Do you realize this is the LAST season of Mad Men? McCalls knows and are preparing for us to go mad over retro patterns. I love retro and mod clothing. I have a few patterns in my own collection. A quick search on Pinterest reveals a frenzy! Even before I did a little searching for this blog I have been obsessed with the whole look of Mad Men. I just did not realize until I plugged those words into Pinterest how popular the show is. You see, I just don’t get out much anymore. lol I love the looks, it reminds me of childhood. That’s how the grown ups dressed. With that in mind, I’m not sure I’m grown up enough to don these looks. Admit it, some of those clothes are pretty scandalous. Maybe it’s fashion that created the free love era and not free love that created fashion?
“Mad Style: Feminine patterns and fabrics—a touch of lace, a sweet bow on a blouse, or a flowy dress—keep your wardrobe classic and effortlessly pretty. The trick to not looking too girlish or 1950s housewife is to keep the shape of each piece modern (try a structured blazer or pencil skirt) or to add an alluring touch: Channel Joan’s va-va-voom appeal with ladylike fabrics tucked into body-hugging shapes” a quote from The Muse. And they were kind enough to add pictures in their story. It’s not hard to recreate those looks, is it? Not when the big pattern companies are rereleasing their vintage patterns. That makes it pretty easy to become a Mad Man fashionista.
Butterick Patterns has a new Retro section. B4790 is one of those patterns, a wrap dress.
I think this looks like something Betty Draper would wear. I might wear it too, if I made it. I’m sure this isn’t the last you’ll hear of Mad Men until the season ends. I’m sure this blog will be mentioning it again, soon. I’ll leave you with this added inspiration 
Enjoy!