Design by the Book

Mad Men Fashion

Megan
MEGAN (Zou Bisou Bisou!)Image ID: 5232079

The series finale of Mad Men that aired on AMC on May 17 roughly coincided with NYPL's digitization of over one-thousand fashion illustrations produced in the 1950s and '60s by New York City-based firm Creators Studios. ("Not yesterday's but tomorrow's fashions today" was the company's tagline.) Perhaps we've just had Mad Men on the brain lately, but if you see traces of the show's female protagonists in these ready-to-wear design drawings you are not alone:

Joan
JOANImage ID: 5231431
peggy
PEGGYImage ID: 5232004
Betty night
BETTYImage ID: 5232441
Faye
FAYEImage ID: 5232112
Marie
MARIEImage ID: 5232272
Megan
MEGAN (Zou Bisou Bisou!)Image ID: 5232079
Trudy
TRUDYImage ID: 5231514
Jane
JANEImage ID: 5232055

See more Creators Studios fashion illustrations on NYPL's Digital Collections site and also in person at the Mid-Manhattan Library Picture Collection.