Daisy spectacular!!

I am a little bummed that the Great Gatsby isn't coming out this christmas. I was excited to see it with the Baz Luhrman fans in my family. I even read the book in preparation. Sadly it was moved suddenly to May. I blame the us association of garden party professionals.

I love learning about new things in Los Angeles. My second opportunity in costume was the annual Great Gatsby party.

If you play close attention to your shopping surroundings, gatsby has had an influence on current fashion. It wasn't hard this year to find party worthy clothing. The dress i found at tj max, the faux pearls at target. What i thought would be a day of scouring through costume shops and spending hundreds just renting a dress, was just two stops in culver city.

My date and i got ready in my apartment and went full costume for martini's and steaks at Taylor's. It didn't even phase the other people enjoying their dinner. I guess this is normal. We cabbed to the historic Park Plaza Hotel overlooking MacAurthur Park.

Unfortunately because they didn't have a coat check and my camera was so large, i couldn't bring the camera. Maybe next year i'll buy a cheap point and shoot. I wish though that i could have because Great Gatsby folks don't mess around. Everyone was dressed up, a vast sea of flowers, sequins, fingerwaves, cigarette holders and btw none of the cheap halloween store flapper packs.

There were four ballrooms playing different types of music. My favorite was a 19 piece New Orleans vaudville jazz band. My date tried to teach me to dance, but it was pretty hopeless. Not even the signature drink of st. Germain and champagne could correct my two left feet.