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Mad Men's 40 Best Looks Ever

Mad Men's 40 Best Looks Ever

By Alexandra DeRosa

Updated Apr 11, 2014 @ 4:15 pm

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Mad Men's final season kicks off this Sunday on AMC at 10pm/9c, and while there's a lot to love about the spicy show, one of our favorite love affairs is with the fashion.

Cue: Janie Bryant, the Emmy-award winning costume designer behind the cast of Mad Men's looks. Her skills speak to the time in which the show takes place (the 1960s) impeccably. She captures the essence of a Madison Avenue-housed advertising agency with each and every look from chic housewife styles and looks that embody the mod mood happening in the '60s to powerhouse work wear — each of which is usually decorated with a double-strand of pearls or beautiful brooches. Needless to say, (a Banana Republic line later, after all) Bryant's costuming made a dent. The memorable looks she creates—which are part her own designs, part vintage finds—perfectly epitomize the period while leaving us yearning to recreate the looks ourselves (if you want a little dose of her killer style in your own closet, keep your eyes peeled for her own tights line, Janie Bryant Leg Couture, which launches this August).

So while we're sad to see the show go, we're adding an extra dose of sweet to the start of this bitter sweet departure by taking a look back at the Emmy-award winning show's 30 best looks ever.

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Season One

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Betty Draper was a vision in white when she wore a sequined dress and a fur stole with elaborate costume jewelry and white opera-length gloves.

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Season One

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Joan Harris was ready for work in a fitted tweed pencil skirt and a red draped blouse.

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Season One

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Betty Draper bundled up in style with a blue oversize coat, a silk scarf, and leather gloves. Her perfectly styled hair (complete with an extra-wide headband) finished off her look.

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Season One

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Betty Draper was dressed playfully in a multicolored and elaborately-printed romper for a scene at home. Larger-than-life buttons and a look-at-me belt added to the whimsical feel.

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Season One

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Betty Draper worked barely-there eye makeup and a pastel pink lip when she wore a colorful paisley-printed blouse.

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Season Two

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For an outdoor scene, Peggy Olson wore a pink-and-nude gingham printed dress. Alabaster-hued gloves and a headpiece made the feminine color combo pop.

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Season Two

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Joan Harris showed her darker side in an all-black ensemble complete with a pearl-embellished cardigan that was effortlessly draped over her shoulders.

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Season Two

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Peggy chatted with Kurt on the couch in a floral-printed, midi-length dress.

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Season Two

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Betty Draper worked an all-white look from head-to-toe while out with Don Draper.

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Season Three

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Joan Harris showed off her curves in a black sheath printed with romantic red roses. Elaborate earrings and red nail polish added oomph to her bombshell look.

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Season Three

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Betty Draper showed off her baby bump in a white lace dress complete a pink embellished sash.

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Season Three

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Peggy Olson went to work in a full-skirted, belted dress coat. A black headband lent a sweet element to her moody-hued look.

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Season Three

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Betty Draper looked sweet as can be in a floral printed day dress. A structured handbag, sheer gloves, and cat eye sunnies—all in white—completed her on-the-go style.

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Season Three

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Peggy Olson hopped off the subway in a perfectly pleated skirt, a belted over shirt, and a silky printed blouse complete with a neck tie. She topped off her look with a bow-embellished hat.

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Season Three

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Betty Draper was dressed femme fatale-style in a strappy black dress. Pearl jewelry and a sleek (but over-the-top) hair style gave her sexy ensemble a polished look.