This 60′s Simplicity clothing pattern packaging looks strikingly similar to Peggy, no? The illustration even has Peggy’s new Season 4 ‘do!
Archive for July, 2010
I Think I See a Pattern
Posted in 60's Fashion 101, Ladies, tagged Peggy on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Times Are a Changin’- ‘Public Relations’ (4:1)
Posted in 60's Fashion 101, Ladies, Shop Around, tagged Joan, Peggy, season 4 on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Season Four opens exactly a year after Season Three ended and initially, it seems as though things have simmered down and it’s back to business. We eventually learn, however, that a lot has changed in “Mad Men” world. Sterling Cooper has officially been renamed “Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce” and though they are struggling as a business, [...]
Joan Halloway: A Pen-sive Moment
Posted in Ladies, Shop Around, tagged Joan on July 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ah, the very famous Pen Necklace. Joan Halloway’s signature accessory, I don’t think I’ve ever seen her working without wearing it (has she ever actually use it, though?). Believe it or not, if you have.to.have a pen necklace of your very own, new versions are relatively easy to find online. Accessories boutique 1928 Jewelry has a couple versions [...]
Salvatore Romano-Vested Interest
Posted in 60's Fashion 101, Gentlemen, Shop Around, tagged Sal on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When talking menswear on “Mad Men”, Don Draper is usually the character most will hold up as an example of classic 60′s fashion. It’s hard to argue with Don’s Brooks Brothers suits, fedoras and trenchcoats (as well as his broodingly sexy unattainability). However, it’s Don’s former art director Salvatore Romano that had style chops that set him [...]
Plastic Fantastic
Posted in Shop Around, tagged merch on July 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When I first started watching “Mad Men”, I always thought that January Jones looked like a 60′s-era Barbie. So how meta is it that now, Mattel has come up with a “Mad Men” line of dolls? At only 11.5″ tall, Don, Betty, Joan, and Roger are rendered in glorious detail wearing smashing styles straight from the [...]
Peggy Olson: Girl Wonder
Posted in 60's Fashion 101, Ladies, tagged Peggy on July 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
No “Mad Men” character embodies the social changes of the early 1960’s more than Peggy Olson. Throughout the three seasons of the show, Peggy quickly proves that she is more than just an adequate typist. After contributing key insights into customer buying habits for several Sterling Cooper accounts, Peggy moves from Don Draper’s secretary to copywriter [...]
Mad to the Bone
Posted in 60's Fashion 101, Merch, tagged merch on July 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been well-documented that the fashion industry is lusting over “Mad Men”. Joan’s bombshell hourglass dresses, Betty’s taffeta party confections, and Don’s two-button suits and fedoras have all inspired seasoned designers and retail chains alike to take a fashion history class and restudy the 60′s. Peter Som and Isaac Mizrahi admit to a “Mad” addiction [...]
