Every Sunday night at 9:00pm, I could be found sitting on my sofa with a glass of wine and some sort of bite-sized treat transfixed and transported to another era! The show, Mad Men. The era, early 1960's. I had done this every July since it's beginning on July 19th, 2007! But, oh no, not this past July! Well, they are back and I couldn't be happier! Happy doesn't even begin to describe how I'm feeling about its' return! Elated? March 25th can't get here quickly enough! Each time I saw the intro (click here to watch), fade onto my television screen, watching the gentleman falling as the theme song played, I knew I would not be disappointed by whatever happened behind the doors of Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency, the ad men of Madison Avenue!
What was so captivating for me from day one was the lifestyle of that time! The attitudes, the fashion, the interiors! I was sold! Bought and paid for, and would never be the same! I'm pretty certain this is where my love of Mid-Century modern furnishings began! Furniture that I remember vaguely, from my childhood, I now wish I had said to everyone in my family, "Stop! No, please don't give these pieces away! Keep them, store them! I will want them when I'm older and can appreciate the beauty of them!" But alas, I had no clue, and obviously nor did they!
This is Don Drapper's office! The show is centered around this dapper gentleman, that I don't think has met a woman who didn't want to be with him or a man who didn't want to be him! He's usually always pretty composed, but season 2, I think it was, he began to unravel! Many of the furnishings used on the set are originals! Room and Board, as well as Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams are great stores to find reproductions of these modern classics.
Donald Drapper, the man himself!
I love this shot! This angle puts me in the room! I actually feel as though I could walk in, have a seat on the sofa, and engage in a dry banter with a man that is as vulnerable as he is complex!
Roger Sterling's office! Beautiful! Smart! Well edited!
Roger and Don, always with a drink in hand, and usually a cigarette too! That was crazy for me, when the show first aired, to wrap my mind around being able to smoke and drink at work, in an office building! I guess it wasn't that long ago that smoking was banned in public buildings! But now drinking, I definitely don't remember that! Everyone smoked! And I mean smoked all of the time! I remember one episode when the Drappers pregnant neighbor was visiting Betty, and smoked the entire time she was there! I was like wow! how times have changed!!!
This is the kitchen in the home that Don shares with his wife Betty and two children, Sally and Bobby. Well, not anymore! Guys, if you haven't watched the show, I do recommend you get up to speed! I don't want to give too much info for those of you who may want to get in the know! I don't really see knotty pine making a comeback any time soon!
Don and Betty speaking with an interior designer, or "decorator" as they were called back then! It's only been in the last 15 years or so that we distinguish between the two.
Betty, Peggy, and Joan
I suppose I could go into detail about these women, but why would I do that? I will say, Peggy, in my opinion, probably made the biggest 180! Joan has always been pretty consistent, but not without her challenges for sure! I love her controlled sassiness! She will get you together and I love it! Betty? Betty, Betty! In the beginning, I adored her; but then, she got a little nutty!!! I can identify with each of their characters, though!
The cast! It truly is a fantastic show!
So for me, and I'm sure millions of others, the countdown has begun! Thirty-three days to go! I'm thinking of hosting my own premier party! If there's one thing I've learned from watching the show is how to throw a dynamite, intimate affair, sans cigarettes! If you don't already have plans to watch the show's premiere on AMC on March 25th, please make this apart of your evening and let me know what you think!
Have a fantastic day!
Rhonda
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