The Roaring Twenties

With my love for all things vintage, I keep a steady eye out for events that may tickle my fancy. Quite by accident I stumbled across one that I almost missed. Fortunately, the timing was right and with some quick action, my husband and I were able to get in on it. I am speaking of the annual SpeakEasy event in support of the Memphis Oral School of the Deaf. This event was spectacular and I highly recommend attending. SpeakEasy is a Roaring Twenties themed event which features food provided by local restaurants and caterers, a "casino", silent and live auctions, photo ops, a jazz band and dancing.

The biggest issue in preparation for the evening was of course was finding a 1920s themed dress that did not look like a flapper Halloween costume.

Being the thrifty girl I am, I immediately began searching for the perfect dress that I could repurpose. I wanted to create something that not only would be memorable and would translate "Roaring Twenties" but something soft and feminine in the vein of the Great Gatsby.

I was able to find a boring pink dress at a local resale shop for under $20. With the addition of A LOT of lace, T-strap shoes, a cloche hat (which the brim had to be cut to fit my face better) and a lovely vintage crocheted lace sweater this is the look I was able to come up with! 

I even MADE some natural colored back seamed stockings by following this tutorial.

Here are several photos my hubby & I pre-event and pre-adult beverages!

Of course a girl is only as good as her accessories!

During the course of the evening we received MANY compliments on the authenticity and originality of our attire with people stopping us to take photos all night. As a costumer I love to see other people get into the spirit of the event with their attire. Many of SpeakEasy's attendees were in twenties attire but of course, ours were a bit more over the top and dramatic than most...but hey what would you expect from a costume designer!?!

All photos are produced by Toy Robot Photography.