Yes! Clothes were investments, not meant to be replaced every time a Kardashian posts a new pic. 😒 I’d rather have one good piece of clothing made by people treated well than a dozen pieces that will look warped and worn after 2 washes. We need to bring back slow fashion.... and that cool pen necklace!
fun fact: I'm pretty sure they use the same costume renter, I've met her and she's lovely! there's a whole tiny industry of people in NYC who hoard aesthetic objects and amazing vintage pieces for advertisers and shows to rent.
@@nataliella97 Maybe, but the show was made in Los Angeles after the pilot which was shot in a real office in NYC. If you watch the DVD's some have commentary tracks with the costumer. Some pieces were vintage (like Don's suits) and some constructed.
The wardrobe on this show BLEW ME AWAY when it was airing! It's like a whole other character. I lived for the Tom and Lorenzo analysis posts. This is basically my favorite decade of fashion and the amount of research, care, and detail that went into not only the costuming, but the set and production design on Mad Men still gets me so hype. Janie Bryant is such a treasure. I love Raissa's commentary in general and any excuse to remember how good the style was in Mad Men.
Being a child of the 50's and 60's (I was born in 1952) I saw and lived the clothing featured. My mother wore the sheath dresses of the 50's and even though she wore aprons, she mostly wore pants or skirts. I dressed very much like most kids of the period until I turned about thirteen. Then I began dressing in my own style: mini skirts, bright colored stockings, boots ect . . . Even as old as I am, I still like wearing bell bottoms and ponchos 😊✌💗
You were born the same year as my mom! And she still loves bell bottoms and regards the style of '65-'75 to be the best era. She rubbed off on me. Also when I was a teenager in the late 90s and early 2000s, the flare jeans were back in style again so they will always be my favorite no matter what.
I love the 40s and 50s styles and have started to wear them exclusively now. I always get asked why am I dressed up... I love it, so wear what you want if it makes you feel good!
I loved Betty's outfits when she and Don went to Rome. Actually, she had the best outfits of the show, and I also loved the iconic dress that Megan wore when she sang the French song.
eurojack44 It makes sense because older adults tend to be more set in their style whereas younger adults tend to adapt to the current styles. That’s why you often see your parents or grandparents wearing the same clothes that were popular in their youth. People tend to latch onto a style that works for them in their 20s and then mostly stick with it (or something similar to it) for the rest of their lives.
Heather rue not to mention the sizing. They were so little back then. I’m a size 6/8 and it’s impossible to find any vintage clothing my size. Repro all the way.
@@Seestorofmordor97 Really? I wear the same size and never have a problem on Etsy or Ebay. I search for my waist measurement. My problem is that dresses that used to be 50 bucks are going for 200 to 300 now.
Heather rue im built a little bit out of the norm, too. But it is getting SUPER expensive, too. 💛 I’ve bought a whole bunch of patterns and plan to see vintage clothes so they’re a perfect fit. Probably cheaper, too 🤷🏼♀️
They just recently did for The Crown, but I also wished they will also do a part 2 of the video, to give way for the male clothing (The Duke of Windsor, Prince Charles, and Lord Snowdon have interesting styles and prints) and for the seasons 5-6 (and waiting to see if they’ll show Diana’s revenge dress!).
I love the 60's because I love the 20's! The 1960's was kind of like an update and appreciation of flapper style, the rebellious knee-length skirts became mini skirts and the focus of fashion was yet again on the youth.
Omara Oliver the 40’s weren’t feminine, a lot of women’s fashion was based on men’s uniforms. The 50’s were feminine(and ew), but I do prefer the 40’s.
In the last two seasons, Peggy wore my favorite dress when I was in the eighth grade-a short sleeve navy dress with a set in waist and A-line silohoutte. Her dress had red inverted pleats on each side of the skirt. My inverted pleats were gold. The year my mother bought that dress for me was 1963.
"Sanforized" cotton does not mean that it does not have to be ironed. Sanforized is the old style term for "pre shrunk" meaning that the garments are made of washed and dried cotton that has already shrunk to its final size before purchase. This means that when trying on clothes you do not need to factor in a shrink factor.
Really enjoyed Mad Men, but it wasn't until now that it was the visuals that kept me coming back as much as I did. Thanks for breaking down the looks of these ladies!
