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| One of the first times we see Megan is in a private focus group. Look at how polished and put together she looks. |
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| Normally we don't see Megan in alot of patterns to begin with. She like Joan is a solid block of color, usually. I really do like this dress though. |
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| In need of a sitter while in California, Don hires Megan to come with him and kids. Here is she in a bikini (which Don bitched Betty out about not a few seasons ago). |
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| Megan plans to meet up with an old friend while in California. She makes sure to "stop by" to make sure Don doesn't need anything. |
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| Megan tends to dress in highly feminine/ very bright colors. Peach or pink is very popular for her. |
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| Love this outfit. Now that she is married to Don she is definitely stepping up her clothing game. |
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| This shot is pure Hollywood Glamour. Meant to showcase her success in California, Megan is dressed to kill in this powder blue mini dress with sheer long sleeves. This is the cutting edge of fashion for the late 60's.
Number 8: Lame' Awards Dress
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| Ok, Whose grandma had a lame' dress like this one in their closet? The Eastern influences hit the 60s fashion scene hard, and here she is attending an awards banquet in this pink and gold gown. Also, note how much hair she has going on.
Number 9: Bisouix Dress
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| THIS DRESS....Megan performs a song and dance for Don at his surprise b-day party. Note that this silouhette is almost exactly like her powder blue dress from earlier. This is the height of cutting edge evening wear for the mid to late 60s. |
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| The matron of the town of Stepford is Claire. Pin curled hair, vintage set bodice with flower accents.... |
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| Faith Hill gets some fabulous outfits as one the of wives. |
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| Every wife is always dressed: hats, gloves, jewelry....this is at a book club meeting. |
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| Our main characters the Eberharts, Joanna who was a high powered successful TV executive and her husband Walter who worked for her. |
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| More wives at the book club. |
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| Joanna's final reveal at a ball held in her honor. |
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| Joanna makes a few friends when she firsts arrives in Stepford. Bobbi is an angry, sloppy, fantastically good writer. She and her husband end up in Stepford to try and save their marriage. |
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| This is Bobbi's transformation after her "Stepford" makeover. |
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| After Joanna was attacked at an awards show she is fired from her dream job and suffered a bit of break down. She is given electro-shock therapy and Walter decides she needs a new life. |
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| Another of Bobbi's new outfits to go along with her clean house! |
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| The wives at a pick-nic and hoe down. |
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| Photo still for promotional use. |
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| At first Joanna resists any change to her lifestyle and attitude... |
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| ...but after a fight with her husband she tries to live the Stepford Life. |
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| A last shot of the wives as they get ready to "exercise" The Stepford Wives is in my opinion a great satire of the classic "American dream", but it just shows that the only perfect people aren't people at all. They are robots! Some people find the metaphor here a bit heavy handed but to me that is part of the fun. It isn't subtle, but it is played for laughs. |
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| Poor sweet Peggy Olson on her first day at work. I almost forgot how young she looked in the first season and since her transformation was so gradual it catches me off guard. Study little sweater with what looks like a wool skirt. |
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| Though this outfit leaves alot to be desired, it is still kinda cute in its own way. The seafoam skirt is adorable but not great for office quickies....those yellow pumps with this? just no |
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| Once becoming a copy writer Peggy becomes determined not to be left out of "out of office meetings". She over hears that the boys plan on taking Playtex executives out to a burly club and she plans on showing them what for! This is gorgeous, and either bought that day or borrowed. |
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| Perfect in pink for Easter, Peggy finds out that Father Gil, whom she had a bit of a flirtation with, knows about her unplanned pregnancy (see the seafoam comments). This is gorgeous to our eyes but is slightly old fashioned for the time period. |
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| Fun group of shots in the Easter dress. |
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| After leaving SC and ending up working her tail off at CGC Peggy shows up to an award banquet in this stunning green and pink evening gown. I love the bow accent and the embroidery. |
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| This is office wear at its finest. She wears this yellow top quite a few times, with a jacket all you can see is the bow, but when the jacket comes off you can see all the criss cross detailing. Peggy tends to favor bows and details around the neck to mimic men's ties. |
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| For real though, I love this. Peggy is in the office on a weekend, in PANTS. This is probably one of the best and eye searing outfits she has ever worn. Clearly the 70's are on their way. I bet some of you have pictures of your mothers/grandmothers standing in a kitchen smoking a cigarette in something just like this. |
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| After having her office delayed several times Peggy worries about her place in the new agency. She feels forgotten and expresses this to Roger Sterling who tells her to get it together, that she has worked hard to get where she is and to go in there and show them who is boss. Which she does in this fabulous outfit. Joan once told her to "stop dressing like a little girl" and Peggy definitely had a Catholic school girl look for a long time. No more! From frumpy secretary to serious executive to confident working woman Peggy Olson experienced, in my opinion, the most style growth over the entire run of the show. Her hard work and dedication to her goals saw her benefit the most at the end of the series. What are some of your favorite looks for Peggy Olson? |
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| No one can talk about Joan and Mad Men without talking about this horrible meeting she and Peggy endured. I love this bold pink, even though she is perfectly covered up she can't help but be overly feminine. It is who she is. I love that these are both perfect examples of dressing two professional women, they couldn't be more opposite.
