Pop Culture Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Jewelry in Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’

Editorial assistant Stephanie Schaefer cowrote this quiz with Jennifer Heebner.

While critics haven’t been kind to Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic novel The Great Gatsby—the The Wall Street Journal’s Joe Morgenstern called it “dreadful,” and The Miami Herald’s Connie Ogle called it a “failure”—jewelry enthusiasts have plenty to admire on screen, given how important jewels are to depicting the decadent Roaring ’20s milieu in which the story is set.

1. The jewelry worn in The Great Gatsby is based on designs from the Tiffany & Co. archives.
True: Read the full story.
2. Academy Award-winning costume and production designer Jacqueline Durran created the wardrobes for actors in The Great Gatsby.
False. Catherine Martin served as the costume and production designer for The Great Gatsby. Jacqueline Durran was the costume designer for Anna Karenina and won the Oscar this year for best costume design for her work on the film.
3. The Savoy, a diamond and freshwater cultured pearl headpiece with detachable brooch worn by the character Daisy Buchanan, is inspired by a Native American design.
True. The headpiece—worn by actress Carey Mulligan, who plays the lead role of Daisy Buchanan—is inspired by a style from the Tiffany archives. It is sold at Tiffany & Co. for $200,000.
4. Art Deco-inspired styles, such as ropes of pearls, diamond fan brooches, and onyx, silver, and pearl jewels, are part of Tiffany & Co.’s new Blue Book and Ziegfeld Collections (featured in the film), both of which are inspired by designs from the 1920s.
True. Both Tiffany & Co.’s new Ziegfeld and Blue Book Collections are the based on archival designs, and represent looks from the 1920s. The Ziegfeld collection has sterling silver, freshwater pearl, and onyx pieces inspired by the film The Great Gatsby whereas the Blue Book collection has one-of-a-kind.
5. Many of the films’ featured Tiffany & Co. jewels, including a sterling silver heart-shaped locket, are embellished with a rose, a romantic symbol of the time period.
False: Inspired by the Roaring 20s and leading lady Daisy Buchanan, the Tiffany jewels, including the heart-shaped locket and 18k gold cufflinks, feature a daisy motif.
6. Tiffany & Co.’s Ziegfeld collection is named after the iconic Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City that opened in 1927 and has Art Deco décor.
True. The Tiffany & Co. Ziegfeld collection, which features Art Deco pieces including freshwater cultured pearls, black onyx, and sterling silver, is named after the iconic New York City landmark.

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Pop Culture Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Jewelry in Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’

1. The jewelry worn in The Great Gatsby is based on designs from the Tiffany & Co. archives.

2. Academy Award-winning costume and production designer Jacqueline Durran created the wardrobes for actors in The Great Gatsby.

3. The Savoy, a diamond and freshwater cultured pearl headpiece with detachable brooch worn by the character Daisy Buchanan, is inspired by a Native American design.

4. Art Deco-inspired styles, such as ropes of pearls, diamond fan brooches, and onyx, silver, and pearl jewels, are part of Tiffany & Co.’s new Blue Book and Ziegfeld Collections (featured in the film), both of which are inspired by designs from the 1920s.

5. Many of the films’ featured Tiffany & Co. jewels, including a sterling silver heart-shaped locket, are embellished with a rose, a romantic symbol of the time period.

6. Tiffany & Co.’s Ziegfeld collection is named after the iconic Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City that opened in 1927 and has Art Deco décor.

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