A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (of Men and Women!)
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Ah, no, I wasn’t aware! I’d love to see it.
I know that she was a model in her younger days, because she’s talked about it in interviews and said she was 30 pounds lighter then (!!!). She’s so gorgeous it’s easy to believe. But not, of course, at her current weight, which would never be allowed in our world unless she were a plus-size model.
Given that the flatness of video/film adds a few pounds, I can only imagine that in real life she’s probably an 8 or a 10. Heaven forfend!! That’s positively portly in Los Angeles. (Thank god I live in Baltimore.)
Lisa, you may not be aware, but in 1993 we did a fashion shoot with Christina Hendricks when she was a 16-year-old model. This was the era of the waif, and she certainly was one. It’s interesting to she how she blossomed into such a buxom, curvy lass. She was on the cover of the Sept. ‘93 issue of Style— I’ll show it to you sometime.
Everytime I watch the show I think that you must be moonlighting as wardrobe consultant. So do you think Betty will wear clunky 50’s maternity clothes for the whole season?
I wear the day dresses sans corsets (shhh!) because it’s just too hot here in Florida. But I have to say, when you put on a wasp-waisted mid-century dress with a full, fluffy skirt, and swish into the room, it matters not what anyone else is wearing (or not wearing, as it were): you will turn heads. No-one will have on the same dress; everyone will want to know where on Earth you found that gorgeous thing, too (and no, you don’t have to tell them how little it cost, but sometimes it’s fun to do just that, ha!)
I can’t wait for next Sunday’s Madness. Viva vintage, definitely.
Oh! This reminds me of the days I spent in Dreamland and Dolores Deluxe, poking about, looking for dresses like that. I have a few… They’re such classics that I keep them hidden away in the closet, taking them out only occasionally to admire the detailing, the style, the rich fabrics. I felt so glamorous when I’d wear them around town.
I also remember my mother and aunts dressed like that on their way to their teaching jobs everyday. So chic! I thought they looked like the Supremes—and they, like the ladies of MM, were just dressing for work.
Don’t want to go back to that every day—like SS says above, at least now we can breathe—but thanks for the memories…
haven’t seen the show, but now I’m intrigued. Beautiful dresses!
Thanks Lisa for a nice fashion fix. Have started watching MM - got all the season 2 episodes for a vacation. Now onto Season 3. I am not that keen on the writing, storyline, dialog. A little wooden. Women actors seem to be better than men, on the whole. But they have so little screen time. However, we have the whole series scheduled to be taped, so there must be something there. Beyond the fabulous clothes and set designs.
I grew up in that era. I can tell you it wasn’t all that COMFORTABLE to look like that. It involved scratchy crinolines, and breath/waist squeezing Merry Widow brasieres. We may look sloppier now, but at least we can breathe!
terrific column…keep it up!
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