27 Dresses....

27 Dresses…

” Kevin: [motions to a “Gone With the Wind”-style dress] What the hell is that?
Jane: Theme wedding.
Kevin: What was the theme? Humiliation?”

If you’ve not yet heard, Friday marks the 3rd installment of our successful girls only party called Girls Night Out. The theme is aptly based on the recent hit film, 27 Dresses. Apt because, it’s that time of year. The time when love is in the air, and everytime you turn around, you trip on a wedding gown train. Just last weekend I saw three weddings take place around town!! People are getting all gussied up, and celebrating life and love. Well, I’ve only ever been to one wedding in my life. So I’ve not the pleasure of all that fun wrapped up in over-sized white bows. I’m pretty excited for this event, because it will provide the experience without actually requiring me to buy the couple a gift! Bird seed, bubbles, exquisite cake, garter belts, multiple bouquet tosses!!! What more could a girl ask for in fun? Well, how about raffles, delicious drinks, and a “burn it or buy it”auction? Sounds like a party to remember to me!

So, please– R.S.V.P to our Girls Night Out, this Friday, June 5th right here at the Fayetteville Museum of Art! Buy your ticket online today, or call 910-485-5121 to reserve your space on the guest list!!

Get glamoured out in the bridesmaid dress you WISH the bride had picked out for you, or, come dressed in the outlandish outfit she actually DID pick out for you! Either way! We can’t wait!

BRING ON THE DRESSES!

BRING ON THE DRESSES!!!

“Kevin: Are they bridesmaid dresses?
Jane: This is none of your business!
Kevin: Oh… good God. What, you kept them all? You have a whole closetful? Why?
Jane: I have a lot of friends and I like to keep them.
Kevin: [snickering] Right. Well, that makes complete sense because they’re… *beautiful*.
Jane: Some of them are not that bad.
Kevin: Not that bad? I’d like to see one of them that’s not that bad.”
You know you’ve got some dresses that you are ready to part with! Bring them to the next Girls Night Out for a “burn it or buy it” auction where you can finally put those dresses to rest to raise money for charity! Paddles will be on hand as well as a fire pit to watch polyester go up in flames!!

+ = REVENGE!!!!!

Details on the event are here: www.FayettevilleMuseumArt.org/upcoming-events.html!

heinous dresses take center lawn at FMoA event...

heinous dresses take center lawn at FMoA event…

JUNE 5th.

FAYETTEVILLE MUSEUM OF ART.

Come enjoy the glorious heinousness that being a bridesmaid can entail.

Take pictures. Celebrate. Drink. Catch a bouquet for a bride that doesn’t exist.

AND. Get ready by visiting this website: UGLY DRESS.

Get your ticket here.

The burn it our buy it auction will ensue. For those of you not wishing to don your atrocities again, come dressed for a nice summer wedding.

WE CAN’T WAIT!

Our inspiration is you, Ms. 27 Dresses herself.

Fashion & the 20s

So, you’re planning on attending our party Saturday night, right? Well, you might be wondering what to wear. Well, a regular party dress is ABSOLUTELY acceptable. However, if you are more adventurous and want to capture a feel for the period, read on to see how best to dress! We can’t wait to see what great outfit you came up with it. Don’t forget– you can purchase your tickets online here: http://www.fayettevillemuseumart.org/upcoming-events.html!

Fashion has always been influenced by the mode of transportation, the architecture of the period, and the customs of the people, and so it was in the 1920’s. In line with progress in other areas, clothing developed closer relationships with art, and an increased sense of freedom was expressed in simple yet elegant designs, with carefully selected fabrics, and an intelligent use of color.

Beautiful coordinated and accessorized outfits were a feature of 1920’s ladies fashions. Hats, shoes, stockings, handbags, dresses and jewelry all came together in harmony to create a unique and elegant style that can only be appreciated when seen in real-life or in color illustrations. The vibrancy is lost in black and white photographs.

Womens fashions experienced dramatic changes in the early 1920’s following the end of the first world war in a period often referred to as the “roaring 20’s”. The passing of bustles and corsets gave clothing designers much greater freedom of expression. New and colorful fabrics echoed the joy felt by a war weary population following the end of hostilities.

1920’s Dresses were lighter and brighter and shorter than ever before. Fashion designers played with fabric colors, textures and patterns to create totally new styles of dress. Hemlines rose for most of the decade but dropped slightly toward the end. Shoes and stockings assumed a greater prominence now that they were more visible. Silk stockings in all the colors of the rainbow, often with patterns, were designed to match the coordinated outfits of stylish women.

