Oy. long long day. Times like these are when I need an escape. The other weekend, I did a marathon of catching up on my recorded episodes of Mad Men, on AMC. When it first started, I was like- ooh- it's visually very nice- pretty- but I wasn't totally sold on it. But being able to watch episode after episode- it has grown on me and now I'm completely hooked. I think I was thrown off by the pacing of it, since it moves a lot slower than your typical drama- but that's a good thing- I love the recent cover of DWR, which was shot about the same time Mad Men takes place- (circa 1960-61) I love that it says "young moderns" too. what a great label. I want to be a "young modern." Those guys look so swank and cool- I'm not saying I want to live in the past- I definitely look forward to the future and want to live in the now- but I do appreciate how everyone wore a suit and was so spiffy. I would never want to wear a suit everyday- but maybe I need to look into "dress-up" fridays... that could be kinda fun...
Thursday, November 01, 2007
DWR catalog cover
Oy. long long day. Times like these are when I need an escape. The other weekend, I did a marathon of catching up on my recorded episodes of Mad Men, on AMC. When it first started, I was like- ooh- it's visually very nice- pretty- but I wasn't totally sold on it. But being able to watch episode after episode- it has grown on me and now I'm completely hooked. I think I was thrown off by the pacing of it, since it moves a lot slower than your typical drama- but that's a good thing- I love the recent cover of DWR, which was shot about the same time Mad Men takes place- (circa 1960-61) I love that it says "young moderns" too. what a great label. I want to be a "young modern." Those guys look so swank and cool- I'm not saying I want to live in the past- I definitely look forward to the future and want to live in the now- but I do appreciate how everyone wore a suit and was so spiffy. I would never want to wear a suit everyday- but maybe I need to look into "dress-up" fridays... that could be kinda fun...
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a couple of months ago, my friend (who not-so-coincidentally works on "mad men") and i got dressed up for rufus wainwright's hollywood bowl "tribute" to judy garland's 1961 carnegie hall performance. he was pretty much the only person in a suit who wasn't an employee, and i was the only woman in a ballgown. i do make an effort on a regular basis, but i think it's a lot easier for men than women to pull off the "young modern" look in la....
if you're serious about the suits, there's a guy you should see at nordstrom in westside pavilion. another friend of mine also has his "dress up" fridays, and bill has been great about getting new suits with that vintage look.
Yeah, I love this pic of retro fabulous designers. There is something so post-war safe about that era, even if it was all a sham, if all the men were going home to stiff drinks and unhappy women. But still! Great pic.
I totally agree with you. Dress Up Fridays would be a great idea to implement.
valet has a great article on the mad men style if you are interested.
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