Welcome to the first Fantasy Costuming from this New York Fashion Week showcasing the ready-to-wear looks for Spring 2015. Rather than starting with one designer we are instead going to focus on a variety of collections that would look right at home on Mad Men’s Megan Draper. Of course none of these designs are vintage, instead we wanted to find items that represent Megan’s fashion forward style and how she is always dressed straight out of the pages of Vogue while never coming across as try hard or a fashion victim. The pieces we have chosen have some elements of how we saw her last season as she attempts to live out her acting dream in LA so Cali boho sneaks in as well as both micro hemlines and longer, floaty hippy inspired ones.
This is not meant to reflect where the story is heading as we have no idea how much Megan is going to feature in the final episodes, particularly when you factor in how we left things in a seemingly final state with Don.
Starting short and even though Mad Men is set before the introduction of Diane von Furstenberg’s iconic wrap dress in 1974, Megan would have looked very at home with this style and in this leafy patterned micro version.
This is also from Diane von Furstenberg’s Spring 2015 RTW collection and the long sleeves/short skirt element is on trend with how Megan dressed in 1969 last season. Megan would definitely be a DVF woman.
Sticking with patterns but moving into the floor length gown area with Victoria Beckham and this reminds me of the optical art print which were very popular in the 60s. It’s like a less hypnotic/vomit inducing version and Jessica Paré certainly is statuesque enough to pull this off.
Sticking with the length and going a bit more boho with this Honor frock.
Another gown from Honor and this goes a little deeper with the plunging neckline and adds some color flare with the rainbow dotty belt.
More relaxed elegance and this time from Tadashi Shoji. Perfect for those times when Megan isn’t awkwardly approaching producers to find out why she didn’t get the part.
This is the longer, less in your face movie star sexy version of the baby doll mini dress Megan wore in the season 6 premiere. This is from BCBG Max Azria and she could totally make it work in just as funky fashion.
Another billowy dress from BCBG Max Azria in a beautiful pattern clashing design that exudes sexiness thanks to a well placed high leg slit.
Megan is totally going to work the jumpsuit phase as it gets more popular in the 70s and this one from Escada is a simple yet effective version of this enduring trend.
One aspect that ties most of these looks together is they are all pretty effortless and even when Megan is wearing something high fashion she pulls it off with ease. Her off duty style also reflects this and I’ve always been a fan of seeing Megan in pants; this Rebecca Minkoff ensemble is set off with the wide brimmed floppy hat and is ideal for the warmer LA climate.
Look out for more NYFW Fantasy Costuming posts this week!
Tags: BCBG Max Azria, DVF, Escada, Fantasy Costuming, Honor, Jessica Pare, Megan Draper, NYFW, Rebecca Minkoff, Spring 2015, Tadashi Shoji, Victoria Beckham
Here is some Angela in plaid examples just in case you don’t spot the connection:
The ‘trying not to be obvious while looking at Jordan Catalano’ plaid.
The ‘squeezing a zit even though you know it’s a bad idea’ plaid.
The ‘hanging with your parents and wearing over dungarees’ plaid.
The ‘watching a sex manual VHS with your former BFF’ plaid.
The ‘talking to Jordan Catalano all cool and casual like’ plaid.
The ‘what the hell is Rayanne wearing?’ plaid.
The ‘my little sister doing a spot on impression of me’ plaid.
The ‘off the shoulder what is my former BFF talking to my current BFF about?’ plaid.
The ‘can you spot me while I’m hiding out in a fort made of plaid’ plaid.
The ‘Angela Chase tribute outfit as worn by Lake Bell in the excellent In a World…‘ plaid.
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