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The Mad Men Fashion File - Casualwear for the Other Mr. and Mrs. Draper

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I was grateful for the mention of The Twilight Zone on last week's episode, because this latest show brought us into one. If Don Draper's continued odyssey through California wasn't enough, there was also -- surprise! -- another woman answering to the name of "Mrs. Draper" and tucked safe in a California bide-a-way. The costume department couldn't have played it any better. Both Mrs. Drapers are blonde, blue-eyed, and slim, but that's pretty much where it ends. Anna Draper wears her hair loose; Anna Draper wears her clothes loose. The chambray shirts, the aprons, and the faded prints point to a woman who hangs her wardrobe on a clothesline to dry. (The Mrs. Draper across the country prefers the electric dryer.)

Speaking of the the familiar made unfamiliar, how weird was it to see Don Draper #2 in clothes formerly worn by the first Mrs. Draper's ex? They fit, but he looked like he didn't belong in them; it was the plaid in those warm color tones that really threw it off. Don Draper does not wear plaid flannel floppy shirts. Don Draper does not wear orange. At least, not Don Draper version 2.0.

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Posted by Faran Krentcil
October 23, 2008 11:06am

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