From Mad Men to the Me Decade

By Kerry Pieri

There’s the girl with perfectly coiffed hair, clip-on earrings, lady-like pumps, dresses that showcase tiny waists on hourglass figures, and pink lipstick with the nails to match.  The national obsession with Mad Men starts with Don Draper and ends with early-sixties fashion. 

Nostalgists, Thakoon and Michael Kors, are loving the vintage aesthetic for fall.

Then there’s her little sister, the one with the rebellious streak, the one who has the boyfriend who plays in a band, gearing up for the 70s with a little fringe and a lot of leather, fur and ethnic prints. 

Runways from Gucci to Anna Sui introduced a Kate Moss-for-the-Nixon-era archetype, with leather and chiffon providing a cool mix of global wares for the rocker chick.