Friday, February 24, 2012

Mad Men Challenge: What to Make?

Two challenges/sew alongs (the Minoru and the Ruby Slip) recently committed and I'm ready for another one. The badge is already there... the Mad Men Challenge. Step 1 is what to make! So many gorgeous dresses and outfits make their appearance on Mad Men, but I want to choose one that will fit into my 2012 lifestyle. Then the challenge will be to find a pattern or patterns, and finally fabric. The fabric might be the hardest part! Oh, yeah, and narrowing down the choices.


Let's get right to those choices and see what I'm thinking about (in no particular order):
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Betty in dots. Cute, but maybe too cute. I do like the simple style though.
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Betty loves a good shirtdress for daytime wear (at least in the earlier seasons when she was married to Don). I love the sleeveless ones, there's a peach one that I found, but this is my favorite. Finding a good stripe will be the challenge though.




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More dots. Off white sheath with an adorable dotted sash. Less opportunity for wear for me though.


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I love the one on the right. Especially the color.


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Granted, a dressy, going out dress. But I have "make a LBD" on my  list of things to make, so it would be crossing off 2 things with one dress. Win-win! Of course, this might not be my final choice.


Which one do you like? Are you doing the challenge?





7 comments:

  1. I'm not doing the challenge, but I am seriously in love with that last cutout dress - think you'd look great in it too.

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  2. All the dresses in that show are gorgeous. Whichever you choose to sew will, of course, be beautiful.

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  3. love all the styles
    betty in dots and the shirt dress are my favs
    also love the dark teal

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  4. Love them all, I won't be joining the challenge since, even though I love love love them, I work from home and all these dresses are just not practical at all. I would have no where to wear them, probably, ever. I live vicariously through all of you though.

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  5. I can see how it is hard to choose. They are all so tempting. I am not joining the challenge. It just doesn't fit in with my other, already all too numerous, sewing goals. I am going to enjoy watching you and other blogs go for it though!

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  6. I love the LBD, but the dark teal one on the red head (I've only seen a few episodes, so I can't remember her name!) is fantastic! The teal gets y vote!

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  7. all are so lovely,good choice!

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