Season Two of "Mad Men" Ends, but Its Fashion Influence Continues

Elliot Feldman, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Nov 1, 2008 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here."

The sleek yet buttoned-down look of the early 1960s is back thanks to "Mad Men," the acclaimed AMC network period-piece television series about Madison Avenue advertising hucksters. Thin ties and lapels for the men, and bullet bras and poofy crinoline dresses for the women are showing up on fashion runways from top-of-the-line designers like Michael Kors, Peter Som, and Prada. Fourteen Bloomingdale's department store locations even have "Mad Men" in-store boutiques with fashions from design firm "theory."

Fashion mavens have to thank the show's costume designer, Katherine Jane Bryant, for reflecting the distinct look of the period. In fact, to celebrate the launch of season two of "Mad Men", "Project Runway" host Michael Kors threw a private party for the cast members.

For those of us who may not be able to afford designer label clothing inspired by "Mad Men", there are many vintage clothing stores selling the real items at affordable prices.

Sources:

Nora Wessel, "Behind the Madness|Costume Designer Janie Bryant", New York Times blog

Monica Haynes, "Classic fashion the star of AMC's stylish show 'Mad Men'", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Published by Elliot Feldman

I'm a veteran television writer (Match Game, Hollywood Squares) and cartoonist (Los Angeles Reader) I've also written for online versions of Jeopardy and Trivial Pursuit. View profile

Season Two of "Mad Men" Ends, but Its Fashion Influence Continues

5 Comments

Yahoo! Voices

Also on Yahoo!

Yahoo! Contributor Network