The long awaited film“The Great Gatsby” hit theatres this past weekend. The infamous F. Scott Fitzgerald story that many of us remember reading as part of our high school curriculum, has now been gloriously transformed into a silver screen version, bringing to pass a truly marvelous film that is likely to set the costume and fashion worlds on fire.  Gatsby style has been the talk of the town and in case you haven’t heard, adaptations of these styles may be headed quickly to a store near you!

The story of the Great Gatsby takes place during the roaring twenties, a time that historically has already been considered one of great fashion revolution.  Women of the twenties were considered to be fashion rebels, dumping the corsets and petticoats of prior decades and instead embracing a far more free form, a straighter and almost boyish silhouette, with much shorter hemlines to boot.  During the time period of the Great Gatsby, fashions were truly unique and unlike anything that women had worn before.  In the story of the Great Gatsby, another dimension of style is also added to the film.  Decadent luxury.  Stunning (and expensive) jewelry was worn with elaborate headdresses.  Skirt lengths were going up, and women’s hairstyles were getting shortly bobbed. 

Creating a “Gatsby” look of your own is pretty easy.  For women, the “Flapper” style dress, fringe and all, is going to be a popular look for any upcoming costume parties you may be gearing up for.  Complete the “Gatsby” look with long strands of pearls, headdresses with feathers and even an ultra glamorous feather boa. When it comes to creating an authentic “Gatsby” look, no amount of luxury is too much, so when it comes to glam, pull out all the stops and you will be getting close!  Check out our Charleston Cutie costume, which comes complete with all the extra accoutrements you will need to really pull of the ultimate, truly Gatsby-inspired costume look. 

For you guys out there that want to sport the classic Gatsby look, think “Brooks Brothers”.  The timeless looking jacket with peaked lapels, matching trousers, and a point-collared shirt is a great place to start.  You will want to have a crisp looking vest, perhaps a pocket square and maybe if you are going all out–a nice pair of cufflinks.  Adding some exciting twenties style accessories will complete your Gatsby look.  Two-toned oxford shoes and a Newsboy style cap will also send you off in the right direction! 

Recreating the indulgent looks found in the new movie, “The Great Gatsby” is one of the hottest costume trends out there.  You will not want to wait to pick up one of these incredible costume looks!  Shop our exciting collection of 1920’s styled costumes and get into one of these fabulous retro looks now! 

One can only imagine what will come of this.  If you take one of the greatest and most beloved movies ever made and combine it with the amazing talents and genius found at Disney Studios, mix carefully, then you will have “Oz, the great and Powerful”.  Using the series of books by Frank L. Baum (to which Disney owns the rights) as creative inspiration, Disney has taken a classic tale that virtually everyone knows and now will take that story one step further, to a time and place before the original Wizard of Oz ever took place, making it a sort of prequel to the original film.

Of course you’ll want to see it–after all, we’ve been waiting for decades to get the skinny on all things Wizard, Oz, Witches and Munchkins…right?  Before you head into the theatres to see what promises to be another epic Disney classic, there are a few things you oughta know.

In order to make things all legal schmaegle with Warner Brothers (who owns the rights to the original Wizard of Oz movie), Disney had to tread carefully through Frank L. Baum’s original stories, being forced to abandon some of the more notable and iconic parts of the original film that Warner Brothers still holds the rights to. 

Ruby slippers?  Forget about them as you won’t be seeing them in this film, but the good news is you won’t miss them, as this film delves into the time period long before Dorothy shows up anyway, and thus the film has no mention of her fabulous red footwear.  Interestingly enough, in the book series the special shoes are silver, not red.  The ruby slippers were just the best way imaginable back in 1939 to show off the new features of fabulous Technicolor!

The Wicked Witch of the West. This babe obviously is a huge as well as integral part of the tale at large here, but Theodora’s image (and skin tone) had to get a bit of a makeover for this film in order to not appear too much like the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz.  A greenish makeup skin shade named after her (and Frankenstein) called “Theostein” was created just for her and did indeed make all the lawyers happy.

Yellow Brick Road.  In “Oz The Great and Powerful”, the road is there, but without all the singing and skipping down it as you saw in “The Wizard of Oz”.  The new director added his own vision and stylizing of the road with clever mood changes such as in the Dark Forest, where you can expect to see heavy growth and a pretty broken up yellow road.

Munchkins.  The Munchkins depicted in “Oz, the Great and Powerful” are a much more ethnically diverse bunch than in the original “Wizard of Oz” film, with many more ethnicities being represented, including some African-American as well as Asian munchkins.  They manage to still make them all look really goofy, however.

Flying Monkeys.  Remember the Wicked Witch’s formidable, flying bodyguards?  In “Oz, the Great and Powerful” these dudes have become even scarier as snarly looking baboons with giant and very sharp-looking teeth! 

Don’t miss this long-awaited Disney film that is sure to finally tell the tale we’ve waited to hear for generations.  “Oz, The Great And Powerful” is set to hit a theatre near you on March 8, 2013.