Midge Daniels in Mad Men, wearing the Most Awesome Cigarette Pants Ever.
Photo credit: Tom and Lorenzo
I’m new to this whole watching TV thing so I only started watching Mad Men last week, and it’s amazing. I’m more into the 40s style-wise and thought watching something that took place in the early 60s would feel too modern, but I find the early styles very inspirational. I know about it through the style blogs but haven’t seen the series, and I like it more than I thought I would. This show might push up my favorite fashion era from 1942-1945 to 1942-1950s.
Some of my favorite things I’ve seen from this show are the sheath dresses, pencil skirts, straight skirts, brooches, cardigans, and cigarette pants. Trousers from the 40s get a lot of wear but feel a little bit too formal for weekends, so I definitely want to make a pair of cigarette pants.
I’ve made high-waisted pants before, but I always feel like the fit was a little bit off. My TNT high-waisted 40s-style trousers are great, but definitely not cigarette pants.
I’m going to be trying out Clover by Colette Patterns to see if this will by my TNT pattern. Failing that, maybe a franken-pattern of Wearing History trousers and Simplicity 4886?
I also love 40s fashion and felt the same as you about Mad Men, but I ended up seriously loving it and also being inspired by some of the fashions! There are some seriously great late 50s/early 60s dresses to swoon over!
I’m still in season 1 where it’s late 50s/early 60s stuff, and I definitely find the costumes really inspiring.
I’ve been enjoying your recent pieces, just haven’t had a chance to comment until now. I’ll be doing the Clover as well, hoping it’ll be my TNT for cigarette pants too! Looking forward to seeing how yours turn out. Though I love all the styling, Midge (or Joan at home, in later seasons) comes closest to what I’d wear in real life.
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