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“Isn’t This Suppose to Be Scary?”

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Due to the Hollywood’s hosting of the H.P. Lovecraft Festival, our weekly screening of Mad Men moved venues for the evening over to Sam’s Billiards, thankfully just one block from the Hollywood Theatre.

The evening’s dress was made by my mum in 1970 during her senior year at college.  I paired it with lots of blue accessories, since I think yellow and blue (in lighter sides of course) are a wonderful color combination.

Outfit
Scarf: Thrifted
Dress: Made by my mum, circa 1970
Brooch: Antique Alley, Portland
Bangle: Was also my mum’s
Shoes: The Clothes Horse, Eugene
Purse: Gift

Other Episode Outfits
501/502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 510, 511, 512, 513

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Mad Men a Go-Go

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Last night once again found Patrick and myself at the Hollywood for an evening of drinks and the shenanigans of SCDP.  And this time, I couldn’t help breaking out the go-go boots…

The dress was my mother’s.  I love having things from her closet.  Here you can see her in the dress in front of her college graduation presents.

These later 60s fashions in the show have really given me a bit of a throwback to my early days in vintage when I relied upon my mum’s high school and college wardrobe.  And just like my outfit from episode 503, this dress also once belonged to my mum.  And despite how amazing I thought I looked, I lost out in the Best Dressed contest, to a gal in what appeared to be a late 50s or early 60s black lace party dress with a lovely boat neckline.  She also rocked a crinoline, and although crinolines were just about out of vogue by 1966, they’re always good in my book.  Patrick made the observation that it isn’t who’s the most period accurate, but who is dressed the fanciest.  Oh well.

Outfit
Dress: Was my mother’s
Headband: The Clothes Horse, Eugene
Earrings: Antique Alley, Portland
Brooch: Don’t remember…I’ve had it since middle school.
Bangles: Gifts over the years
Go-go boots: Ebay

Other Episode Outfits
501/502, 503, 504, 506, 507, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513

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100 Percent Less Joan

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Last night brought another flock of people to the Hollywood Theatre to watch Mad Men on the big screen.  And another Best Dressed contest.  For the evening, I wore a number that was my mum’s from her years at college…

Take a peek at my mum in the dress.  She enjoyed pairing it with a red with white polka-dot bow.

While there were about 30 people who came up on stage for the season premiere, last night only four, including myself, braved the stage lights.  I didn’t win, but I was okay with that. I lost to a well dressed older woman.  I think next week though I’ll break out my fringe dress, and that’ll wow ‘em!  And at some point the go-go boots will make an appearance!

As for the episode itself…it was tad disappointing, I won’t lie. As our host Nico Bella put it, the episode had “100 percent less Joan than last time”.  Instead the episode brought back Betty, in a manner I wasn’t quite expecting, and focused on Peggy being passed over for “someone with a penis” as Roger put it with regards to the return of Mohawk Airlines to the agency, as well as some more insight into Roger and Don.  I enjoyed their private conversation over Pete’s dig, and Don discussing Betty’s possible cancer.  I am also eager to see if Don’s new, African-American secretary, Dawn, will become anything aside from being part of a Don/Dawn joke.

Outfit
Dress: Was my mother’s
Earrings: Antique Alley
Shoes: The Clothes Horse, Eugene

Other Episode Outfits
501/502, 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513