On Friday, the day that The Great Gatsby opened in North American movie theatres, a decade-appropriate themed party was held at Toronto’s Spoke Club. Entitled a Flapper Murder Mystery and hosted by Shot in the Dark Mysteries and Because You Said So…Promotions and Events, the interactive event circled around the murder of Fanny Birchwood outside […]
Graphic novels have been popular over the last few years, but Caroline Preston’s newest book, , takes it to a whole new level. Set in the 1920s and told in “scrapbook form” – with vintage pictures from the period and short comments, this is almost like reading someone’s Tumblr or Pinterest in book format (and […]
A Christian Dior shoe from the 1950s The fashion exhibit at the V&A shows various styles through the ages, but focuses primarily on the 20th century when fashion and style became more affordable to the general public. Designers featured in this exhibit range from Coco Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Karl Lagerfeld (has both Lagerfeld and Chanel […]
