Art Deco Antiques
'The Great Gatsby' Still Gets Flappers Wrong
By Lisa Hix — Have you heard? There’s a new swell in town named Gatsby, and he’s bringing flapper flair back into fashion. Baz Luhrmann’s latest cinematic spectacle—his take on —promises to be a sensational commercial for Prada and Brooks Brothers, who partnered with Luhrmann's wife, costume designer Catherine Martin, on the film’s clothing. Fashion-world heavyweights, like and , are already gushing about the new Roaring Twenties styles. "She flirted because it was fun to flirt. The things she did...
Time Machine Back to the Roaring Twenties
By Lisa Hix — Antiques, oftentimes, are treated like precious and rare artifacts, put on a shelf to be admired—but not touched. In such a setting, it can be hard to get your brain around just how it was used in day-to-day life. The fantastic thing about the Gatsby Summer Afternoon, held every September in the hills of Oakland, CA, is that collectors get to show off and put their antiques to use at the same time. And they don't just showcase one kind of antique—it's cars, it's clothing, it's glassware,...