Mad Men Style: How to Get Betty Draper’s Look (#HAWMC)

April 11, 2015 JessicaGimeno

Some of Betty Draper's Best Looks — Some of Betty Draper’s Best Looks

Mad Men‘s last episode airs Sunday, May 17 (see AMC‘s official website here). Since I couldn’t answer today’s #HAWMC question (it’s about pets and I don’t have a pet), I figured I’d continue my Mad Men style profiles in time for tomorrow’s episode. I’ve previously blogged about how to get styles like Joan Harris, Trudy Campbell, and Peggy Olsen. A profile of Betty Francis (nee Draper) is long overdue. The lovely January Jones plays Betty.

Betty’s Color Palette

Betty’s color palette is marked by a lot of pale blues, lavender, baby pinks, and white. When it comes to dresses, she usually wears A-line hemlines (as opposed to Joan’s curve hugging dresses) in both solids and prints. Betty, like her ex-husband, Don Draper, is very traditional. Unlike Megan Draper, she eschews trends like Mod clothing. Of all the female characters, Betty’s style is the one that’s changed the least. Betty also cinches in her waistline with sashes and dainty chains. Another classic feature of her Grace Kelly-esque look is petticoats that make the skirts fuller. You can check out petticoats here.

Get Betty-Style Dresses

A Betty Draper-type dress from Rockabilly

HERE is a vintage floral dress from Grace Karin. It comes in sizes XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL. Best part: the dress comes in a variety of colors.

Plus-Size Betty Draper-like Dress from Pinup Girl Clothing

HERE a plus-size number of a Betty Draper-style dress from Hanpceirs. I’ve purchased two dresses from PUG that I adore.

Betty’s Hair

Here’s a great hair tutorial from Hollie Kiernan:

More Mad Men Style Articles To Come

With Mad Men‘s series finale coming up, I’m (finally) having a Mad Men party next month, the one I always wanted. So I’ll be sharing pictures and tips on how to throw a Mad Men party: costume ideas for men and women and decoration. And profiling other characters’ styles.

Stay Tuned!

Tomorrow, I’ll be answering another Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge (#HAWMC) question. I’m committed to this challenge of doing 30 blog posts in April (if my nausea doesn’t get in the way.) Interested in joining? It’s not too late; sign up here.