Bloggers Tom and Lorenzo covered Mad Men extensively, including fashion history and how individual looks reflected the characters. Still available on their website--and they wrote a book. Interesting spot, although pantyhose are mentioned too early for Betty and Joan. In fact, the show featured Peggy representing clients trying to sell early pantyhose. Pantyhose replaced the girdle and hose worn by all as the era began. And were invaluable as skirts got shorter.
@Sarah Michie here in Finland the fashion is very much a mix of 70s and 80s and tiny bit of 90s but very heavyly 70s alot of different yellows ,mustards, browns and denim
@@HJ-ju4ui I'm also finnish, and I'd say, 70s colors but 80s fit. A lot of 90s too, especially when it comes to hair amd accessories. A combination, and it works. But, now I'm mainly talking about the most fashion-interested ppl and most ppl at my school don't follow all the trends. I think there's loads of fashion subgroups nowadays and that that it's fast paced thxs to the internet.
nah, betty didn't stick to the 50s style because she didn't want to throw out her old clothes 😂 it's because her mindset was stuck in the olden days, and you see it in every aspect of her life. that's why she had to die, she wasn't able to adapt.
People forget the reality of previous decades, and we're doing no favours by trying to cover them up either. That's where the difference in realism between shows like Mad Men and Stranger Things really show. I still enjoy them both, though.
@@alejandromolinac Context. e.g. Providing context to sexism wouldn't be vilifying men for having "ignorant attitudes" because of "stricter gender roles". It would be noting that they were describing women, and reacting to women, and treating women based on the actual, empirical behaviour of women, not made up preconceptions.
One thing I loved about Mad Men is the gradual change in the culture of 1960. It started season 1 with the 1950s style carrying into the early 60s until it slowly transitioned into the more youthful, vibrant and young 60s style that we all knew about. This is not only for fashion but for music, cars, restaurants, society and culture in general.
Omara Oliver’s me too, child of the 80s/90s era and 18 in 2000s. So with 2000s clothing - Hope low rise jeans paired with crop tops won’t come back into fashion. At least it’s crop tops with high waisted pants mostly. And cargo pants - please don’t come back!
the 2000s influences are already showing up in media and in fashion, probably because us the 2000s kids are becoming or already have become adults and there's lots of nostalgia around that period, it's all happening haha
If Betty Draper was wearing a girdle, it most likely had suspenders, which would have meant that she would be wearing stockings - not pantyhose (tights). Even in the illustrations you showed, she was wearing stockings.
Pantyhose didn't come into fashion until the late 60s...it was garter belts or girdles and stockings...."nylons"....until then....pantyhose were looked on with skepticism ....a gimmick when first introduced.
@@annehartwell7174 "1969: The first transparent and elastic tights are developed, and the perfect fit is born." Before then, for the mod styles in the mid-1960's, you could wear texturized hose and fishnets that you put on like pantyhose. They were a lot of fun to wear and didn't run the way pantyhose did. As we know, if you develop a run in the left leg, you have to throw out the entire hose. Many of us fought that. We still owned garter belts and would cut off the hose that did not run and wear it as we did until 1969!
In the U.K., a garter belt is usually not very deep and is called a suspender belt. Its‘ only purpose is to hold stockings up. A girdle, (sometimes called a roll-on), is much deeper. It can be fastened with hooks and eyes, or a zip sometimes, or the roll-on is just pulled up - hence the name. It can be open bottomed (in which case it was like a tube), or be a panty girdle which was more like a pair of knickers. Girdles were used to smooth hips and waists, and, if they had suspenders - to hold up stockings. They could be bought in different ‘strengths’ according to how much the woman wanted to be ‘pulled in’ or cinched. I hope this helps!!
Betty always reminds me Grace Kelly and Barbie style, Joan reminds me Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot and Peggy reminds me beatle girls like Pattie Boyd and Cynthia Powell-Lennon
This was just wonderful. I came of age in the ‘60s so this all brought a lot of memories back. I had quite the flip hairstyle back in the day. Mad Men was one of my favorite shows for many reasons, not th least of which was the fashion.
I LOVE what Raisa said about how people don't just throw away their clothes because a decade changes. Plus other factors come into play, such as teaching and mindsets. For my entire life no matter the style, trend or decade if I'm wearing a dress I'm wearing a slip appropriate to the silhouette and fabric and I'll be wearing some type of nylons. It's just the way I was raised and I feel "dressed" in the way that my grandma did when she put on her gloves before going out
Same here! Until now I thought it was a tassel of some sort. I like pens and I even have a 1930-ish Conklin fountain pen that had belonged to my grandmother or great-grandmother. The pen is a little smaller than usual (probably would be called a lady's pen) and has a ring at the end for a chain or ribbon to go through but I never noticed Joan had a pen on her necklace. I'm guessing it's a fountain pen rather than ballpoint. How cool that the actress who portrayed Joan found and purchased the necklace herself and used it in the show. I wonder if the pen still writes! It very well could even after all these years.
