It may sound a cliché since I’ve never met anyone who disagrees, but I love Mad Men. Since my sister bought me the box set of series one, I’ve been awe struck by the style of the thing. Every character is innately chic in their own way, but there’s one person who instantly stands out as she sashays through the offices of Stirling Cooper.
Joan Holloway is un-flappable. From her witty one-liners to her fit-like-a-glove pencil dresses, no one gets the better of Joan. She wiggles through that office like a serene, business-like version of Marilyn Monroe. She looks like a woman but thinks like a man, and everything she does, from briefing her girls, to getting drunk and smoking a dozen cigarettes in ten minutes, she does with a style and elegance no one can match.
Some women may balk at admiring a woman who sleeps with her boss, but Joan is too savvy and stylish to ignore or admonish. At a time when the only role open to a woman was that of house wife, Joan is a refreshing exception, who operates in a male dominated society as a woman. The other girls may not like her, but Joan just doesn’t care. And I can’t help but like her for that. And for her amazing little gold pencil necklace.
No comments:
Post a Comment