She is always appropriately dressed for the office, in well tailored - but not well revealing sheaths - accessorized with one statement piece and impeccably coiffed. This is a woman who knows what fits her body, and dresses accordingly. No stringy hair, no dirty flip flops, no inappropriate lingerie on display, no unhemmed pants...all common occurences in many a workplace today. It might be old-fashioned but I like it, and like it even more in that many of the outfits are timelessly relevant. And of course, anything that was relevant in the early 60's will continue to be relevant in Vienna!
Notable Quotables from Joan:
"Go home, take a paper bag, cut some eyeholes out of it. Put it over your head, get undressed and look at yourself in the mirror. Really evaluate where your strengths and weaknesses are. And be honest."
--Season 1, Episode 1: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
"Your decolletage is distracting."
-- Season 2, Episode 5, "The New Girl"
All photos from amc.com
One visible upshoot in MadMen style is the increasing amounts of men wearing business hats to work. My dad worked in NYC in the late 50s/early 60s and always had his choice of headwear. It's nice to see it coming back into acceptable men's fashion.
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