Halloween Location Looks: Day 17 of 31 – Mad Men

My month of DIY costumes shot in front of the actual shooting locations continues!! Day 17 is here and it's from a show that I pretty much live for when it comes to the wardrobe. Today’s costume comes from:

Joan Holloway is the coolest.

Her wardrobe is to die for and she's just one of the guys...kinda...on the show.

Don Draper's house TV house happens to be located in Pasadena...

...so I felt that a visit there, wearing my Joan costume needed to happen.

To complete the entire Joan Holloway costume from Mad Men, think vintage and grab a 60s shift dress. Her pen necklace works as the perfect accessory as well. (Check this easy DIY on how to make one of those!)

Time to visit Don's house!

I put on my dress, some red lips, and began to pose.

A little 60s love in modern day...

This costume never gets old!

I can be the entire neighborhood watch!

Seventeen looks down, 14 to go!

TV Show Details:

Mad Men (AMC)

Location: 675 Arden Rd., Pasadena, CA

Remake: Yellow Floral Chiffon Robe

I hope you're enjoying the costume series that just started! I still want to get a few upcycled remakes posted in-between all of the Halloweening, so today you get a housecoat! I bought this YEARS ago with the intention of doing something cool with it, however I just never seemed to be inspired enough to tweak it.

The print was killer and I loved the chiffon, however at the end of the day, it was a buttoned robe. I finally got inspired with a trip to Palm Springs planned. Kinda seems like something that should be worn in the desert, n'est-ce pas?

First thing to hit the road, besides me (!!) was the ruffled collar.

With help from my seam ripper, I removed all the stitching around the neckline, and had a completely detached collar.

Moving on, it was now time to go short!

I trimmed off the bottom portion of the piece and then pinned under the raw edges to prepare a new hem to be sewn.

I stitched down my neck...

...and then tweaked the hem...

...and was left with the perfect Megan Draper-esque pool cover-up for my poolside afternoon in Palm Springs!

I always lather up with sunscreen but love having some extra coverage to totally avoid the sunburn. This was the perfect piece because it was light and airy, I could walk around the pool not feeling overly exposed, and it made me feel like I was in an episode of Mad Men.

The cabana cushion and pillows were totally in my color palette too. Greens, oranges, and yellows, oh my!! I think I'm going to repurpose this into an actual "jacket" (it's still 90 degrees here in Los Angeles, so I'm using the jacket term quite loosely) to wear on top of a tank top/jeans combo this weekend. It gives just enough flair to make a basic jeans/t pair pop.  I'll make sure to document photographically!