Tag: Gatsby

• Baking for Bookworms: Cheese Biscuits from Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler

  March 6, 2015

  Baking for Bookworms

  1920s, baking for bookworms, cheese biscuits, Gatsby, Therese Anne Fowler, Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald

  I didn’t know very much about Zelda Fitzgerald before reading this book (and obviously this was fiction, though well-researched, so there’s still a lot I don’t know about her), but I felt afterwards that I understood her more, and I understood how difficult life had been for her. I’m sorry to say I’d never really…

• Holiday Parties or How to Make Period Costumes Look Authentic

  December 22, 2014

  DIY, Lifestyle

  1920s, Costume Party, Gatsby, holiday party, Period Clothing, Retro Costumes, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Vintage Costumes

  Paul’s holiday office party had a 1920s theme–a wonderful excuse to get gussied up and have a night on the town. Many of his coworkers dressed up, and it made for a wonderful experience, but dressing up in period attire can be stressful. So here I’ve given ten tips to make period attire a breeze.…