To all who mourn in Israel, He will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the LORD has planted for his own glory. Isaiah 61:3

Saturday, June 6, 2015

1920s Salmon and Black Dress at Gatsby and Gangsters

Well, last night was the night.  The "Friends of the Historical Museum and Old Idaho Penitentiary" held their first (hopefully annual) Gatsby to Gangster fund raiser at the Old Pen.  I got to wear my salmon dress that I made for the event and it was so comfortable!  The fabric was super soft and thankfully, it was very overcast and cool for the event so I didn't swelter as I was doing earlier in the day whilst setting up.  The event was a lovely success with many people arriving in flapper and gangster style!  There were some very impressive outfits and dresses that graced the pen with their presence!

A lot of the members of We Wear History were in attendance and it thrilled my heart to see all of them during the evening adding elegance and style to the place.  Job very well done all!!



My very handsome husband wore his plus twos and looked smashing!


I love that he is game to dress up with me for these events!!!  Thank you sweets!

As soon as the event began, things were hoppin', so I had very little time for photographing my dress.  Thankfully, my fabulous husband was able to take a few shots of me that turned out really well!  We quickly headed to a spot where no other event goers were.  The building behind me is the burned out cafeteria of the Old Pen.  Still beautiful after the fire.



For my accessories I wore a necklace that I made the day before out of black glass beads, a 1920s wrist watch, black leather reticule, black T-strap shoes, my antique seam back stockings and my new hat.  Oh yes and art deco looking earrings and art deco rings...one in amethyst, the other in carnelian!





I got to the Old Pen at 2:00 and the day was strangely muggy.  I cracked the windows in the car and shaded the wind shield.  At 6:00 when I went to get my dress out of the car to get dressed, the skirt was crazy wrinkled.  I calmly went to the Bishops' House and asked if they had an iron.  Not only did they have an iron in the Bride's Room, they had an ironing board!!  Thank you Bishops' House!!!  You saved my day!!!


I am so happy with how the sleeves turned out for the dress!



The wind was playing around with the skirt....it was fun! 



Blowing a kiss to my sweet!



We Wear History!  (Our Facebook page: We Wear History) I think we all looked so very fabulous!  Thank you so much for all the help and work you did to make Gatsby to Gangsters a great success!  Now we have a year to plan what to wear to next year's event!!

Be Blessed my friends!

g

28 comments:

  1. Your dress is so fabulous! The even looks super fun, too, and every looks smashing!

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    1. Thank you so much Megan! The event was really fun and it was fun to see so many people dressed up!
      Blessings!
      g

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  2. Hi Gina,
    Your dress turned out to be so darling and your hubby took some amazing photos of you. What a fun night you all must have had!

    <3 Cori

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    1. Thank you for your lovely compliment Cori! I usually have my mom take my pictures so it was really fun to have Greg take them!
      Blessings!
      g

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  3. Oh, you look perfect in that outfit! The dress is cute, elegant, feminine and very 1920s :)

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    1. Thank you for the lovely compliment Ms. Nelly! I think this is my favorite 1920s dresses so far... Very subdued and calm looking...
      Blessings!
      g

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  4. I am not usually that fond of flapper dresses... I generally prefer the male fashion from that era. But! That looks great! Love the fabric, those black trims and oh those sleeves are lovely.

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    1. Why thank you Fanny! For a long while I didn't like the 1920s, but the more research I do, the more it grows on me!!
      Blessings!!
      g

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  5. Wow wow wow you look absolutely perfect! Once again, you look like you stepped off the film set of Downton Abbey!

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    1. Yay!!! Best compliment!! Thank you so much my beautiful friend!! That is what I aim for when making my outfits.... To look right!!
      Blessings!
      g

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  6. Wow Gina this outfit is perfect! It was lovely on the dress form but amazing on you! You and your husband look great together.

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    1. Thank you so much Vivien! I really love it when Greg dresses up with me!! We have a lot of fun!
      Blessings!
      g

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  7. Every time you do a new era, you do it so well! Your attention to details serves you proud. The dip on the sleeves are perfect!
    Val

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    1. Wow! Thank you fit the fabulous compliment Val! I do like the details and these sleeves make me so happy!!
      Blessings!
      g

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  8. Wow, great dress and great style, Gina!

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    1. Thank you so much for your lovely compliment, Lieschen!
      Blessings!
      g

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  9. Oh do I love how that turned out! Just Beautiful!!! Ok back to my little sweat shop- clocks ticking :)

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    1. Thank you my fabulous friend! I too am quite enamored with this dress!! Have fun in the sweat shop!!
      Blessings!
      g

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  10. Gina, it is gorgeous! I positively love it! You look so pretty! *squeal!* I think the '20's suits you wonderfully!

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    1. Oh!! Thank you so much Ruth! I have really grown to love this era, especially since I know how to work with my hair now!!
      Blessings!
      g

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  11. Gina, you're the real cats meow!! While you look absolutely stunning in every decade's fashions, the 20s really suit you! A fabulous new frock + the perfect accessories + (best of all) the dapperest of gents = A+ perfection again!! Keep inspiring us, Anneliese :)

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    1. Ha!! That's fun Anneliese! Thank you so much for your lovely compliment! It's really fun for me that Greg dresses up with me!! He is so handsome!!
      Blessings!
      g

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  12. Great! It must have been such a fun event! You both look perfect, I love how your 1920s dress turned out :)

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    1. Thank you so much Olga! The event was quite fun and can't wait for next year's dress to be made!! There will be much planning!
      Blessings!
      g

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  13. OH MY GOODNESS. I stumbled upon your blog while looking for wire hat frame tutorials and I could spend all afternoon looking at your photos and reading your posts. That dress is amazing and I'm so in awe that you recreated something you fell in love with online. Hopefully you will do an Irene Castle dutch hat in the near future so I can sew along with you? I'm very new at millinery but so inspired!

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    1. Wow!! Thank you for your wonderful compliments Lex! I am so happy you found my blog! I will have to check out what an Irene Castle dutch hat is!! I adore millinery work even more than sewing dresses!! I hope you find inspiration here!
      Blessings!
      g

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  14. Your entire ensemble is so divine. The color palette really is so perfect, and I just think the details of your outfit are fabulous! If I were you, I'd want to wear this outfit everywhere I could think of, and never take it off! ❤

    xox,
    bonita of Lavender & Twill

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    1. Thank you so much Bonita!! I still have the dress hanging in my room...I can't bring myself to put it in the costuming room in the garage...It is so very comfortable and soft that I really could wear this all the time!
      Blessings!
      g

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