New York Fashion Week runways open in just three days. Eager to strut your stuff? You'd be wise to follow Mad Men's lead, considering the impact the series has had on industry legends like Michael Kors, Louis Vuitton and even Prada. Check out these Mad Men fashion videos, photos and step-by-step style guides for tips on how to up your fashion game.
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• Season 4 Fashion Flipbook: A multimedia magazine with video commentary from Mad Men Costume Designer Janie Bryant
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• Season 4 Fashion: Janie Bryant's tour of the wardrobe truck of Season 4
• Tour of the Costume Shop With Janie Bryant: Bryant looks at the costumes of Season 3
• Mad About Style - Suits: A conversation about how Mad Men has revitalized the suit
• Mad About Style - Dresses: A discussion about Bryant's favorite dresses from the show
• Mad About Style - Skirts & Accessories: A crash course in the "Mad Men uniform"
• Mad About Style - The White Shirt: A look at what makes each male character's dress shirt unique
New York magazine invents a faux magazine just for Don Draper, while the Huffington Post previews Christina Hendricks' Cosmopolitan cover shoot and interview. Read on for more Mad Men news.
• The Huffington Post gives readers a sneak peek of Christina Hendricks' March Cosmopolitan cover and six-page shoot.
• USA Today highlights Banana Republic's encore capsule collection, inspired by Mad Men and designed in partnership with the show's costume designer, Janie Bryant.
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Like it or not, Facebook Timeline is here. The good news is that with its arrival comes another chance to show the world how much you love Mad Men via one of two Mad Men themed images for your profile: the classic silhouette or Season 5's Falling Man.
Click here to see both Mad Men Facebook Timeline backgrounds.
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On AMC's Mad Men, Elisabeth Moss plays Peggy Olson: a secretary who advances through the ranks to land her own office and a position as copywriter at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. You know Peggy's back-story, but how much do you know about the actress who plays her? For example, did you know she shows off her singing abilities in a Bette Midler flick? Or what she was planning to be before she caught the acting bug? Think you know everything about the actress's career? Find out with this Elisabeth Moss trivia quiz.
The Season 5 premiere date is officially announced: Sunday, March 25 at 9/8c in case you missed it. So what are Maddicts most looking forward to in Season 5? If the "Likes" on a Facebook photo are any indication, they're certainly eager to see more of Don Draper. But what does a Facebook Like really tell you? Does it point out the most popular character? The best shot of that particular character? Or even a devotion to the actor behind the character? Browse through this photo gallery of Mad Men character portraits from Season 4 Fans and see if you can figure it out. Here's how they rank so far.
1. Don Draper
2. Joan Harris
3. Roger Sterling
4. Peggy Olson
5. Betty Francis
6. Bert Cooper
7. Pete Campbell
8. Lane Pryce
Is your favorite portrait (based on whatever criteria) not in its rightful place on this list? Facebook Like it today!
Christina Hendricks talks to Express about some of the ways that she's different from her character on Mad Men while series creator Matthew Weiner shares some of the inspirations for the series.
• Christina Hendricks tells the U.K.'s Express she's not like Joan: "My voice changes a little bit, the walk changes a little bit and the way I use my handshake changes a little bit."
• Matthew Weiner wins a Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award and The Hollywood Reporter mentions Jon Hamm participated in a video tribute in which he jokes about his own good looks. At the award ceremony, Weiner talked about how Reaganomics inspired Mad Men (according to Variety) and how conditions in the workplace haven't really changed for women (according to Broadcasting and Cable).
• Multichannel News interviews Matthew Weiner about Mad Men's genesis: "I wanted to make a show that I wanted to watch. I thought there could be a more realistic version of what it was like for adults to go through that period in our history." (No Link.)
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John Slattery made his mark in movies and on television even before landing the signature role of Mad Men ad exec Roger Sterling. And while you can probably recite every one of Roger's one-liners ("When God closes a door..."), how much do you know about the actor delivering those zingers? For instance, do you know which Mad Men role that Slattery originally auditioned for? Or who his real-life wife Talia Balsam plays on the series? Take the John Slattery Ultimate Fan Quiz and prove it.
Mad Men Season 5 debuts with a special two-hour premiere on Sun., Mar. 25 at 9/8c.
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Mad Men Season 5 debuts with a special two-hour premiere on Sun., Mar. 25 at 9/8c.
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This week, Ad Age gets excited about the special Mad Men issue that Newsweek will publish a week before the show's March 25 Season 5 premiere, while Betty White admits she's got a thing for Jon Hamm. Read on for more Mad Men news.
• Ad Age reports that Newsweek's March 19 issue will be Mad Men-themed, with a cover story on the series and a feature on advertising's role in U.S. culture.
• In her new show, Off Their Rockers, Betty White jokes that Jon Hamm has taken out a restraining order on her. Check it out at the 1:35 mark.