Andrew Brendan I always saw the necklace but was so into the story or the colors or other aspects I never played close enough attention to the fact it’s a pen! Super cool, I also wonder if it works.
I’m so in love with Joan’s look. I’ve always admired Dorothy Dandridge and Marilyn Monroe’s wardrobe looks. Definitely a classy, elegant, and feminine look I’m moving towards!
I resisted watching this until just last month. I'm binging it now. This was my parents' time, I was born in 1955. Explains a lot, including the way Betty typically treated her kids. and the workaholism that was tolerated. My mom was very much a fashionista. I remember playing in her jewelry box and can remember many of her dresses, outfits. Slacks were also common (See Marvelous Mrs Maisel) but so far I don't see them in Mad Men. I'm only in season 4.
Many of the actual vintage pieces were purchased at Hubba Hubba in Burbank, my favorite vintage store for decades in putting together my collection. The amazing Pat had such an incredible eye for finding great clothes.
Excellent insight. The only point I’d make is that in reality, society lags high fashion and cultural leaders in the arts and media. E.g the 1960s don’t start for most until 1966!
Mattel Barbie’s wardrobe accurately mirrors fashion over the decades. And Midge’s clothes reflect the more fashion-forward tastes of a younger, fashionable teenager.
As Grace Kelly in 1954 was a single girl, first married in 1956, she would not (assumably) in "1954" have been pregnant, so not needed to hide a pregnancy with her Kelly bag until after her marriage.
I lived through that era. Alot of what we wore in the late 60s and early 70s was 2nd hand. I wore Dankin tops with either a Mexican Peasant shirt on top or a second hand bed jacket. We bought used fur coats in the Village on 8th Street for $5. I soaked up Seventeen magazine and Glamor.
Not sure about her last comment. It always appears to be that 20 years ago is the go to trend for young people. Not long ago people rocked the 80s. Now they are, by far, rocking the 90s. At least in the UK.
I enjoyed the "Mad Men" tv series. Betty Draper was my favorite character. I was 6.in 1960. I'd say that they were appropriately dressed for the 1960's.
Makes sense they are fairly accurate as the costume designer bought strictly vintage pieces for the show. The makeup isn’t incredibly accurate however. It wasn’t bad , but it wasn’t 100% accurate. Red lipstick kind of became a thing of the past by the mid sixties. My mom always insists the mod white and pale lipsticks were more vogue by that time as she was a teen in the mid sixties. And she insists every hair do needed some serious back combing lol
Kelly Henderson I suspect your mother is looking at it through trendy teen eyes. My own mother was literally the same age as Peggy and she feels it was all accurate makeup-wise. Also, one only has to look at women’s magazines and you can see what colors are being sold. Not only was the makeup near copies of the advertising and editorial photos, they even used real compacts and often foundation and colors that are the same formulas as were sold at the time.
Deana Tollerton I think the older women would wear the more vibrant lipsticks toward the end of the period but they often started to wear lighter pearly colours and gloss became a big thing in the early seventies. I went to school for theatre makeup, television , editorial back in the 90s. One of the classes we studied was history of hair and makeup styles. Sixties is always my favourite era. It’s hard to replicate styles of yesteryear, our products are far more advanced technology and ingredient wise. Textures too. I laughed when 90s makeup came back and it was a far more exaggerated example of how we did our makeup then.
We need these for men’s fashion in the show as well; although, it may be a bit boring because men’s fashion changes at a much, much slower pace than women’s fashion. But still, it’d be interesting.
Sarah Schouveller yes you should totally watch it if you love the 60s era, but I request to watch when you have free time cause you’ll be very caught in the show.
@@sarahschouveller1993 I envy you, never having seen MadMen. Just rewatched the series, and it's even better the second time. I honestly feel it's the best show ever made.
When I was a little girl, long ago, I wore crinolines. I kind of miss the look.k, couldn't it come back for "party" dresses? I watched Mad Men one time. The brutal honesty was more than I could take BUT, I loved the fashion.