The Great Gatsby Still Gets Flappers Wrong

image creditThere's a new swell in town named Gatsby, and he's bringing flapper flair back into fashion. Baz Luhrmann's latest cinematic spectacle - his take on The Great Gatsby - promises to be a sensational commercial for Prada and Brooks Brothers.But if you think the flappers were only about drop-waist dresses, fox furs, cloche hats, and excessive celebration, you're missing the point. The trouble with Gatsby is, as beautifully as F. Scott Fitzgerald describes the opulent world of 1920s high society in his novel, he gets flappers all wrong. That's because he portrays this liberated 'New Woman' through the eyes of men.(thanks Ben)The Presurfer
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