Dressing Like Mad Men

I recently have fallen in love with AMC's original series "Mad Men"--as the rest of the world has as well--and have FINALLY caught up on all of season one and what's been shown so far of season two via the magic of On Demand. The show is rocking my world so far--sex, scandal, illegitimate children, smoking and drinking in the office, victory, defeat, humility, drunken affairs, smarmy kiss asses, swanky parties, insane housewives, etc. Everything one hopes for in a new series to sink your DVR into for MONTHS and MONTHS at a time. But I think the thing that really keeps me coming back to the show is the beauty of it. Look at da pwetty collllllaaaasss!

"Mad Men" is one of the most visually stunning shows on television. Usually "Gossip Girl" fulfills this role of a source of fashion salivation for me but being that it's not on right now I've been yearning for anew and "Mad Men" has filled that role QUITE nicely. It also helps that the story line of "Mad Men" is a tad more grown up then "Gossip Girl's" consistently predictable "DAN I didn't LIE to you!" overdone, slutty tease of a good old fashioned trashy teen soap opera. (Don't hate me GG, I'll come back to you starting Sept.1 I promise!)

The clothes the women and men wear on "Mad Men" are so hip, so chic, so NOW yet so THEN, I just want every BIT of them! The brooches, the pearls, the platinum hair, the fiery red hair! The bright greens and golds, the hounds tooth, the riding boots, the tulle skirts, the long cigarettes, everything is so damn CLASSY that even at their most filthy, disgusting, horrible moments the characters retain their Grace Kelly and Cary Grant swagger and style without mussing a single hair. Lets take a look at a few of the best looks of the show:

























My favorite look has always been to dress like a grandmother--pearls, pins, jewels, sweaters, hats and scarves. I pray to my dearest, lordiest of lords that I'll be seeing the repercussions of the "Mad Men" influence in my closet come this fall. I should get a head start on my future ensembles and practice being classy by drinking gimlets and smoking Lucky Strikes through a long filter, the stumbling and emphysema will be well worth it when everyone says how much I resemble a young Grace Kelly or Tippi Hedren --in drag :(

Check out the Fashionista's Mad Men style blog and see what she has to say about "Mad Men" and the clothing behind the characters. And if you haven't started watching this show, get real and turn on your TV for God sakes.

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