Menswear Inspired

One more outfit that was inspired by the men's fashion of 1910's & 1920's, and the British TV series 'Downton Abbey', or maybe  "The Great Gatsby' movie, or any other movie about those decades. Since it is just an inspirational outfit, I don't do an exact copycat of men's outfits from that era. I'm only borrowing some of the details.

Borrowed from Men

Continuing the theme of outfits that were inspired by men's characters' clothing from the British TV series 'Downton Abbey'.
A previous 'Downton Abbey' post can be seen here. Regarding that posting, I wasn't sure what inspired me more - the menswear from the British TV series or the Ralph Lauren F/W 2012 collection based on that drama. This time I even thought about King Edward VIII's clothing.

Fashion Dreams about English hunting grounds

This is for any of my readers who remember my series of posts based on the 'Mad Men' movie's women characters' costumes.
Maybe it's time for something new, and now I want to use a collective image of the 'Downton Abbey' men's characters' clothes. Actually I can not even say what made a greater impression on me; the menswear from the British TV series or the Ralph Lauren F/W 2012 collection based on that drama.

So here I'm pretending that I'm hunting in the English countryside ...I was tempted to take a gun from our safe for greater reliability and authenticity but I chose not to complete the hunter look.

'Mad' about the 60-s - Joan

This week I jumped into into Joan’s world. It was quite difficult because I'm not a femme fatale. Her hips are hypnotic. So I just dressed my body-fitting dress and tried to show my curves as best as I could.

'Mad' about the 60-s - Megan

This week was dedicated to Megan Draper - the most stylish character of this series.

This is the only character we have often seen in pants - and those pants are not like Betty's pants. They vary significantly in terms of style. 

Besides the fact that in recent seasons she is a prominent representative of boho-chic, she also displays a nice casual looks, with clothes like what we may have in our wardrobe, like tank tops, for example.(now it's difficult to imagine summer living without tank tops; in the past we wore them like undershirts).

So here is a few of Megan's recreations.

First - here Megan looks more like a person from the 70's, not the 60's.

'Mad' about the 60-s - Peggy Olsen

This week was dedicated to Peggy Olsen style.
At least for me, she is one of the most difficult characters for re-creating, especially when I look at her costumes from the first seasons, where she looks like some naive, ridiculous schoolgirl trying on outdated stuff from her mother's wardrobe. Modest and discreetly hiding her femininity in a "grandma dress" / skirt / blouse plus earthy colors and baby bangs adds up to a tricky set for a person like me who has nothing in common with Peggy.
In general, it's amazing how a person who is working in a creative environment stays so stylistically boring, clumsy & awkward,. even in the best of her dresses.
For me it turned out to be the easiest way to use these two images: the left - when Peggy was able to take off on her career zenith and right - at the beginning of her climb up the career ladder. In my mind there was one idea - one item (my white vest) may differentiate a boss and a subordinate, I hope I did it :)

 

'Mad' about the 60-s - Betty

Sometimes I want to dress like some movie characters, but actually rarely put this desire to reality.

So this month I want to challenge myself to finally follow my dream.

I'm starting this movie characters challenge and beginning  with the interesting female characters of  "Mad Men".Opening the season with Betty Draper. I used her style from the early seasons.