The Joan Special: Season 7 Part 2

For Part 1, look here.

Her Garden Party Dress

The promo shots for Part 2 featured Joan looking sensational in this floaty pink dress. It’s very Diane von Furstenberg and very flattering with its wide scoop neckline, full-length sleeves and fitted waist.

Her SATC Look

This magenta power dress and gold coat remind me of another kickass businesswoman, Samantha Jones.

Subdued In Sludge Green

After being sexually harassed by a couple of sleazeball clients, Joan is wearing a modest, and ugly, blouse.

Her Retail Therapy Fix

Joan on a shopping spree is the stuff of my fashion fantasies. This pearl encrusted, feather trimmed evening dress is exquisite.

Of Course Joan Wears A Ballgown To Bed

You gotta love a nightie that comes with its own cape.

Her Office Barbie Look

Gorgeous, summer workwear. I’m obsessed with these shades of pink. The nude accessories keep it chic.

Yet More Glamorous Sleepwear

Costume designer, Janie Bryant, is spoiling us. This satin emerald dressing gown is fit for a queen. Or me.

Her Beautiful Blue Blouse

Joan wears quite a few pussybow necklines this season, a big trend in women’s officewear at the time.

One Of Her All Time Greatest Hits

She’s always loved Asian style and this brocade pencil dress with its Mandarin collar is just stunning. A classic bombshell look.

Experimenting With Skirt Shapes

Joan’s famous for her wiggle skirts but here she is something more flared. She keeps her waist defined by wearing the belt over the top of her shirt.

Her Mixed Print Dress

This season sees Joan really venturing out of her familiar silhouette with floaty, printed numbers like this one.

Her Matchy Matchy Suit

She looks like a flight attendant on the world’s most colour-coordinated airline.

The “I’ll Take One In Every Colour” Outfit

Joan has long been a fan of buying several versions of the same outfit in different colourways. If a look works for you, make it work harder.

Her Sassy Seventies Frock

She’s got the funk.

Her Giant Pink Dress

Another pussybow neckline. It’s a bit billowy for my taste – I prefer her in something more fitted.

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Her Tux Dress

It’s menswear inspired but in a very feminine way. A fabulous look for the office.

What To Wear To The Beach

A vintage floral one-piece and a sarong knotted at the waist. Check out the diva-sized brim on that sunhat behind her.

Her Fancy Dinner Dress

J’adore this fitted, jersey dress and matching handbag. Sophisticated glamour.

Her Hot Mama Look

Cute and casual at home in a batwing-sleeved jumper and cats eye glasses.

And Now For Something Completely Different

It’s the end of Mad Men and suddenly Joan’s really into jumpsuits!

Her Leopard Print Loungewear

This dressing gown is fierce and I want it.

Her Farewell Ensemble

Joan is The Boss – of her own company and of this look.

The Joan Special: Season 7 Part 1

Since the last ever episode of Mad Men, I’ve been weeping in my wiggle dress and mourning the loss of Joan’s magnificent beehive. I’ve also been documenting every one of Joanie’s looks from her style swan song, Season 7. I find it eases the pain.

Her Go-going Places Look

The promos for Season 7 featured Joan in a sexy hot pink minidress. This is a brand new, forward-thinking shape for the empress of the office. I want her Pucci handbag, her legs and her first class plane ticket.

Joan, Version 7.0

The season premiere kicks off with a new spin on the quintessential Joan look – a jewel-toned pencil dress worn with a stonking great bouffant and a necklace that dangles down to her sensational bosom. The hemline and the hairdo have both crept up because we’ve entered the seventies.

Her Power Dress

Now she’s a big shot business lady, Joan wears monochrome and shows off her serious side. She drapes herself in gold to symbolise that she is a queen and that she is loaded.

Her Back To School Look

The colours in this ensemble are as rich and fabulous as Joan. She looks like an earth goddess.

Professionally Gorgeous

A masterclass in stylish workwear. I love the bold, feminine colour, the 3/4-length sleeves and the belted jacket that keeps her hourglass silhouette on display.

Her Valentines Day Tribute Act

Joan loves a theme. The theme is mostly “drop dead gorgeous”. However, her V-Day get up is more of a deep cranberry than a bright red as she’s not feeling all that loved up right now.

Her Knockout Knee-Highs

I gasped when I saw these knee-high boots, an exciting fashion first for Joan signifying how kickass and modern she has become. The gasping was not a first for me. I get very emotionally involved with Joan’s wardrobe.

Her Green Is The Colour Of Money Look

Seventies Joan has kept her trademark pencil skirt but added a big flouncy blouse. And even after all these years, she’s still tying a scarf to her handbag.

Her Angry Red Dress

If you plan on getting majorly pissed off, it’s best to wear a beautiful red dress to coordinate with your rage.

Her At Home With Joan Dress

Isn’t it awkward when your closeted gay friend leans in for a snog and a marriage proposal? And don’t you love it when we get to see Joan at home? She looks so much softer than in her office armour with her hair all Farrah Fawcett flicky and her dress all polka dot floaty.

Her Summer In The Office Dress

The psychadelic print brings her favourite pencil dress shape bang into the seventies.

Her Just Got Out Of Bed Look

She’s been called out in the middle of the night so this is the most casual we’ve seen her all season. I love her spotty rainmac and the fact that, whatever the circumstances, Joan’s wearing heels.

Her Scarf Dress

Scarves are Joan’s signature flourish, finishing off dresses and handbags alike. This navy frock is pretty conservative but that printed scarf at the neckline gives it panache.

For more Joan, go to Part 2 of this fashion extravaganza.

Silver Screen Style Files: Malena

If I could look like anyone in any film it would be Monica Bellucci in Malena. Oh my god, she is gorgeous. A 1940s Italian goddess so beautiful everyone hates her. Except me – I think she’s bloody great.

Get the wartime siren look with ladylike 1940s style dresses. You can have bonus Malena points for ones with nipped in waistlines and feminine details like bows and brooches. Make your grandmother proud by perfectly coordinating your accessories and wear stockings, suspenders and vintage lingerie to feel extra minxy.

Earrings by Darling Divine, stockings from What Katie Did, dress by Stop Staring, vintage handbag from Beyond Retro, shoes by Tamaris