https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mad-men-night-out Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:14:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mad-men-night-out#post-1152562 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 23:35:51 +0000 L'Abeille 1152562@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The seaming of the dress is apparent in the pic of the grey one--that is a perfect style for the era.<br />My suggestions: wrist length gloves, and a hat. A little pillbox or something else tiny, with a veil if you can find it. <br />Pearls is a great idea. If like me you are less blingy, what about a peter pan collar pinned onto the neckline? Or a circle brooch if you can find one.<br />Definitely the fur coat.<br />This sounds like so much fun. As if I needed any convincing that Vienna isway cooler than my neck of the woods! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mad-men-night-out#post-1152099 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:02:17 +0000 Missey 1152099@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And don't forget the red lipstick!&nbsp; This is a party after all!&nbsp; The H&amp;M dress reminds me very much of what Don Draper's wife Megan would wear, she's more on the hipster side of the 50's. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mad-men-night-out#post-1152023 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:23:04 +0000 Suz 1152023@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it reads as late-50s influenced and you can definitely make it work. Some fake pearls or clip on earrings, a little clutch, heels, and yes -- if you have time -- a thrifted fur stole!&nbsp;</p> <p>Have a wonderful time! &nbsp;(And it is nice to see you!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mad-men-night-out#post-1152015 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:07:58 +0000 April 1152015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The shape of that dress is very close to my mother's "going away" dress (worn after she changed out of her wedding gown) and that was 1959. &nbsp;With a thrifted fur it should look great. &nbsp;How about adding a bunch of pearls or other beads? &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mad-men-night-out#post-1152013 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:01:34 +0000 El Cee 1152013@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both dresses are stunning on you&nbsp;and think either color would work… especially if hair and accessories have that retro feel (as ramya and unfrumped have suggested). The black version reminds me very much of a dress that my mom used to wear to cocktail parties in the early '60's. (BTW --Both my mom and dad worked at ad agencies… so they were part of the "Mad Men" environment.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mad-men-night-out#post-1151993 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:15:20 +0000 unfrumped 1151993@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe more on the accessories? If you were belted, carried a 50's handbag on your arm- ooh, how about short gloves-- or a hat-/ vintage or thrifted( need to borrow from church ladies!). Lipstick, hair.. I think of stuling that dress so you are<br /> looking "uptight" ( maybe prim is a better word)rather than a looser, edgier look that would be more modern. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mad-men-night-out#post-1151987 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:49:15 +0000 ramya 1151987@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jurocha that's 50s in my mind. With right hair style I think you could pull it off. Go for it.<br />P.S. : Like it better than the orphans . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mad-men-night-out#post-1151979 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:19:08 +0000 jurocha 1151979@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No styling, no shoes... the dresses as raw as they get. The gray is slightly snugger than the black - a cut issue that I've noticed to happen quite often in H&amp;M pieces (the lighter colors are cut smaller than black and navy ones).</p> <p>The dresses have no lining. So what you see is what you get: they are made of a polyester blend. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mad-men-night-out#post-1151978 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:11:53 +0000 jurocha 1151978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a few fit and flares on my closet; both skirts and dresses. Some even made it to the forum already (as in: <a href="http://youlookfab.com/upload/images/de6fa0587519680c4f030dd8af839cef425_image.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/upload/i....._image.jpg</a>; and this orphan, that has still not been donated: <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-to-do-with-these-orphans" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....se-orphans</a>).</p> <p>I didn't think at all of flares when putting an outfit together for this Mad Men evening. I had the attached picture in mind, in fact! There is even a flare dress there, but I was too focus on the look the red head Christina Hendricks is pulling off to even notice it before.</p> <p>I guess that what in my head really reads 50s is midi-length. :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mad-men-night-out#post-1151975 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:51:18 +0000 rute 1151975@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The dress is gorgeous not blah at all, the problem is that it doens't say 50's to me.</p> <p>I would go for:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.hm.com/pt/product/23337?article=23337-A">http://www.hm.com/pt/product/23337?article=23337-A</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.hm.com/pt/product/23754?article=23754-B">http://www.hm.com/pt/product/23754?article=23754-B</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.hm.com/pt/product/22968?article=22968-A">http://www.hm.com/pt/product/22968?article=22968-A</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mad-men-night-out#post-1151970 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:32:05 +0000 jurocha 1151970@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey girls,</p> <p>I've been silent for quite a stretch thanks to work and a house renovation - still in progress (when/will it ever end? Aaaah!)... but as I have a somewhat interesting event coming on this weekend, I thought I would make time to write and collect your gals' wise opinions.</p> <p>So... it's an yearly itinerant that takes its inspiration from previous decades. Food, decoration, artists, music all vary according to the chosen decade and, this time; as the title of this post already gives up... it's all about the 50s. The wasp waist isn't that friendly - at least, I can't exactly picture myself being all comfy and gorgeous in a wasp waisted dress - but I want to use this "Mad Men Night Out" as an opportunity to dare out of my comfort zone.</p> <p>I didn't want to spend a fortune on a new dress in a shape I'm not comfortable with... plus it had to fit me off the rack (as the celebration is this Saturday and my tailor isn't available on such short notice). So... I picked this option here from H&amp;M in both light grey and black: <a href="http://www.hm.com/at/product/24329?article=24329-A" rel="nofollow">http://www.hm.com/at/product/24329?article=24329-A</a>. The plan is/was to wear either of them with my red stilettos and a black fur coat I found on a thrift shop last season. </p> <p>But now I'm having doubts about it being too simple, too bleh, for the event. Anyone has a killer solution? How to dress it up 50s style? Or another dress that will cost less than 80 USD and that I can get my hands on quickly (living in Vienna, Austria)?</p>