Great Gatsby

[Mycroft]

I just finished the Great Gastby and I love it and recomend it to anyone. He wears many different color shirts and suits, what do these look like and were they common? Also, when does he where a 8-piece cap?

 

[Vladimir Berkov]

It has been some years since I read Gatsby, but if I remember correctly he was wearing lilac colored shirts at one point.

 

[Mycroft]

It has been some years since I read Gatsby, but if I remember correctly he was wearing lilac colored shirts at one point.

Yea, I remeber that too.

 

[Wild Root]

Which film are you talking about bro? There was the Redford one in the 70's and a newer one that aired on HBO that really stunk. All the clothes for the most part in both films were costumes and not original duds. Not that's a bad thing but the first one made in the 70's had such strong 70's styling to it it's hard to watch.

Fun movie for what it is, but if you're watching it for clothes, you'd be better off watching a real 20's or 30's movie.

Cheers,
Root.

 

[Mycroft]

Which film are you talking about bro? There was the Redford one in the 70's and a newer one that aired on HBO that really stunk. All the clothes for the most part in both films were costumes and not original duds. Not that's a bad thing but the first one made in the 70's had such strong 70's styling to it it's hard to watch.

Fun movie for what it is, but if you're watching it for clothes, you'd be better off watching a real 20's or 30's movie.

Cheers,
Root.

OK, but did people acually wear that bright of colors as shown in the book or is it an extragant form of Art Deco in clothing form?

 

[Wild Root]

Well, there were men who wore light pastel colors in spring and summer times in the 1920?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s and 30?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s. Mostly the upper crust. White suits and light colored shirts and such were very common at that time. Mostly at swanky luncheons at country clubs wile playing crochet.

I hope that helps a little.

Root.

 

[MudInYerEye]

Root left out the silent 1926 version which I've never seen, and the 1949 Alan Ladd version which is very faithful to the book and a fine reference for period clothes.

 

[Vanessa]

Thought you might be interested in some pictures from the most recent GBACG Gatsby Picnic.

Gatsby Pictures courtesy of Demode

 

[Matt Deckard]

I don't recall Gatsby wearing an 8 piece cap in the book.

Clothes with brighter colors were more prevalent on the West coast where Hollywood and summer were year round influences. Dark greys browns and black clothes were more common in the East.

You see pics of the more affluent members of the era wearing brighter flashier clothes... playboys and such.

Vanessa, were you at that picnic?

 

[Mycroft]

Great Pictures and thanks for the info, Matt.

 

[The Wolf]

Gosh darn it, Wild Root!

You brought up something that annoys me and many people have had to hear about it. Now it's the Loungers turn.
For the longest time only the Redford version of "The Great Gatsby" was on video. WHY NOT THE OTHERS??
The 1926 version was made a year after the book was published and had William Powell as George Wilson the garage owner. Even if it is a silent, I would imagine the other two points would make it worth putting out.
The 1949 version had Alan Ladd for goodness sake. It's a talkie and a recognizable actor as Gatsby.
Don't even get me started on the other great silents made by Powell.

Grumble, grumble, grumble,
The Wolf

 

[Vanessa]

Gatsby Picnic . . .

Matt - Alas, no - I was not at the picnic. It's in San Francisco, I believe and I'm stuck waaay over in Chicago. Lauren & I were bouncing around the idea of attending next year, though.

 

[chrissy]

more Gatsby picnic photos- 2005

More pictures:

http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?L=hallreis&P=&AID=2836988&G=Y

Thought you might be interested in some pictures from the most recent GBACG Gatsby Picnic.

Gatsby Pictures courtesy of Demode

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Volumes have been written on the use of color in "The Great Gatsby." Fitzgerald's use of color, for shirts, clothes, and cars -for example, were more true to the characters rather than to prevailing style. Gatsby, the shining optimist, the self-made man, the garrish self-alienated introvert, is "hidden" behind a Palette of bright yellows, salmons, and lilac (?). Color was used as a device in 1920's literature. Think of the color green as a symbol of hope; the color of money and "the light at the end of Daisy's dock."

 

[Mycroft]

Volumes have been written on the use of color in "The Great Gatsby." Fitzgerald's use of color, for shirts, clothes, and cars -for example, were more true to the characters rather than to prevailing style. Gatsby, the shining optimist, the self-made man, the garrish self-alienated introvert, is "hidden" behind a Palette of bright yellows, salmons, and lilac (?). Color was used as a device in 1920's literature. Think of the color green as a symbol of hope; the color of money and "the light at the end of Daisy's dock."

Wow, really, where can I find that stuff.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Mycroft,
Any good university library should have tomes on the criticisms of "The Great Gatsby." Also, ask the librarians for their Dictionaries of Literary Criticisms. A work of Gatsby's standing will have quite a few citations.

I studied English Literature at Rutgers and worked with these all of the time. You would be amazed at the sheer number of information available. It was the only way I was able to get through all of the papers I had to write.

There may also be some of these works posted out on the web, but beware of the sources. Check the authorship and make sure they were written by a reputable scholar rather than an anonymous student or a service that sells term papers. The best articles are those that survey what other critics have written, in my opinion.

Let me know what you uncover. I love Gatsby and, after reading this post, I intend to go back and revisit it.

 

[Mycroft]

Thanks a bunch.