Get Dressed: Mad Men Style with Woodnote Photography

1960's vintage nightgown mad men style

Raise your hand if dress-up was your #1 pasttime as a kid–if the fripperies in your playclothes collection outnumbered the items in your school wardrobe. I myself whiled away many an hour in fantasyland, and even now I won't turn down the chance to take on a character. So when my gal Caz at Woodnote Photography came for a visit, we dove right in for a vintage style shoot!

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We'd been wanting to do something for quite some time with a bunch of vintage 1960's polyester nighties I have. I bought them at a store that sells old clothes by the pound, and because these things are so light, I couldn't resist stocking up on about eight of them for $20! Naturally they slipped right into a tortured Mad Men-esque housewife theme (pun intended…)

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Since the wardrobe for this part of the shoot was so simple, it was key that we get the hair and makeup just right. A quick call to The Makeup Dolls was a no-brainer. Usually I'm the one behind the camera so getting gussied up (false eyelashes! teased and back-combed!) was interesting to say the least. We put on some Ella Fitzgerald tunes to set the mood and the rest was…well…history!

P.S. There are lots of lovely outtakes that I didn't have room for over on the Woodnote Photography blog, and we have two more looks that we photographed that I'll be sharing in the next few weeks. Stay tuned! 

  1. Anne, you could be in that show. You look so FAB! I also agree with Sinead, a bit of “Valley Of The Dolls!” On a great day. ox, m

  2. Oh WOW Anne! You look simply amazing. The 60’s is my favorite era for looks and fashion and you’ve nailed it 100%, even down to the decor. Mad skills you’ve got lady!

  3. Very nicely done. You have captured the mood perfectly. Gorgeous lighting as well.

  4. I really love these photos. You are quite the muse Anne. So photogenic 🙂
    xo

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