Revival of the athetics of the 1890s (or "Gay Neti"), mon om the late 60s to late 70s. Common signifiers: Use of ferns as door r, fake Tiffany lamps, e of brass and gold accents wh medium-staed oak woods, "old timey" lettterg. Color scheme: Brown, orange, and old gold, often wh proment maroon and light lime green accents. Proment signers: Herb Lubal.
Contents:
- THE GAY NETI – 1890S VTAGE LOOKBOOK
- 27 THGS YOU'LL ONLY KNOW IF YOU GREW UP GAY IN THE '90S
- SPECIAL REPORT: THE GAY 90'S
- THE GAY '90S
- THE GAY NETI REVUE
THE GAY NETI – 1890S VTAGE LOOKBOOK
* gay nineties revival *
Revival of the athetics of the 1890s (or "Gay Neti"), mon om the late 60s to late 70s. The Gay Neti is a micro-era wh the larger Victorian time perd. A supposedly lm and reee perd right before the turn of the century, the Gay Neti evok a sense of gaiety and dtrial velopment.
This post will briefly go over the history of the “Gay Neti” as a nostalgic time perd, focg on visual elements, typefac, and lors. The sequel to this post will clu rourc for where to fd Gay Neti graphics and ephemera to e junk journals and digal llag!
27 THGS YOU'LL ONLY KNOW IF YOU GREW UP GAY IN THE '90S
Revival of the athetics of the 1890s (or "Gay Neti"), mon om the late 60s to late 70s. Common signifiers: Use of ferns as door r, staed glass, fake Tiffany lamps, e of brass and gold accents wh medium-staed oak woods, "old timey" elaborately-rated letterg & woodwork. Var cultural ksch om the era is also mon, eg. Vville, early film, tras, 'novelty ventns' (Mr. Magorium's Wonr Emporium vib) Color scheme: Brown, orange, and old gold, often wh proment maroon and light lime green accents. Proment signers: Herb Lubal. * gay nineties revival *
History of the Gay NetiA fantasy eraThe creatn of the Gay NetiGay Neti the 20th CenturyGay Neti the 21st CenturyWhat is Gay Neti style?
The creatn of the Gay Neti as a time of nce and extravagance was almost entirely bee of nostalgic remiscg om people the 1920s (and throughout the 20th century).
A major fancial crisis 1893 followed by years of enomic downturn and disease, horrific acts of vlence agast Black Amerins, imperialism, and natnalism pats a very different picture om the rosy Gay Neti. Culter, an illtrator for Life magaze, ed the phrase “The Gay Neti” for his seri of illtratns startg the mid-1920s.
SPECIAL REPORT: THE GAY 90'S
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A llectn of Culter’s Gay Neti drawgs, tled The Gay Neti, An Album of Remiscent Drawgs, is currently out of prt. Due to the populary of Culter’s drawgs, the Gay Neti nostalgia explod to the llective nscns where would ntue to well up over the next few s. The public’s love for the Gay Neti style ntued throughout the 1930s and 1940s, particularly seen popular media of the time.
The Gay Neti Revue, a 1930s mil variety rad show, featured mic, edy, and sks typil of the 1890s. The rad show was so popular that spawned two spoffs, Gaslight Gayeti and The Beatrice Kay Show, both of which ran through the mid-1940s. A New York Cy speakeasy, Bill’s Gay Neti, opened the late 1920s and only recently closed this century.
THE GAY '90S
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Disney also played a part the Gay Neti style beg popular the latter half of the 20th century.
Walt Disney himself would’ve been a young man durg the origal Gay Neti 1920s revival, and he had an tert historic Amerina general.
Disney st members wear stum ftg the era, shop terrs have Tiffany-spired lamps and wonrful woon sign, and there’s even a wanrg barbershop quartet that sgs Gay Neti and Edwardian era songs. 1960s movi also played a part keepg up tert Gay Neti style, as several big tl were set the turn of the century and utilized Gay Neti fashn their stume signs. In morn tim, the “gay” aspect of the 1890s has fallen to the si favor of a more realistic portrayal.
THE GAY NETI REVUE
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As for the arts and crafts scene: the Gay Neti nowadays is ually mixed to general Victoria era merchandise.
Compani like 7gypsi, Tim Holtz, and Graphic 45 rporate Gay Neti them to their vtage-style papers, stickers, stamps and stencils as part of an overall “vtage” llectn. I see the Gay Neti style as pecially Amerin, as a lot of s inic visual elements have been ed Amerina and Amerin-theme nostalgia piec throughout the years. In general, the Gay Neti style is a lot of bold lors, strikg typefac, and excsive rative elements, heavily spired by the Art Nouve movement.
The Gay Neti also loved bold patterns, particularly strip, though really only daywear. Regardg the Gay Neti lor choic for home ratg… they aren’t exactly what we’d want to be g our hom today, but they’re not terrible. Color batns found a Gay Neti home might be rob’s egg blue and dull yellow, pale olive and warm salmon, French gray and verln, olive and orange, apple green and warm tan, cholate and pea green.