• Jon Hamm talks to New York Magazine about the fun of directing a Season 5 episode.
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Those of you who subscribe to the Mad Men newsletter already know that it's the best way to find out all the latest info on your favorite series, not to mention easy access to interviews, games, contests and more. Well, this week the best gets even better as the Mad Men newsletter becomes the Mad Men Memo, a weekly email newsletter that delivers the same crowd-pleasing content plus swag giveaways -- like Mad Men Barbie dolls.
Being a Mad Men Memo subscriber means you're automatically entered to win. So what are you waiting for? Sign up today and get weekly news and prize opportunities delivered directly to your inbox.
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As one of the most highly anticipated season premieres of the year, AMC announced today that the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning drama Mad Men will be back with a two-hour Season 5 Premiere on Sun., Mar. 25 at 9pm ET/PT. Written by Matthew Weiner and directed by Jennifer Getzinger, the season premiere episode will also be available on AMCtv.com the Monday after air.
Following the premiere, on Sun., Apr. 1, Mad Men will return to its regular timeslot at 10pm ET/PT with an episode written by Erin Levy and Matthew Weiner and directed by Jon Hamm.
Fans looking to catch up on Mad Men can watch the fourth season On Demand, beginning Mon., Jan. 23, or set their DVR every Sunday morning at 6:00am ET/PT when AMC continues to air episodes from Seasons 1 through 4 (in order) leading up to the Season 5 premiere.
Created by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate, Mad Men made history last September as the first basic cable series ever to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in four consecutive years. Mad Men stars Golden Globe winner Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones, John Slattery, Christina Hendricks, Jared Harris and Kiernan Shipka.
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This week, the Wall Street Journal and other publications cover Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery and Vincent Kartheiser at a charity event while the Los Angeles Times helps fans get up to speed preparing for Season 5. Read on for more Mad Men news.
• The Wall Street Journal reports that Jon Hamm recruited the Mad Men troops to attend a benefit for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
• InStyle, Variety, and Socialite Life feature photos of the Mad Men attendees, including Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery, Vincent Kartheiser and Jared Harris.
• In anticipation of Season 5, the Los Angeles Times reminds readers about what was happening on Mad Men when Season 4 ended.
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Twin actresses Megan and Alexis Stier, who play Eleanor (left) and Mirabelle Ames (right) on AMC's Mad Men, talk to AMCtv.com about wardrobe malfunctions and crisis management.
Q: How did you end up on Mad Men?
Alexis: We got a call from our manager that they were auditioning for twins -- and we had about two hours to prepare. The show hadn't aired yet, so we tried to find out as much information as we could. We knew that it was early '60s...and that it took place in an office. So we threw on some pencil skirts and cardigans and just ran out the door.
Q: Eleanor, played by Megan, comes off as the more serious of the twins in the episode. Was this typecasting?
Megan: It was a fair casting. I think I am more dominant, because I'm a little bit older [by nineteen minutes], so I can come off a little bit more serious and a little bossier. But when we originally read the script, I was reading Mirabelle and Alexis read Eleanor. Then at the last minute, we switched it up for casting.
Q: Don rejects Eleanor because she's "selling too hard." What's a big turn off for you guys?
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• The Seattle Times' movie critic gives an award for "Performances we couldn't watch without thinking about how much we miss Mad Men," mentioning some from John Slattery, Christina Hendricks, Vincent Kartheiser and Jon Hamm.
• Jared Harris tells the Wall Street Journal that the Mad Men set is "without question one of the best places to work, the camaraderie is exemplary."
• Mad Men's return is one of the hottest topics on the web right now, eagerly anticipated by media outlets including the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, Cynopsis, Tulsa World and HitFix.
• Jon Hamm guest-starred on CSI: Miami before he shot to fame on Mad Men. See what other cast members are appearing this month in encores on AMC.
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This week, Jaeger-LeCoultre announces the creation of a special limited engraved design of their iconic Reverso watch in tribute to AMC's award-winning Mad Men. Twenty-five custom-created, numbered watches will be available in February 2012.
The limited edition will be presented in a distinctive, custom-designed walnut commemorative box featuring the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce logo embossed on top and hand-inscribed on the back of each watch. Additionally, each piece includes a personalized commemorative letter from Roger Sterling, pictures of the Grande Reverso Ultra-Thin Tribute to Mad Men, and a copy of Roger Sterling's book Sterling's Gold, autographed by series creator and executive producer Matthew Weiner.
A major player in watch-making history since 1833, Jaeger-LeCoultre is the first watch manufacturer established in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland. It played a pioneering role in watch-making by uniting the full range of technical and artistic professions under one roof.
Click here to see photos of the watch and accompanying Mad Men themed items.
To find out more information on this time piece call 1-800-JLC-TIME or visit jaeger-lecoultre.com.
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