Foulard de la semaine
Une femme channels some mid-century scarf style, but hopefully with a bit more panache than poor Peggy below…
“Also, men love a scarf.” –Joan Holloway to Peggy Olson on her first day of work at Sterling Cooper. Below, some classic Joan, and a few random scarf shots.
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One of my compensations for being back home, away from Paris again ’til whenever (sob!) is that I can finish watching my DVDs of Season 3. Last night’s viewing included Peggy returning the Hermès scarf she’d been given — very reluctantly!
hahaha..did Joan Holloway really say that to Peggy Olson? I have only seen bits and pieces from the show. But I love the color of that scarf.
LOL at that quote. Imagining a cat-calling construction worker, “Nice scarf, baby!”
That’s a Joanie scarf, not a Peggy! (Peggy returned hers out of conscience but do you think for a moment she could work it?) I am “Mad” for Season 4.
DO we think Henry Francis is really a stand-up guy?
Seriously, can we see the whole scarf collection sometime, lady? I’d love to …
OK..I must be the last blogger out there who hasn’t seen Mad Men except for video clips. I will have to netflix it soon because I love that Mid-Century style…but I can take it without the Mid-Century sexism.
That Hermes scarf that Peggy gets really changes things for her. I never imagined her and him together( I am speaking in code as I don’t want to ruin it for Mater;-).
You don’t look a bit like Peggy:). But, do you remember, there was a brief period in the late 70’s when we wore scarves just like that. Echo was the brand, I think?
love Joan and Scarves 11/10
Frankly, I fail to see why the fascination with a world where women were auch objects. Joan may be very competent, but she is only allowed to have power because of her physical attributes and sexy comportment. Why is this amusing? You don’t see young African-Americans laughing at Amos ‘n Andy or Steppin Fetchit. Why are women watching this? It’s depressing. And, what do you think would happen to Joan as time went by and she is discarded in favor of a younger, more attractive piece? Don’t kid yourselves, ladies, this is demeaning.
Hi Rita,
The thing is, though, if you’ve watched the series, the women rise above (as much as the times allow) their treatment as objects. Peggy becomes a copywriter, and Joan turns out to be one of the most competent and capable ones in the bunch. That’s what makes it interesting. I think it’s also good for younger women, who might take the work of feminists for granted, to see just what things used to be like for women.
I suspect they are only allowed to “rise above it all” because of their physical attractiveness. I just don’t see those days as something to laugh about, and somehow, a show like this seems to trivialize those days.