Make-up and hair students from UCB have been selected to bring the glitz and glamour of the Roaring Twenties to a Great Gatsby 鈥榩op-up party鈥� at Birmingham鈥檚 O2 Institute.
A talented team of 12 students is geared up to transform a troupe of actors, dancers and singers performing at Order of the Gentleman鈥檚 Party Like Gatsby on Saturday, May 27.
The event, which has become an international phenomenon after starting in Munich as a homage to F Scott Fitzgerald's novel, is the chance for partygoers to dress up and travel back in time, with entertainment from aerial artists, acrobats, dancers, a live band and DJ.
Ultimately, for one night, the institute, which holds 2,900, will become a secret speakeasy-style space, complete with high octane performances and chic cocktails until 4am.
Anna McBartlett, HE Employability Tutor for UCB鈥檚 Specialist Hair and Media Make-up department, said: 鈥淎fter World War One, women鈥檚 style loosened up and they were heavily influenced by the fabulous fashion of the flapper girls such as Clara Bow.聽
鈥淎ctress Greta Garbo, another icon of that time, was, without a doubt, one of the decade鈥檚 most alluring film stars, some would say she was the epitome of old Hollywood glamour. The look was rouge, dark smoky eyes, pencil thin brows, marcel waves and, to finish the look, feathers, headbands and pearls.
鈥淲e were thrilled to be approached by organisers of Party Like Gatsby and asked to do the performers鈥� make-up and hair, our students being given free reign to take inspiration from the traditional look and make it their own. They can get creative and experiment with more whacky, avant garde ideas or go for the more traditional. Either way, it鈥檚 a theatrical event and everything will need to be over the top. We can鈥檛 wait to get started.鈥�
To help the event鈥檚 partygoers perfect the Twenties look, UCB has also produced an invaluable tutorial video for Order of the Gentleman events鈥� website and social media.
Since its launch, Party Like Gatsby has visited the likes of London, Paris and Singapore.聽
The event, launched on the back of the 2013 film The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has been known to attract more than 1,000 partygoers.
Tickets for the O2 Institute gig costs 拢23.90 (for people aged between 18-26), 拢26.50 for an early bird ticket and 拢34.90 for an exclusive ticket.
