This actually happened a few weeks ago, but I thought I would share it with you know that I have some spare time.
I went to a charity ball that was run by university, and the theme was (drum roll please), GREAT GATSBY.
So this is my take on the 20's flapper girl (It probably wasn't the best attempt, but I like how the outfit looked in the end).
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| Dress: Forever new Shoes: Asos Clutch: Collette Lipstick: Kate (Rimmel London) no. 10 |
DRESS
I don't normally buy things from Forever new (Particularly because it's a tad too pricey for my student budget), but I had given up on trying to find a dress that I liked and decided to have a look. Even though the dress wasn't in my price range, I was happy with my choice. The beading on the top half of the dress fits in with the 20's theme, and is what initially caught my eye in the shops.
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| look at that beading |
So I did a little research to get a better idea of what the fashion was like back in the 20's (and by research I mean I watched a bunch of Great Gatsby themed tutorials on youtube). The smaller heel, with a strap seemed to be 'the in thing,' so when I saw these lovely shoes on sale at asos, I decided they would be a perfect fit with the dress.
The heel made them super easy to walk in, and I could see myself wearing these shoes on other nights out.
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| The perfect sized heel...for me |
ACCESSORIES:
Because the top of my dress was already heavily decorated (in a good way), I decided to leave my neck bare, and wear a nice ring instead.
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| Ring: Collette |
As for head wear, I decided to wear a flower crown. This is what I was referring to when I said 'my take.' But more than anything I really wanted an excuse to wear one.
Oh also, I didn't put the flower crown on until I got to the venue, which is why I am not wearing it in the main picture.
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| Flower crown: Lovisa |
Who doesn't love wearing some red lipstick! It's a dark red lipstick with some shine to it...I don't really know how to explain it (sorry). Anyway, I found that the quality of the lipstick was pretty good, aside from the part that it smudges very easily, I only re-applied my lipstick once throughout the night (Food and drinks were consumed too!). Also it was only $11, which made it affordable.
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| no. 10! |
And that's about it.
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Thanks for reading!
