When at home, Trudy usually goes for a long-ish sleeved shirt dress with a full skirt, which I have decided is my favorite look for fall.
Trudy is polished, on point, yet always having fun, and for that I tip my wide-brimmed hat to her.
Monday, August 30, 2010
A Little Love for Trudy Campbell
Many go off the deep end when speaking of the costuming of Mad Men's female characters. The breathless fawning over the wardrobes of Betty, Joan, and to some degree Peggy, are the subjects of endless scrutiny and admiration. There's one supporting character whose style doesn't get a lot of attention, but who I have quietly decided is my favorite. I'm talking about Trudy Campbell.
She prefers prints. Her accessories are usually minimal, save for large bulbous earrings and the occassional statement hat. Well bred and blue blooded, Trudy is mindful of trends but isn't a slave to them, unlike Jane, another young brunette who married a Sterling Cooper exec and has a sad whiff of fashion victim in her dressing.
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It's true... I always forget about Trudy. :(
xo Marissa
(The Well-Appointed Catwalk)
man i miss this show; gotta get cable back....or just play catch up on hulu, finally!
Do you know about the "Mad Style" Mad Men recaps on Project Rungay? They're doing posts for each episode, and have already done posts on style in the past seasons' episodes. They're fantastic!
Trudy is my favorite too. She's so adorable, and always to perfectly put together.
(I'm avoiding work at the moment.)
I saw an article somewhere online focusing on the fashion of the Christmas party episode, and briefly, Trudy's dress in particle.
It presented Trudy just as you have, basically, cultured and sophisticated in a way that means she follows trends but doesn't go over the top. That peachy tunic dress is a hallmark of that reference as it's the link to the next major movement in fashion, which was just beginning to hit the States at the time. Look at the shape of her dress, cut off several inches of hem, and you have the fashion of the late 1960s summed up right there.
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