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Art Deco Photos, Gatsby Summer Afternoon in Oakland September 8

The Queen Mary collaborated with the LA Art Deco Society to host the Art Deco Festival this weekend. Fun photos!

WackyCapNTrish are planning a trip from San Francisco to Long Beach.  We call it the Finding and Making Things Game (The F.A.M.T.G.). We're going to be busy finding folks who make things... We'll call them Makers... and making things of our own to show.  You can help us to do this by voting for us daily!

WackyCapNTrish Went to Visit the Queen (Mary) for the Art Deco Festival

For the Bay Area readers, you get your turn at a vintage themed event next weekend.  On September 8th, the Art Deco Society of California presents Gatsby Summer Afternoon, "a Deco Era picnic at the beautiful and historic Dunsmuir Estate in Oakland. The event features live music and dancing, vintage automobiles and much more."

But back to the Queen Mary in Long Beach.  It's really the best location for a multi-day Art Deco event.  The Queen Mary houses an extensive collection of decorative arts.  The most recent project in the continuous preservation efforts is the newly reopened Observation Bar.  It's a great place to stop for drinks at night or a snack during the day. 

There were lectures, a pajama party, movie under the stars and special tours!

I most enjoyed the vintage and vintage replica clothing and accessories. A shoe manufacturer who creates to actual designs of the time.  Antique clothing including a great selection of handbags, period unmentionables in silky, satiny and wool fabrics and swimsuits (one in wool, no less!).  For those who prefer more modern fabrics with flavors of period patterns and designs there was even a Long Beach designer exhibiting!

Here's what I could glean from those I visited.

Sentiments by Katherine
Vintage Clothing and Jewelry
http://www.Etsy.com/shop/ElenorRigbyForever

RE-MIX
Classic Vintage Footwear Reprouctions
http://www.remixvintageshoes.com

Vintage Blue Moon
Vintage Clothing, Accessories, Costume Jewelry, Estate Jewelry
http://www.vintagebluemoon.com

Plane Mercantile
Vintage Aviation Gifts
http://www.planemercantile.com

Long Beach's Lucy B
Vintage inspired clothing, particularly unmentionables!
http://www.lucyb.com/

I'm so excited about my trip to the Bay Area! Please Vote for me!

About the Author
Trish Tsoiasue is a Patch Blogger from Long Beach, CA.  She is planning a trip to the Bay Area, so that she can find people who make things and places that they make things to feature on a Patch blog near her or near you, on her Squigglemom YouTube channel and on her reality show that she is getting ready to launch with Caprice Rothe (Hands of E.T.)
on new channel WackyCapNTrish. Subscribe now to see our first show when it's ready!

She is figuring out how to increase her internet reach so that she can get folks to like their Facebook page: WackyCapNTrish. Please like us and tell us if you want us to visit you on our trip!

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