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thedasbracket: Cecil, Stephen and other Bright Young People
castaroundvintage: Anonymous.
Catherine Martin on Designing The Great Gatsby Costumes Daisy Buchanan’s (Carey Mulligan) wardrobe is pretty without being overwhelmingly cloying. You have details like appliquéd fabric rosettes and a lot of tulle to give the illusion of a strapless dress. [The look is] wearing very beautiful clothes with a kind of casualness. You see Daisy for the first time in a very fancy dress, but she’s just lying on the couch.
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Silk evening dress with beading and metal embroidery, ca 1925, MMA collection
Bandeau Cartier, 1925. Christies
Teddy, House of Lanvin. 1920s
Art Deco Diamond Sapphire Dangle Earrings Absolutely magnificent Deco design. Dangling diamond and sapphire inlaid platinum earrings with pearl strands.Deco styled diamond and sapphire fleur-de-lis top connects to a gorgeous diamond and platinum conical cap edged with diamond swirl border with a pointed acorn shape formed from sixty marquise and pear shaped cabochon cut sapphires tipped with a delicate diamond melee point swiveling beneath. 
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