Extra Credit Film The Great Gatsby Response History Essay

The Great Gatsby
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Released in 2013, the Great Gatsby is an American movie directed and written by Baz Luhrmann. Featuring Isla Fisher, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Elizabeth Debickhi and Carey Mulligan, the Great Gatsby is based on a 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story revolves around billionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbor Nick Carraway, who encounters Gatsby at the height of Long Island’s Roaring Twenties. The film received worldwide popularity and grossed over $350 million, ending up getting two nominations (one for Best Costume Design and the other for Best Production Design). The inspiration for the film’s costumes and sets came from the British royal family and Old Westbury Gardens respectively.
Much attention was paid on designing outstanding outfits for the main and supporting characters of the Great Gatsby. Historical research was the key for Catherine Martin in portraying the story in an imaginary world. Catherine Martin previously designed the outfits and sets of Speedy (1928) and Sunrise (1927), and for the Great Gatsby, she came up with high-gloss Art Deco-suffused Greta Garbo classic designs. After watching the movie, I got to know that for the female characters of this movie, a wide number of prom outfits and green and red-sequined skirts were designed in a flapper style. At some places, they wore only a few fashion accessories, and at the other places, they were seen carrying necklace, earrings, and bracelets simultaneously, which were perfectly matched with their outfits and were chosen wisely, as per their size and skin color.
In order to leave a good and ever-lasting impression on the audience, a special sky-blue prom outfit was designed by designer Miuccia Prada, and Annaliese Treharne wore this outfit in one of the scenes of the Great Gatsby. Plenty of extras sported jewelry items, handbags, and headbands, which were chosen for the leading and supported characters too. In one scene, I could see Carey Mulligan wearing a much-publicized Tiffany & Co. A headband that looked good on her from all angles and added value and attraction to her overall appeal.
On the other hand...