Comments on: Clothes on Film and Mad Men

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:57:34 +0000

As a woman with a figure like Joan’s, I can say that if the dress had not been tailored to her body, she would have looked enormously fat. Blocky silhouettes are not made for girls with large busts, no matter how tiny our waists may be. Remember, with a blocky shape, everything falls straight down from the widest horizontal point, so from the side she would look like she was as wide through the waist and hips as she was in the bust, with two stick legs poking from below. A look suitable for only Twiggy types. Or children’s stick-figure drawings.

By: freelancewoman

freelancewoman — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:14:27 +0000

Several years later in the ’60s, I bought a color-blocked dress similar, but in brighter, later sixties colors.

And a friend’s mom tailored it closer to my body (similar to what Janie Bryant has done here.)

However, I believe Joan’s earlier dress would have had a more blocky shape, as well.

That Janie tucked this in for Joan’s figure is evident by the puckering around the buttons.

By: Empress Rouge

Empress Rouge — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:01:43 +0000

True to historical accuracy, the scarf tied around the handbag was probably inspired by fashion icon Babe Paley.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Paley#Style

By: brenda

brenda — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:15:30 +0000

I loved this outfit, very Mondrian and chic. Joan’s office look has become more predictable since S1 although her at home wardrobe has variety.

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:04:34 +0000

Great site!

They reference a Betty outfit in this post. But no picture or anything.