That Moment When You're Wearing the Same Dress as Peggy on Mad Men

In my vintage hunting/shopping/procuring adventures, I've come across the same garment twice which always blows my mind. Never has it blown my mind more than this moment when I found myself wearing the same dress as Peggy (Elisabeth Moss) on the first episode of the final season of Mad Men.

New Dress A Day - Mad Men - vintage 60s dress

STOP. IT. RIGHT. NOW.

New Dress A Day - Mad Men - vintage 60s dress

Hello identical dresses!! (PS, we're both copywriters too...)

New Dress A Day - vintage 60s dress

She belted it...

New Dress A Day - Mad Men - vintage 60s dress

I did not...

New Dress A Day - vintage 60s dress

If we really worked together we would have shot our side by side shot for our office's Instagram feed.

New Dress A Day - Mad Men - vintage 60s dress

Felt like this deserved a full post...I still can't get over it!

Remake: 60s Chain Print Dress

Mad Men just returned for its last season, so I got together with a bunch of pals for a little viewing party! When getting together to watch Mad Men, one must always dress up :) I found this chain-esque printed dress at Goodwill...

...and thought it could be perfect to wear.

Hike the skirt and made it a bit more mod? I think it's going to be just the thing!

I started off by trimming off the bottom four inches of the dress.

Next, came some pinning. This polyester piece was super easy to work with too, making this a relatively easy tweak.

And alas...the hem! Just a little stitching to tie up the raw edges.

The waist was a pinch too large, so I ended up just cinching with a safety pin. This is something that I would have totally belted, but my belts are still in boxes.

I pulled the sleeves up and paired my new dress with some (a little over the) knee boots and sunnies.

I was totally ready for the show!

I have to say, my fave part...

Roger Sterling's mustache!!! Come. On. (I love John Slattery!)

A fun themey outfit always takes the cake.

Dress: Vintage (Goodwill) | Boots: Report | Sunglasses: Forever 21

Yeah, I'd love to live in the wardrobe department of Mad Men. I'm basically as close as you can get...

Elisabeth Moss & Marisa realness right there. Literally, incredible.

Texas!

I've been working on a longer post to recap my little trip to Austin for Texas Style Council (it's coming tonight along with a fab goodie bag giveaway filled with lots of the stuff I got to take home with me!) but wanted to share a little snippet of the awesome few days I got to enjoy back at the camp setting that the conference took place at.

When there's a lack of outlets, you have to DIY everything!!

This teepee had tables and chairs inside - outdoor dining space with twinkle lights? Totally dreamy.

There were amazing new friends and readers I met all while dressed up like Phyllis Nefler.

Troop Beverly Hills was my fave and a costume party where everyone dresses up like Girl Scouts, is going to be super chic night :)

My gal Melissa at Shoestring Magazine brought a ton of options from Austin Goodwill, so I had to capture her khaki haul. Less than $40 for everything? Total score.

More posting from Texas coming later today with a swag bag up for grabs :) Woo!!