Mad Purple.....

well, much has been made of all the purple in the season opener of Mad Men  .....I don't watch Mad Men, but I do love purple!
one of the first flowers to bloom in late winter.......the purple crocus.....

 What is history of purple?  well......

1. Any of a group of colors with a hue between that of violet and red.

2. Cloth of a color between violet and red, formerly worn as a symbol of royalty or high office.

3. Imperial power; high rank: born to the purple.

4. Roman Catholic Church

a. The rank or office of a cardinal.

b. The rank or office of a bishop.

Purple is is the color of the imagination,creativity .... the not serious......or.........it is the color of royalty.....ponder that contradiction for a moment.......I've never thought those who are wealthy or in power have a damn lick of sense.....Only artists have a flipping clue.....and my whole life is one big purple art project! 

Pop on over to Tom & Lorenzo's place for all the gritty details........Here's Joan in purple.......




and Megan in purple and pot.....



and purple is popular with funkomavintage.......whether you are looking for spring purple....or winter purple down under....... Here we go!

Gant shirt for the guys.


Purple Vera 60s top....perfectly timed for the 1968 Mad Men women....... 





Purple handknit sweater cardigan with Beatrix Potter buttons....

 Purple velvet blazer......



  Laura Ashley vintage sailor dress...for the tiny set....

 

 Purple knit dress...so simple and modern...
love the back!!


 


Need more purple?? don't be shy!! clicky and see a lot of purple right now at funkomavintage!!!

Just a song before I go....

I've listed some new things over at my website store. All that is fresh and new....eventually all of funkomavintage will be there....Here's What's New !

60s green pleated Party Dress Vintage Mad Men style...
My goodness I love this !! so Mad Men! this makes me smile...Can you imagine this at a party...What Fun ! Lovely color...Martini Olive color...perma-pleats (a personal fave)...fun..flippy...mini party dress. I show it with a 60s chain belt, but for fall and holiday parties, I think black accessories are fantastic....and around December....wouldn't Red things look so Festive ! Red shoes, red belt and a big poinsettia flower pin in your hair. Yeah ! Jingle Bell rock....

and some sexy shiny shoes....50s black patent leather stiletto high heels...

so yeah, leaving etsy in the next few months....ugh. What the f is wrong with people. Jeez, betrayal is so bad. me no likee....so a song...about leaving.

Mad About You...

I confess...I don't actually watch Mad Men...(I'm taking a break from TV)
tho I will go rent the DVD collections...they are out aren't they?

I MadMen'd myself...click to go to the AMC website and give yourself an e-makeover......because it's fun to see myself in the corporate world (as if) and in the corporate world in the 60s!

I remember them very well...oh sure I was in elementary school, but I was a precocious kid. The show is shocking in its realistic portrayal of that time period...it's a bit dizzying.
In those years, my older sister Pat was a single mom and a secretary for a construction company...what a come down after being a cheerleader at her San Jose high school, and marrying/divorcing the football star!
but I digress.


I chose an up-do, because I'd wear that at work. A purple dress, tight of course. A pendant necklace, a birdy pin (I have a bird-fetish). My glasses. A Martini. A newspaper. A cigarette. Sign of the times.

So, what is so cool about the early 60s? Honestly, it was probably the last gasp of the idea that All Was Perfect. It was an era before War Was Bad, because WWII was good...defeating the Nazi's was SupahGood!
Feminism hadn't started brainwashing everyone into hating Men. Equality was starting to Speak Up, modeled on Dr. Martin Luther King, et al, and the all things seemed possible, tho not without pain and some agony for the Old Guard (racists/sexists).

Fashion was becoming clean-lined...a lot of the fruffy-ness of the 50s sexpot-babydoll was fading and a cool confidence in simplicity was coming along.
It was a transitional time...a time much like the Obama Years...we are moving to a more modern world...a world of changing values where we want The Good Life, but we want it smarter and moral.

It's no accident that Michelle Obama wears clean-lined clothes...sheaths, simple flats, small precise necklaces...and the suits the President wears...Smooooooove.
Rewearing vintage makes Perfect Sense! I love all eras, but the lines, the handwork and detail still done during the 60s, and the exquisite quality and fun, quirky fabrics, such as silk and fine-textured cotton sateens of 60s clothing really seem to fit the mood of the times....

take a look:





All of these 60s fashions are in my etsy shop, along with a sweet little selection of 60s patterns. All this week and thru Labor Day...I'll be adding more 60s. Mad Men is about working in a corporate office, doing the daily labor ...and looking Good!