
You're not watching Mad Men yet? Are you kidding me? We're already on episode 5.
Despite the fact that I don't have cable, or a tv (or wireless: Luddite), I'm a devoted follower of AMC's first dramatic series. On Sunday afternoon, I watch with my friend Matt and a medium sausage pizza in apartment 40F (the views!).
A pinch of David Lynch meets period drama, it's the tale of an ad agency in 1960's New York. The star of the show is executive Don Draper, he of tailored suits, shady past and groupies vying to steal his job. Smoke- and sex-filled, each scene is imbued with a lovely weirdness that is both compelling and terribly unsettling.
Despite the fact that I don't have cable, or a tv (or wireless: Luddite), I'm a devoted follower of AMC's first dramatic series. On Sunday afternoon, I watch with my friend Matt and a medium sausage pizza in apartment 40F (the views!).
A pinch of David Lynch meets period drama, it's the tale of an ad agency in 1960's New York. The star of the show is executive Don Draper, he of tailored suits, shady past and groupies vying to steal his job. Smoke- and sex-filled, each scene is imbued with a lovely weirdness that is both compelling and terribly unsettling.
And the outfits are brilliant. In Vietnam I'm getting a tailor to make me the green dress, to the right. Minus the uncomfortable bullet bra.
2 comments:
This program has not only been entertaining, but educational as well--a heady throwback to those halcyon days when white businessmen ruled the world.
In the office, I now serve shrimp cocktail and a pitcher of bloody marys at every meeting, and have ended more than one work conversation with, "I will not let a woman talk to me like that."
That line's gotten me some funny looks from my boss, especially after I storm out in a cloud of pipe-smoke. But I'm sure she'll come around.
I REALLY want to catch this show but haven't yet. But girl, that dress is so you I think it's style is called "too smart and sexy for anyone but The CollQueen." The Dress Nazi (a la Seinfeld and soup) would take one look at me and yell "no dress for YOU" while he got his measuring tape out and asked you to stand up straight. I could do a similar top with a poofier bottom (to hide the sins) and probably in black, navy, or a deep autumn.... but enough about me.
I hope you are fer rizzle on the custom dress and I hope they can approximate that green for you. If you do it... you. must. post. photograph. (Plus, I just miss you and wanna see your face. :)
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