Emmys 2010 revisited: Mad Men wins (in style)

I simply couldn't help myself. Not only Mad Men rocks my world with their costume design but their starts weaken my knees when they slip into designerwear for the red carpet. This picture of January Jones (in Atelier Versace), Elisabeth Moss (in Donna Karan) and Christina Hendricks (in Zac Posen) literally gives me butterflies. To me, it's the picture equivalent of being in love wearing custom-made Tom Ford, Louboutin lounge shoes and drinking a £1000 bourbon while Ella Fitzgerald sings for me in my Chelsea townhouse. Picture that if you can.

I'm off.

[Picture: Celebrity-Gossip.net]

How do you do, Mrs. Draper?

Yesterday was one of those rare summer days in Madrid when the sky gets grey and you can smell the rain coming but it's still quite warm and the only two things you fancy doing are either having a 6-hour brunch in hangover ensembles or stay home and do a TV show marathon. I went for the latter and started on Mad Men season 2. I am already on episode 7 and I can tell you the second season is a whole new world. You have met all the characters on season 1 and now you get to see more of their lives. The writers have this magnificent ability to show 48 minutes of mostly quotidian activities and make them feel absolutely fascinating. Not more fascinating than January Jone's indescribable beauté and Betty Draper's (her alter ego) wardrobe. The costume design seems even more remarkable having in mind the strong (late) 50's trends that will take over come fall. These are some of my favourite Betty Draper moments from season 2 so far.

This is Betty in action:

While I looked for the images I wanted to share with you I came across this 'Mad Men Yourself' tool where you get to choose your hair style, clothes and accessories (including Scotch and cigarettes) to create your 50's persona. This one below is mine (which I believe actually looks quite like me) next to Don Draper, so you also get a feel of the menswear in the show.

I'm off.

[Pictures: imdb.com, amctv.com, Style.com]

(3 reasons to make) Mad Men

Sometimes I don't know if I'm deranged or if maybe I just have a very different taste from everyone else. I seem to be finding more and more pictures of the lovely January Jones in my daily celebrity e-stops but I don't see many bloggers paying much attention to her and the reason for it absolutely escapes me. Leaving her astonishing beauty aside, the woman has an exquisite sense of style that is evident even in jeans and a tank top. It's as if Grace Kelly had come back to life with Audrey Hepburn's chicness and Caroline Grimaldi's flair.
And so, to bring January to everyone's attention, I have selected the three reasons why I am so in love with her:

She is her own person.   January follows no trends and wears no it bags. I specially love how attached to her Prada bag she is and how it is a beautiful season-less bag. She is also quite minimalistic but in a very elegant and slick way. Black is always boss but she uses it with great skill.

She sticks to the best weapons.   It is rare to see her wearing anything other than Tom Ford's version of the Way-Farers or having a bag hair day. She understands there are things that always have to be perfect no matter what you are wearing or where you're wearing it to.

She is not afraid of trying new things.   Contrary to the rest of Hollywood's women, January will wear anything from cocktail dresses to night gowns, flare pants, loose silk trousers and skinny jeans. The best example was her YSL look for the 2010 Met Ball. It was a bold choice of dress, make-up and accessories and, no matter what anyone says, she looked stunning. It's all 'extreme glamour' with her.

I'm off.

[Pictures: Zimbio.com, Style.com, JustJared.buzznet.com, Barneys.com, FarFetch.com]

As of late, I have developed two new obsessions when it comes to TV shows. One is True Blood, and the second one is this, Mad Men. All the action is based between the then flourishing advertising industry and the suburban life of the employees of one of New York's main agencies in the 1960's. January Jones (below) plays Betty Draper, the wife of a successful advertising executive. Her style is very much reminiscent of the 50's, and Dior's New Look still plays an important role on a woman's wardrobe. It has been my endeavour to find some similarities between the fashion then and the collections from the last couple of seasons.

From left: Jason Wu, Prada, Valentino.

From left: Chris Benz, Paul Smith, Thakoon.

[Picture credits: Style.com, AMCtv.com]

I'm off.