The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is a book that takes place in the Roaring 20s. During that era, you saw a lot of pin curled short hair, flappers, dresses with almost no waist definition, hats, gloves, and flowy scarves.

Her spring 2005 line was very feminine in the Great Gatsby theme - the wispy fabrics, the light colors, patterns, and flowy blouses are very apparent:




The garter belts/lingerie look from the ‘20s-‘40s seemed to really influence the line as well. These appeared in many of the skirts and jackets:



Of course it wasn’t complete without the hair:



This is of course a favorite style of Gwens (as seen in the ‘Don’t Speak’ and ‘It’s My Life’ videos). She even channeled Jean Harlow in the movie “The Aviator”: