Stylehiving: Get Joan Holloway’s Mad Men Style
Posted by: Amelia | Filed in: Style
10:30AM, Thursday July 24th 2008
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As if I haven’t said it enough, I heart Mad Men and am on the edge of my seat for this Sunday’s season two premiere. I especially love foxy redheaded Queen Bee of the secretaries, Joan Holloway. Her approach to getting ahead at work may not be ours (but then again, we don’t have to contend with 1960’s sexism!), but her style is hot. Embracing her womanly curves, the character always looks chic and well put together, and getting the look yourself, while staying modern, is actually pretty easy. Check out three options we put together, based on Joan’s fashion from last season, after the jump.
1. $268.00, Tadashi dress
2. $99, Areaware drill bit necklace
3. $160, Michael Kors watch
4. $8.50, Vintage star brooch
1. $120, Tuleste Market necklace
2. $345, Black Halo dress
3. $250, Juicy Couture watch
1. $99, Karta long sleeve top
2. $179, Club Monaco sheath dress
3. $24.50, Old Navy tie-neck top
4. $248, By Malene Birger dress
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Smith
wrote on July 25 2008: [report]
I don’t think your version of the Joan outfits look anything like what she wears, or anything like the style of 1960. Some of the things you show are very pretty—But have nothing to do with Joans style at all.
Amelia
wrote on July 25 2008: [report]
@Smith Ouch! Mainly my goal was to convey that streamlined, body conscious look, but in a modern way—dressing exactly like Joan would be costumey. But hey! At least you thought my picks were pretty. That’s somethin’!
LovesIt
wrote on July 25 2008: [report]
@Smith. I disagree. I think look #2 especially and look #1 convey Joan’s look very well. Joan’s style is basically a “wiggle” or pencil dress with expensive accessories and heels. Of course, the dresses used for her period costumes are made with a much heavier synthetic material, which is uncommon in our modern summer dresses. I’m curious what specific details you think are missing....
Glossy
wrote on September 24 2008: [report]
The kind of details she missed are a below the knee skirt, FORM fitting (not skimming, fitting) dress/skirt, and never ever an empire waist. Empire waists are very lazy. Joan’s look was intensely womanly, there isn’t anything costumey about it, wearing clothes like that today works fabulously. If one doesn’t like synthetics, you could get the same outfit in natural fibers, but not this “Modern” excuse for a Joan outfit. The main and most obvious difference though is that Joan’s outfits are tailored, American women love their comfort now, so they often look sloppy, but she wore tailored dresses, the options she presented were generally stretchy looking.