Dress Gatsby

16 May 2013

The beads and chiffon of an evening dress tangled among dying orchids…” The Great Gatsby, F.S. Fitzgerald

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This sumptuous exhibit had been set up in Soho Prada store a while ago, but I waited until I had seen the movie to go enjoy it. I went to see The Great Gatsby on Friday, the day it was released, then on Saturday I ran to Soho before the exhibition was dismantled and transfered to Tokyo and Shanghai.

I really liked the movie, for many reasons, but I have to admit that the beauty of the costumes helped a lot.

I’ve always loved the 1920’s fashion, this nonchalant clothing revolution, the straight and slinky dresses, the low waist… This was the embodiment of a new, freer femininity. I’ve always been fascinated by the unabashed sophistication of the golden years.

While I was in the movie theater, I wish I had a remote so I could freeze the image during Jay Gatsby big parties, and take my time to admire all those glamorous gowns.

Catherine Martin (Baz Luhrmann’s wife) designed the costumes with Miuccia Prada, who adapted 40 dresses from Prada and Miu Miu archives for the movie. The result is absolutely stunning !

And I was lucky enough to admire those dresses for real ! The exhibit was wonderful, you could walk between the mannequins and see the details very very closely : the glitter, the beads, the cristals, the pendants, the sequins, the feathers, the furs, the beauty of the fabrics, the incredibly beautiful fascinators and headbands, but also some more modern touches, such as this camouflage sequin clutch – so contemporary.

Special mention, of course, to Daisy’s Chandelier dress. It is so impressive to see it so closely after seeing it in the movie the day before ! As if you were jumping from virtuality to reality !

I leave you with a few pictures, that I hope will (circle all that apply) remind you of some sweet images of the movie / make you want to run to the nearest big screen to see these gowns « rippling and fluttering as if they had just been blown back in after a short flight around the house.”

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45 comments on “Dress Gatsby”

  1. Cette expo devait être tout simplement magnifique ! J’ai attendu ce film avec une grosse impatience ( j’y vais vite ce mâtin d’ailleurs après avoir posté mon billet ambiance années folles et j’y aurais bien intégré quelques photos de cette superbe expo ! 😉 ) J’espère qu’elle viendra jusqu’à Paris !

  2. Quelle chance, j’ai adoré le film et les tenues, comme tu dis, j’avais aussi envie de faire pause afin d’analyser toutes les tenues, bijoux, accessoires , coiffures etc !
    La bande son est elle aussi canon !!

  3. Ces robes sont à couper le souffle ! J’en ai rarement vu d’aussi belles ! Quelle chance tu as de les avoir vues !
    Tu m’as donné envie d’aller voir le film 😉

    Bonne continuation sur ton blog, bisous !

  4. Bonjour Pauline,
    Je suis depuis qq temps déja ton blog que je trouve très sympa. Ayant passé moi même plusieurs semaines à NY, tes posts me rappellent de merveilleux souvenirs. J’avais visité la boutique PRADA de SoHo, démantielle par son architecture. Alors là en plus, nous proposer les costumes de GATSBY : juste 1 mot : MERCI. Nous ne les verrons jamais aussi bien. Beaucoup de bonnes choses à toi. Sonia

  5. C’est absolument magnifique!!!
    Je vais voir The Great Gatsby cette aprés-midi après des semaines d’attentes pour sa sortie!!!

    Les chaussures avec une sorte d’ailerettes à l’arrière me fascinent!

    Merci Pauline pour ces magnifiques clichés, car je pense que l’exposition ne passera pas par Londres, là où j’habite 🙁

    xxx

  6. C’est absolument sublime !!!
    Moi aussi, j’aime bcp la mode des années 20. Les femmes savaient être élégantes, et la mode était plutôt originales, surtout dans les accessoires

  7. Oh la chance!!
    J’ai adoré le film et, tout comme toi, j’aurais aimé pouvoir mettre la scène de la fête au manoir sur pause, tellement ces costumes sont magnifiques!
    On retrouve toute cette accumulation bien particulière à Miuccia Prada qui font de ces robes de véritable chefs d’œuvre!!
    Merci pour ces photos Pauline!

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