This all seems to be very hot right now from the feedback I'm getting.
for some the 60s never left as a benchmark of style
personally, while i enjoy watching Madmen and 60s style back on the forefront of "fashion", it's a bit annoying hearing everyone refer to Madmen or Thom Browne when they see you wearing the look (oh you look like a character from Madmen), since many of us have been wearing this style for years when the mainstream hadn't a clue
It's interesting how the little guy on the left stands out both in terms of suit color and literally stands apart from the group. I cant see if it has a pattern to mitigate it, but that blue-grey color was a very country club one here at one time.
The guy with the white hair also has a "go his own way" look. Interesting that he has a double breasted with relatively wide lapels. The suit looks more 30s-40s or even today but doesn't seem particularly 1960s.
The lead character looks the most current (and mainstream) for his time.
I have just finished watching season 1 on DVD. I think it's quite a good series so far, visually and story wise. I think the characters lines are very well written.
Is this how they really behaved in advertising back then? I can't believe how much they drink and smoke. No wonder that guy had a coronary. Was this way of life back then through lack of knowledge on the pitfalls of excess drinking and smoking?
Great pics Chris. Thanks for sharing. I'm a DVD dweeb, so I'm waiting for season two to hit the stores. Every once in a while though I'll get back from work to catch my girlfriend watching them online. It's like a Draper affair or something.
Best.
I know what you mean D&F. I friend of mine copped Season 2 off the net quite a while back and put them on disc (disk?) for me. It was a guilty pleasure watching them back to back over two evenings. And agreed, Chris. IMHO Duck is stylewise head and shoulders above the other male characters. I like almost everything he wears.
Staceyboy
I too feel the pull of downloads (my friends think it is ridiculous that I haven't cracked and downloaded season two) but I genuinely prefer buying the sets. I guess it's the collector in me (that Mad Men zippo lighter set being a pretty good case in point, even if it is annoying to get the discs in and out). That said, there are two shows from your country that have reduced me to a virtual thief--Peepshow and Saxondale (which finally got a legit release over here just recently).
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I love Saxondale!
...almost as much as Duck's jacket in that first photo.
I think my fave outfit in season 2 is the episode where Draper goes to LA, in particular I like the navy polo/white trouser ensemble. real simple, classic, and totally evokes the early 60s smart casual wear
Yes, GS - youre right there. A sharp look and a clear departure from his more formal Madison Avenue work clothes. In New York his nod to casual wear seems to be removing his jacket and loosening his tie. Cool in itself but lacking that West Coast inspired 'downtime', more laid back approach.
Staceyboy
I think I HAVE that suit that Pete Campbell (far left) is wearing...H. Freeman, two-button sleeves, 3 button sack...summer weight.
I've also been a fan of Paul (far right)'s choices...true, he has that pseudo-beatnik thing going but he'd also be the one to break out the rooster ties and the corduroy.
Duck, as has been noted, has the English thing going...I also like his 'odd waistcoats' with suits. Not very contemporary, I'm afraid...but still looks great.
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I was wrong in another thread that I posted. Season 2 was the summer of 1962. Season 3 advances the story into the Fall of 1963. The year of my most concious living memory from early childhood at the age of eight.
I remember a lot of season 2 but I always wondered about that scene where Don is in California and suddenly discovers the southern California car culture. The same one the Beach Boys wrote songs about. Must have been other scenes that were cut. Just the slightest hint of a significant part of growing up in the 60s. The cars kids drove.
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