What's a Gatsby Theme, Anyway?

It was the summer of 1922. "There was Music from my neighbor's house through the summer nights.  In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars. . . . At least once a fortnight corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet of canvas and enough colored lights to make a Christmas tree of Gatsby's enormous garden. . . . In the main hall a bar with a real brass rail was set up, and stocked with gins and liquors and with cordials so long forgotten that most of his female guests were too young to know one from the other." F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

In California, a group meets every year for an event called The Gatsby Summer Afternoon. Here is a link to a web page with some fun photos for inspiration:

http://www.artdecosociety.org/gatsby/gatsby2009.htm

Although flapper dresses and hats for the gents will be the easiest to find in the shops, if you're searching for the truly authentic look, check out this link (for guys, scroll all the way to the bottom of the article) below:

http://fashionbloglife.com/1920sfashion/


Here are a few more examples of ladies' dresses, for those searching for more dress ideas:

http://circavintageclothing.com.au/2007/09/25/costume-institute-1920s/