Correspondence schools flourished in the inter-war period. Dressmaking and millinery courses in particular were embraced by women who wanted the new fashions but couldn’t afford retail prices. Many women turned to fashion as a vocation in order to support their fatherless families or to earn extra income to spend on the new luxuries. Working women also embraced the relatively inexpensive ready-made clothes as mass production of contemporary clothing became common.

Pantsuits, hats and canes gave women a sleek look without frills and avoiding the fickleness of fashion. The style was named after the novel La garçonne by Victor Margueritte. In Europe, this look featured women with short hair (Bubikopf) for the first time; in the U.S., “the bob” was reintroduced by actress Louise Brooks in the late 1920s. The hairstyles of Hollywood stars were copied by women all over the world and womens magazines carried articles on how to achieve the current look.

Women’s underwear changed as a result of this move towards practical clothing, with corsets becoming smaller and more flexible, and bras being introduced. Flappers, as the trendy young women were called in the U.S., wore short dresses with a straight loose silhouette. By 1927 seams had risen to just below the knee, so that part of the knee could be seen when dancing the Charleston.

Thus, the Roaring Twenties redefined womanhood — a new woman evolved; it was more acceptable to smoke and drink in public, closer body contact in dancing, shorter hair, make-up, different styles of dress, and greater participation in the workforce - all contributed to the new woman.

Art & Cinema of the 1920's

As I said, I am going to provide tidbits of information about the 1920’s for the remainder of this week in conjunction with our Roaring 20’s party this Saturday, April 4th, at 8pm. (Come out, we’re gonna get the game on a big screen) Here is a little information about the artistic nature of the 20’s, as well as what it was like to trot on down to the cinema.

Expressionism and Surrealism

Painting in North America during the 1920s developed into a different direction than that in Europe. In Europe, the 1920s were the era of expressionism and later, surrealism. As Man Ray stated in 1920 after the publication of a unique issue of New York Dada: “Dada cannot live in New York”.

Related Topics:
Painting - Expressionism - Surrealism - Man Ray - New York Dada

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Cinema

The bulk of the 1920s cinema was silent. Late in the decade, early—and eventually, more advanced—sound recording technology was developed, leading into the age of what was known at the time as talkies. The first talking movie, Don Juan was made in 1926, also in that same yearmovies with Technicolor had arrived. Walt Disney produced his first cartoon during the Roaring Twenties. Al Jolson’s follow-up film to The Jazz Singer, The Singing Fool http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=110318 in 1928 made the talkies popular with a wider audience. The period also saw emergence of Charlie Chaplin and Valentino as box office draws.

Related Topics:
Cinema - Sound recording - Talkies - Don Juan - Movies - Technicolor - Walt Disney - Cartoon - The Singing Fool - Charlie Chaplin - Valentino - Box office

Basketball AND the Roaring 20's

We’re having a big party on Saturday.

Unfortunate thing is that everyone else is too. Well, it’s not unfortunate for everyone, just unfortunate for us, because people may be less inclined to attend OUR party. Either way, GO HEELS!

I was planning to reveal interesting facts about the 1920’s every day this week, in anticipation for Saturday’s Roaring 20’s party– and I suppose just because everyone is dizzy in anticipation for saturday’s b-ball game doesn’t mean I still can’t do that. Would be nice if there was a way to entwine the two.

Oh, wait.

Interestingly, the world of1920’s Lost Generation and Art Deco does connect to the sweet joy of b-ball. Read below for details.

Harlem Renaissance

The African American culture developed rapidly during the 1920s under the title of the “Harlem Renaissance”. In 1921, the Black Swan Corporation opened. At its height it issued ten recordings a month. All-African-American musicals also started up in 1921. In 1923, the Harlem Renaissance Basketball Club was founded by Robert Douglas. During the later 1920s, and especially in the 1930s, the basketball team became known as the best in the world.

So, if the 20’s never existed or weren’t as interesting as they were, we may not be celebrating the madness now. Having said that, we know that everyone wants to watch the game. That is why we are going to do EVERYTHING in our power to get the game playing at the Metropolitan Room, Saturday night, at 8pm, at good ol’ 109 Green Street, downtown Fayetteville. Be there or be balled. (You can buy your tickets online here.)

Stay tuned for more interesting quips and tidbits about the ROARING 20’s. (but i doubt there will be anymore basketball facts, sorry!)

Girls Night Out

Girls Night Out

Grab your little black dress, your diamonds and pearls,
It’s an evening of fun, a night with the girls.
We’ll enjoy martinis, slurped so politely.
We’ll party with Audrey— Miss Holly Golightly.
Waste no more time, please call in a hurry.
Your spot will be saved, there’s no need to worry.
The 30th at 7, the curtain will rise.
It’s a night for girls only, sorry no guys.

CALL US AT 910-485-5121 to reserve your spot today!