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Tag Archives: The Great Gatsby
Best of Blog: Gatsby’s Mansion: Oheka Castle
Photos from OHEKA Castle posted with permission. I originally posted this in May 2013. Since The Great Gatsby is timeless, and summer always makes me think of The Great Gatsby, I wanted to share it again. “There was music from … Continue reading
Mini Bio of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Posted in 1920s, Reading, Roaring Twenties
Tagged 1920s, F.Scott Fitzerald, The Great Gatsby, Zelda
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Inspiring Great Gatsby’s Mansion: OHEKA Castle
Photos from OHEKA Castle posted with permission. “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.” F. … Continue reading
Posted in 1920s, Beauty
Tagged 1920s, Gold Coast, Kahn, Melius, Oheka Castle, The Great Gatsby
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THE GREAT GATSBY
“And as the moon rose higher the inessential houses began to melt away until gradually I became aware of the old island here that flowered once for Dutch sailors’ eyes — a fresh, green breast of the new world. Its … Continue reading
Posted in 1920s, Beauty, Romance
Tagged Buz Luhrmann, The Great Gatsby
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The Great Gatsby Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaBVLhcHcc0
Posted in 1920s, Beauty, Roaring Twenties, Romance
Tagged Baz Luhrmann, F.Scott Fitzgerald, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Great Gatsby, The Great Gatsby Trailer
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Roaring Twenties Ingenuity Returns and The Great Gatsby
Want a smoking hot holiday cocktail? Try a Cranberry Cosmo with a little dry ice to make it smoke. So I was chatting with a friend about Architects for Animals, a group of brilliant New York City architects, competing to … Continue reading
Posted in Roaring Twenties
Tagged Amason Instant Video, Architects for Animals, Cranberry Cosmo, Kindle, The Great Gatsby
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Flapper Fashion
The Prohibition Era flask in a garter belt was optional. Bobbed hair was mandatory. Beaded wrist purses carried art deco compact mirrors for checking rouged knees between dances. Scalloped hemlines embodied the defiant freedom Flappers embraced with fashion. “In his blue gardens men and girls came and went … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Roaring Twenties
Tagged F.Scott Fitzgerald, Flapper Fashion, Prohibition, The Great Gatsby
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