotal decade of the Jazz Age.

•  This look was characterized by shorter hemlines that rose up to reveal the knee, loose skirts, boxy silhouettes, and a flattened chest.

Chemise Dress La garconne cloche hat

Men’s Fashion

• Three piece suits • Hats• High waist pants• Ankle length pants• Bow ties and tie pins

Hairstyle and Makeup

• Shorter, more boyish• Embellished headband.• Cloche hats and buckle strap shoes.

• Face make-up during the 1920s was very fair, making the girl's complexion light.

Difference and similaritiesfrom Indian fashion

Lot of differences were found • Acceptance of Western clothing

was a little late • The way of partying was very

different and the cloths worn for party's were different.

• In west they had different types of clothing for different events but in India saree was worn for all kind of events.

Similarities • Hair accessorize and Lot of

jewelry .• Loose clothing for women• Shorter hairstyles

Possible meanings

• Flashing green light: The green light represents Gatsby hopes and dreams for the future, which is Daisy. He reaches toward it in the darkness as a guiding light to lead him to his goal.

• Valley of ashes: The ashes are symbols of dead, with more self-centred and arrogant people arising from them. It represents the moral and social decay hidden by the West, and East Egg. The valley of ashes also symbolizes the plight of the poor, like George Wilson, who live among the dirty ashes and lose their vitality as a result.

• Windows:It is used as introduction to the charactersAnd through window they created a mystery about the Gatsby’s life.It can also be a medium for getting a glimpse of the human secrecy of money and corruption behind the walls from the dark streets outside.

• Daisy’s name:Daisy is portrayed as the girl-flower of purity and innocence, is the ideal, girl that men would seeks.Like the flower itself, Daisy hides her corrupted soul with vestments of white and frivolousness.

• A string of pearls:Pearls have the meaning that superstition gives them: they are considered bad luck and bring tears.The lure of the pearls and the life of wealth and luxury they represent were more than Daisy could resist, so she went ahead and married Tom despite her love for Gatsby.And for Myrtle is a present from her lover. After being hit by the car, her corpse is surrounded by pearls.Both Daisy and Myrtle are unhappy with their lives and husbands, but don’t do anything to change their own destiny: Daisy stays in her golden cage, while Myrtle ends her life tragically, thrown away as a broken doll.

• Gatsby's yellow roadster:Status of wealth and a sense of new found freedom By stating the colour of car as yellow is to symbolizes money and corruption of Gatsby.It has also been used for framing Gatsby for the accident by Tom.

• The Mantle Clock:It can be interpreted as Gatsby using time as support; yet time, in turn, has failed him. Ever since meeting Daisy, Gatsby has tried desperately to become wealthy and be a good match for Daisy; over time he succeed his dream of attaining the money, but over time, he lost Daisy.

• Ringing phone:It was a hope for Gatsby and a moment he waited for his life to achieve daisy. But as for daisy despite being unhappy of her marriage life she chose luxury and money over love.

• Staircase:It was pride and success for Gatsby that he worked to achieve Daisy.

NEW YORK IN THE AGE OF GATSBY• Three principal types of locations in The Great Gatsby. About

half the actions take place on either East Egg or West Egg, fictional northern Long Island villages still graced with the mansions of Gilded Age millionaires.

• And then, there's the wasteland in between, where secrets are laid bare and burnt to ash.

NEW YORK IN 1920s New York in the 1920s had nearly 6 million residents and was a center of manufacturing, commerce, and culture. Immigrants entering through the port and migrants coming by road and rail fed the city’s thriving economy.

Immigrant City• In 1920s New York was a city with a large immigrant

population although the United States began to restrict immigration in 1924.

• Foreign-born residents played a crucial part in the city’s economic, social, and cultural life.

Cultural Connections• Many African American artists and performers were drawn

to New York to take part in Harlem’s dynamic jazz and blues music scene. One such migrant was Georgia native Fletcher Henderson, who led the most successful African American jazz band in the decade.

• Other musical talents who made New York home in the twenties were Coleman Hawkins (from Kansas City); “Duke” Ellington (Washington, DC); “King” Oliver, “Jelly Roll” Morton, Louis Armstrong (New Orleans); and Bessie Smith (Chattanooga). Jazz became a powerful expression of New York’s cultural life and was exported through recordings, radio broadcasts, and live performances abroad.

WHY WAS 1920s ‘ROARING’?

Incredible economic growth coupled with the breakdown of many traditional social barriers, particularly those involving women with extreme changes in culture, technology, music (hence "The Jazz Age"), dance and fashion.

Largely because World War I left Europe so devastated, industry boomed in the United States to fill the worldwide demand. In addition, a lot of European money flowed into the U.S. because of the war, meaning that banks had lots of money to lend. As such, the standard of living for everyone started to rise.

workers started enjoying better salaries, so regular people in the cities had more disposable income.  It was the boom period for many forms of entertainment from Hollywood to Broadway.

• Women started doing things that were unthinkable, such as smoking and going out with men when they hadn't been properly introduced.  Women started dressing in clothes that used to be reserved for prostitutes, like short dresses.

• Prohibition did nothing to slow this down. Drinking alcohol became an act of defiance, and the top music acts played at illegal booze places.In other words, particularly for the rich and the growing middle class, things had never been better and it looked like the party would never end.

A Birthday Party in Twenties

MUSIC, DANCE AND FASHION OF THE ERA

• Jazz music influenced all aspects of society.

• Jazz poetry, fashion, and industry were effected by the "basement" music that took the United States by storm.

• In its early years jazz was considered the devils music by diverse segments of the American public.

• Public dance halls, clubs, and tea rooms opened in the cities.

• Dance moves, like the shimmy, turkey trot, buzzard lope, chicken scratch, monkey glide, and the bunny hug were eventually adopted by the general public.

The 1920's were Broadway's prime years, with over 50 new musicals opening in just one season. It was also a decade of incredible artistic developments in the musical theatre.

• The most popular dances during the

decade were the foxtrot, waltz, and American tango. From the early 1920s, a variety of novelty dances were also developed including the Breakaway, Charleston, and Lindy Hop.

• In the nightclubs dancing was often mixed with illegal alcohol and in the shadiest clubs, prostitution.

• F. Scott Fitzgerald describes Gatsby’s parties as one big drunken dance party. Women who frequented clubs and parties like these were known as “good time girls.”

• Party goers would travel from one club to the next, avoiding police raids

HAIRSTYLES- Women

• 1920’s Inspired• Bob cut• Flapper style• Soft blonde hair with bangs• Face framing wisps of hair• A- line bob

Daisy Buchanan

Jordan Baker

• Mirror image of Daisy• Deep chestnut brown• Stick-straight hair with defined wisps framing her face• Shiny hair

 Myrtle Wilson

• Short defined , curls• Brown hair • Often accessorized with a silk headband

HAIRSTYLES-Men

Jay Gatsby

• Sleek hairstyles• Classic fade-style cut• Slick and shiny finishes• Don Draper side-part• Focus on front area• Side parting• Little height

Nick Carraway

Tom Buchanan

What would be the change in the plot that you would want and why?

*The change in plot that I would like to have is the death of Myrtle Wilson, tom buchanan’s wife.

The reason behind this change would be that have that the incident never happened , daisy would still not go ahead with gatsby . As she was not very sure about leaving her husband and her lifestyle.But one day when she would have got to know about her husband’s mistress , she would have regretted not going with gatsby.

Change in the styling and look of each character?Nick Carraway :

Jay Gatsby

Daisy

Tom