The charm of New York NEVER ends I tell you! The 6th bi-annual Jazz Age Lawn Party was held a few weeks ago on Governors Island and I was happy to attend with some lovely peeps.
When I think of the 20’s I think of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The description of the elite life in Long Island with dreamy white lace dresses á la Mia Farrow in the film version with Robert Redford (hubba hubba).
collage from stellar magazine; click image for source
I really wanted to buy something that would fit my vision of the 20’s, but alas no time for a thorough search so I wore what I thought best expressed this aesthetic from my closet. Work with what ya got!
(dress-merry go ’round closed :(; hat-thrifted via goodwill; shoes-target; sunglasses-vintage ray bans gifted)
Here are some pics from my visually entertaining and super fun time at Governors Island.
Can you see who I’m taking a picture of below?!
😀 Bill Cunningham. He was soooo focused and aware, like a man on the hunt. It was pretty great to see him up close and personal in his element doing what he loves, you can see my post on watching the film on Cunningham here.
Friends, the summer is dwindling dwindling away! And I thought it really necessary to share one of the more unique summer events before the warm weather has completely left us.
Also! Yes, my blog is looking a little different. I think I’ve played with a total of 8 themes SO FAR! I’m of the mind of trying on a whole bunch and being very picky. So the next time you visit it MAY look completely different, but I assure you these experiments won’t last…just some growing pains.
Hope you all had a GREAT start to the week!
You look adorable! How I envy you hat wearing ladies, lol. My hair is too thick to fit in most hats :-(.
This looks like such a fun and lovely event, and Bill Cuningham? I DIE!
You know one of the comments when I had your lovely pic up was how ah-mazing your hair was ;)…just sayin’
Love Love that dress!! you look amazing Beautiful!!!!
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Anne
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I love the 20s inspired look. Would go so well with the fall fashions I’ve seen. Looks like that was a great event! Ah the joys of summer give way to Fall. 🙂
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What a great event! I’d love to go to something like this!
It’s great how you chose something modern that still fit the aesthethics of the 20s. A lovely dress!
Looking forward to seeing your final choice of blog look! 🙂
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Great Gatsby is sitting on my table right now waiting to be watched for inspiration for an upcoming post. I guess it’s in the air. You look so great in your white dress 🙂
This is right up my alley! I love events like this! New York is such a wonderful place. They have something for everyone! You dressed the part perfectly!
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Bill Cunningham is probably one of my favorite fashion world people.
That’s such a cute idea for the Gatsby party! I love Governor’s Island and I’m glad it’s now open to the public.
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You are so cute in this dress and hat! I love 1920s inspired fashion and heard of this event so it’s great to get a little peek to how fun it was. Glad you had fun!
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Love the look of that event – looks like so much fun 🙂
Love your dress and it looks like it was such a good time! I am totally coming up next summer and we’re going!
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OMG you saw Bill! How amazing!
hehe I want to go to this one year, I love the ’20s style. You did a great Gatsby look 🙂
Having events to dress up for is so fun! Love what you put together!