The premiere date for the final episodes of Mad Men has been set (April 5, mark your calendars) and fans of the show are already lamenting the end of what is widely considered to be the greatest series in the history of television. With its nuanced performances, outlandish plot twists and colourful wardrobe, this period […]
Mad Men may be ending in 2015, but it hasn’t stopped Michael Kors from taking us back in time. And we aren’t going to 1969, either. Instead, we are being taken back to the earliest seasons, to when Don and Betty were still together, when people were dressed up by our standards – even when […]
Just in time for the season six premiere of Mad Men this Sunday, I came across a link to Project Re: Brief, a documentary about how four well-known ads from the 1960s and 1970s (Volvo (“Drive it like you hate it”), Avis (“We try harder”), Coke (“Hilltop” (aka “I’d like to buy the world a […]
With the sixth season making its debut on AMC in April, it’s time for another Mad Men collection at Banana Republic. As the show heads deeper into the 1960s, the looks are more inspired by the “mod” look than the early 1960s glam of the Kennedys. Many of the women’s pieces are a nod to […]
Kimberly Newport-Mimran’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection featured her signature full skirts and timeless, preppy pieces. However, there was a twist. While the show started off with pretty, cotton candy coloured looks in pale pink and mint with a splash of sharp berry with a strong “Mad Men,” lady-like vibe, it soon turned 1970s disco (to the […]
Has the show jumped the shark? The most recent episode, which aired on Sunday, features Betting going to Weight Watchers (I didn’t even know it existed in 1966), Sally turning into a bratty teen and Pete is sleeping with his commutermate’s wife. Not to mention that Roger and Don are acting like a-holes and have […]
I walked into the Yorkdale store expecting disappointment, that it was going to be like last time, where there were NO PETITES AVAILABLE. Turned out I was wrong. Sort of. As noted in the earlier post, there were only three dresses – two dresses inspired by Joan and one by Betty – on the racks. […]
On the eve of the line’s launch, Banana Republic held a party celebrating Janie Bryant’s second Mad Men collection at many stores across North America, including Toronto’s Yorkdale location. With 1960s-inspired appetizers from Daniel et Daniel and as well as cocktails, the event also featured Toronto stylist, Tammy Palmer, presenting styling tips for spring, featuring […]
and in time for the show’s fifth season premiere. According to a Tweet Thursday morning, the second collaboration between Janie Bryant and Banana Republic will make its debut in stores March 1. Like the collection that launched in August 2011, the spring line will feature mid-1960s inspired pieces for men and women. According to a […]
As most people know, Banana Republic’s Mad Men collection, a collaboration between the store and Mad Men costume designer, Janie Bryant, debuted in stores and online yesterday. After work parties were held at several locations, including the Toronto store at 80 Bloor Street West. At that location, shoppers got to check out styles based on […]
