Fascinating insight into the juxtaposition of femininity in Baz Luhrmanns The Great Gatsby from our History of Dress blog: In her first scene, the character of Daisy Buchanan, played by Carey Mulligan, wears a cream sleeveless dress consisting of a structured lace bodice and full skirt of organza ‘petals’, cinched at the waist by a flowing beige tulle sash. The delicate elegance of her dress contributes to an ideal image of purity and incorruptibility, yet its form-revealing bodice, fleshy tones and transparent panel are highly suggestive of a corporeal sensuality that does not correspond so comfortably with this ideal... Conversely, the viewer’s introduction to the character of Tom Buchanan’s mistress Myrtle Wilson, played by Isla Fisher, is defined by a heightened fantasy of blatant and unashamedly erotically suggestive imagery, as she appears in her husband’s garage in a blur of glossy Bakelite bangles, heavy make-up, brightly coloured prints and fishnet stockings. blog.courtauld.ac.uk/documentingfashion/2014/07/04/a-juxtaposition-of-femininity-in-the-great-gatsby-2013/
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 08:34:00 +0000
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