Betty Draper

Okay, you guys know how much I love the show Mad Men. The name sounds weird- Mad Men? It is about the advertising men who worked on Madison Avenue in New York in the early 1960's and it is just superb in it's detailed sets, costuming and clever writing! It has won several awards, blah blah blah. Great show. Now on to one of my favorite things on the show: Betty Draper, wife of ad man Don Draper. She is always head to toe fabulous- you guys should watch it just for her outfits and hair styles! They are to die for. Let's take a look at a few pics:

Okay, this wave in her hair? So glamorous!

This is my favorite hairstyle, with the headband. I want to bring this picture into someone who does/cuts hair and have them do mine the same way. I would most definitely rock a headband as well.

This is when Betty goes to her riding lessons! CHIC.

This is when the Drapers went to Rome or Paris- forgot where, but it was in Europe. I think it was Rome. Anyway, Betty had hair/make up that was the opposite of how she usually looks and I thought it was quite fierce.

But Don still cheats on her, regardless of how great she looks! Which goes to show, you don't have to try and be perfect- if a guy wants to cheat, he will and if he doesn't, he won't. Doesn't matter what you look like or don't look like.

Back to the pics. Here is Betty with her wine...

and window shopping...

She doesn't smile often. In this scene she was smiling because one of Don's clients was hitting on her. The new season starts July 25th- check it out, even if it is just to see Betty's hair styles and gowns!

Here are some clips of the show:

Mad Men: Sixtie's Perfection

Betty Draper: Great hair

If you want to watch a really beautifully done TV show with superb writing and gorgeous set design and costuming, check out Mad Men on AMC. It is my very favorite show. It is set at an advertising agency in the early 1960's and features a mysterious, handsome self made guy named Don Draper. He is kind of a dick. He cheats on his wife constantly, but he also has his good points. The guys in the office are all smoking and drinking all day. They are sleeping with the secretaries and being totally sexist and racist- just all around cads. It is interesting to see how different things were in a decade that was not so long ago. We have come a long way.

The guys from the office at a strip club

One of my favorite things about the show is that every single costume and prop, right down to the pens on the desk and the lamp posts outside are period- meaning they are really from the year in which the show is set (1961? maybe 1962.) The costuming on Don's wife, Betty, is phenomenal and that is what my post will focus on today: See below for great hair and clothes- and cool sets.


Betty looking more sophisticated than her usual innocent self.
She is usually in a very child-like stance.


Betty has the most beautiful dresses. You can't see this one very well but I had to include it. Check out the wall paper and pictures in the background. I love it.

Always looks put together, even when depressed.

Looks at this cobalt blue jacket with the red lipstick!

I love that she is on this phone with the twisty cord that gets all tangled and won't let you move from the spot you're in. Even those magnets in the background and the curtains are all from the early sixties. They put so much into this show!

Don and Betty entertaining clients in Manhattan
The client hits on Betty and she is flattered by the attention because Don has no interest in her whatsoever and goes around screwing ugly chicks. What a tool.

Don and Betty at their country club, keeping up appearances

Betty talking to her shrink. The shrink calls her husband after each session and tells him everything! I think that is what it used to be like back in the day.

Betty Draper just slapped this ho in the grocery

store and then pulled herself together and walked away.
The bitch was insulting her, she had no choice. Love her for that!

Also love her outfit for going grocery shopping.

Check out Mad Men - Season One on DVD.

PROMO for Season Three