Re-createThe Great Gatsby

With the release of the much anticipated film 'The Great Gatsby', which I am yet to see, so many people are falling in love with the 1920s fashion. The glitz and glamour of the 1920's is eye-catching and unique. Here's how you can achieve it.

Hair
Short hair and finger waves were popular...

Here is a video from cherry doll face on how to achieve the Great Gatsby hair look without having to chop off your locks...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKxFUAK7ilc
Check out her other videos too she is really good.

Make-up

Before the roaring 20's nice girls just didn't wear makeup. It was often associated with promiscuous women and those on stage. Lets take rouge (now called blush). It was messy to use until the compact was invented. It was made easy to apply and transport and socially acceptable. it soon became fashionable to wear but not like we do today. Instead of dabbing it along the cheekbones they would apply in in circles on the cheeks.

Lipstick in a tube was invented in 1915 and was made easy to apply to that a lady could touch up often. Stencils were introduced to create a perfect line. On the top lip the lipstick went over the lip line and shaped like a cupids bow. On the lower lip, it was applied in an exaggerated manner. On the sides, the colour stopped short of the natural lip line. On the lower lip is was applied in an exaggerated manner and on the sides it stopped just short of the natural lip line. The most popular choice was red but you often see photos of women wearing very dark lipstick.

Ok so mascara looks a little different now.
Eyes were kept dark, lined with smudged liner and then mascara. Eyelash curlers were invented in 1923 and used for a more dramatic effect.
Here is a 1920s makeup tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEdUmByxx7w

Fashion
This is the era where women started to wear more comfortable clothing and first started to abandon the restricted clothing of the past. From 1925 the public passionately embraced the style closely associated with the roaring 20's. These style continued to characterise fashion until 1932.
    
The cloche hat, the dropped waist and the straight line chemise characterises the flapper style. Skirts were shorter and pleats, gathers or slits were added to skirts to allow more motion...

Here is a link to a few shops on etsy selling 1920s originals...
https://www.etsy.com/uk/search/vintage?q=1920s&view_type=gallery&ship_to=GB