Mod Sailor Dress:
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| I honestly can't remember why or when Joan wore this dress, however it definitely fits the Joan model of form fitting, plus brooch, plus scarf detail. The color and bold pattern however have a very mod feel to them.
Blue Bombshell:
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| Joan is always been a bombshell, but this dress makes her look like a movie star of the period. She could be a bond girl. I love that they tend to dress Joan in jewel tones, which denotes not only her sophistication but her age as well.
Two Way Glass Dress:
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| The only woman in a room of women who knows that they are being watched and she takes the opportunity to give the men (especially Roger) a bit of a show. This is classic Joan. Tight, Brooch, That amazing gold pen pendant. Joan is a lady who lives to match. |
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| Loved her passive aggressive smoke blowing at the bitchy Belle Jolie lady. |
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| Once again Joan is in her office armor. The Mad Style blog had/has a great theory about Joan in purple and that it tends to signal some sort of emotional crisis in her life. Even though she might not be wearing scarves like she used to, the detail at the neck is very scarf like.....she was once quoted as saying "Men love scarves...."
The Flashback Black:
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| This hot little number is a stunner. This is pure 1950's vavavoom! This is a very important flashback, we see that Roger has bought Joan a gorgeous fur coat....which mirrors a later scene where Joan sleeps with a Jaguar executive to secure an account and her future as a partner.
The Accordion Dress:
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| People might ask why I call this one the accordion dress....if you haven't seen this episode Joan and her new husband Greg host a little dinner party where to break up the awkward Joan is put on the spot and plays the accordion. Roses become a theme for Joan during her marriage, here they are bright and open but in later episodes her dresses with roses tend to be brown, like her love and marriage have withered.
The Present Dress:
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| Roger asks Joan to wear this red dress at the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce Christmas party...."The one with the bow in the back, that makes you look like a present...." This is classic Joan all the way....
Dark Green Pants/Jumper:
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| The last we see of Joan is her beginning her own production company out of her own living room. We are on our way into 1970 and here Joan is finally embracing the styles of the late 60's early 70's. Once piece jump suits are going to become staples of the period. Here Joan has cast off what she once thought she wanted most (a wealthy man to take care of her) and started working for herself (finally) Those are the top looks for Joan Holloway/Harris....who should we do a countdown of next? Comment Below! |
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| Claire Foy on the left with the real Elizabeth II on the right. |
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| Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret. The sometimes flamboyant and outgoing younger sister of the Queen, I can not wait to see her more swinging styles from the 60's. |
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| Matt Smith smiling for the camera on the left, the real Prince Phillip on the right. |
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| The real big eye catcher in this season was the coronation gown that had to be recreated. |
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| A rather stiff looking promotional picture that foreshadows the couples marriage. |
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| The costume designer is quoted as saying, "It took approximately six to eight weeks for us to re-create the dress, with a team of six embroiderers working on the train throughout this time. Another team worked on the dress skirts, and my key embroiderer worked on the neckline. We had a cutter and two makers, and it required a number of fittings...It’s sometimes strange as a designer when you have to replicate a dress. You must sometimes make choices that you would not necessarily make yourself when it comes to cut." Michele Clapton Famously, Elizabeth had to save up ration coupons to pay for her wedding dress. Brides all across the UK sent her coupons which she was forced to return. |
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| Princess Margaret and Group Capt. Peter Townsend. both in tweed, which is par the the course, they are often shown riding off into the country to meet up. |
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| John Lithgow as the indomitable Winston Churchill. |
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| Another promotional shot. The second season of Netflix's The Crown is set to premier in December, 2017. You can check out the teaser trailer for it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k15O_eBfUuk |
Check out this great video about the evolution of shape wear and under garments from the 1900s to now!
