영화 ‘위대한 개츠비’에 나타난 1920년대 패션과 헤어스타일 분석

Analysis on the 1920s fashion and hair-style in the movie ‘The Great Gatsby’ - Comparing the 1974 and 2013’s film -

The purpose of this study is to examine characteristics of fashion and hair style in the 1920s and understand the different interpretation as the generation went by comparing and analyzing two versions of the movie The Great Gatsby , which portrays the 1920s; one was released in 1974 and the other one was released in 2013. To achieve this purpose of study, historical background, fashion and hair style in the 1920s are examined through related literature and preceding research. 6 characters from two generations of movie The Great Gatsby are chosen and their fashion and hair style are compared and analyzed. Results from the research show that men wore suits without distinction of special outfit or everyday clothes, pomaded the hair and brushed it to the side with 8:2 part owing to industrial development and the entry of women in public affairs in the 1920s. Under the influence of Art Deco, women usually wore a dress with a low waist line and straight-lined silhouette and skirts shortened to the length of knees. Short bobbed hair style was in trend. Although forms of apparel and hair style were presented similar in two versions of the movie, the year of 1974 version of The Great Gatsby presented clothes with pastel tone and low chroma colors, affected by the U.S economic stagnation caused by oil crisis. However, in the year of 2013 version of The Great Gatsby , when expressing one s individuality is free and economy is stabilized, clothes with pastel tone but high chroma colors were worn and presented colorfully. Fashion and hair style are influenced by their social and cultural background. Therefore, in the case of making and interpreting the same work at different times, the work is also influenced by its generation and social and cultural background where it is made.