Sunday – picnic at the Pope Mansion, replete with vintage cars, great music, and wonderful costumes to oggle.
The Lake Tahoe Gatsby is a lovely, miniature-version of the Oakland Gatsby. It’s a free wander-in sort of affair right on the beach at the Pope Mansion, an old historic residence now belonging to the State of California, but once the Summer destination of the well-to-do Pope family and their guests, escaping busy San Francisco for some fresh mountain air.
The theme was 1920s, with afternoon attire being the appropriate dress. …but I made a 1920s style bathing suit (
and you can too, here’s how), and actually went swimming in it, which was interesting, to say the least.
More photos ….
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| Mom in front of one of the beautiful cars parked up on the lawn at the Pope Mansion. |
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| Debbie always looks snazzy in vintage 🙂 |
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| The bathing suit in all its glory. I didn’t change into my other dress like I’d planned – wearing this thing was too much fun 🙂 |
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| Debbie and Oscar, the perfect vintage couple. |
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| Mom in her reproduction plaid 20s house dress, made from an original pattern. And she has great shoes I want to steal. |
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| The swimming …. the Lake wasn’t all THAT cold (har har). The suit did find in the water, but did get a little looser all around after it dried out HOURS later. |
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| Yay. Fun. |
And that’s all the 1920s Summer Fun we’ll be having this year. Oscar, Debbie, Mom and I are all quite enchanted with the Jazz Age, though, and are dreaming up speakeasy parties and other 20s-themed get-togethers :-). Can’t resist!
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Katherine Caron-Greig
August 15, 2011 at 11:35 PMThe bathing suit is so adorable! Your mother's dress is too.
The 20s are really too much fun 🙂
Samantha
August 16, 2011 at 1:11 AMsoooooooo jealous of all the 20s fun!!! your tutorial for the bathing suit is fabulous! i think i will definitely have to make one before too long… along with other 20s dresses!
Cynthia Griffith
August 16, 2011 at 3:21 PMSuch fun photos — it definitely looks like you all had a great time! 😀
Caroline
August 16, 2011 at 3:23 PMI've already made 3 20s evening gowns and I can't resist! I threw a 20s party last year based on the Bright Young People, it was jolly good fun! (-;
Next up daywear! or swimwear! or a suit! or pajamas! (It's all so fabulous!)
Lauren Hairston
August 16, 2011 at 11:19 PMLooks like a great time! I wish we had a Gatsby festival here.
I want to have 20s-themed croquet parties as soon as we get some cooler weather. Let me know if you're ever in Wichita–you're welcome to join us!
Lauren R
August 17, 2011 at 7:04 AMPicnics, parties, croquet games, speakeasies, I'm for it all! I've been drooling over some extant, beaded 20s gowns, SO beautiful. I think this is a hard decade for us because we think of it as frumpy, but some of the gowns are so elegant when paired with the right shoes, headgear, etc. I suppose it's true of all eras, but unlike some other eras, the clothes are SO comfortable to wear!