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You've got something to say? Well, so do the nearly 2500 users on the Hitched! forums. From dragging skeletons out of the closet to pushing through the PhD, from dealing with ailing family to wondering whether Katie Holmes's new bob really does work for everyone, we've got a little bit of everything.Mad Style
by JEN BYCK
Final Touches
Here are some added tips to get you that much closer to achieving Mad Style:
1. Like a glove. If there’s one rule that all Mad Women follow, it’s to dress for your figure and wear what fits. Get measured (especially for bras), buy your size, and get thee to a tailor to make those special pieces hug you in the right places.
2. Indulge in the details. A pretty brooch, a gorgeous compact, a manicure – it’s surprising how adding just one or two special things can give you an elevated sense of your image.
3. Neat as a pin. You just can’t imagine any of the Mad Women going out in public with greasy hair, wrinkled cuffs or clothes dusted with cat-hair. If you’re eager to emulate the styles shown, keep your clothes and look clean.
4. H&M. Also known as Hair and Make-up. Simply putting in some effort is a step in the right direction for the 60s. Should you want to charge even further - consider going to your hairstylist and asking her to show you how you can create your own updo. For make-up, matte foundations, black eyeliner (top lid only!), mascara and a rich lipstick is all you need. And don’t forget a signature perfume!
5. You can’t buy it. But it’s probably the most important ingredient to Mad Style: Confidence. Joan oozes it, Peggy’s is quiet but strong, and even Betty, who sometimes seems a bit dainty, has it. Fix your posture, hold your head up, walk with purpose and own it.
The Skinny on Skinny: Slim-legged Jeans for Curvy Girls
There's been plenty of debate in our forums recently on whether the skinny jean can truly be worn by those blessed with a more 'womanly' form. We have been insistent; it can be done! Us girls of substance are absolutely able to wear form-fitting denim styles.
Pink Power: Shop For The Cure
As the most common cancer among Canadian women, breast cancer is a disease the Hitched! community is all too aware of. According to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF), one in nine Canadian women will likely develop breast cancer in their lifetime - approximately two thirds of these women are expected to live through it.
Ads Gone Mad
Mad Men is back on August 16th and in honour of the show we love so much, we dug up some rather dated commercials that were made during the time the show is set. Perhaps DDB, the ad agency that Mad Men’s Sterling Cooper is supposedly based on, were behind some of these.
Rufus Humphrey's Celebrity iTunes Playlist
For those who are not Gossip Girl fans, I apologize – this entire soundtrack will seem like one big inside joke to you. Instead, just think of it as an early 90’s rock flashback and ignore the quips (or join in the fun – Gossip Girl airs Monday nights on The CW and A-Channel at 8pm EST.). But for those who are already familiar with GG's Rufus Humphrey - a man who is proud to be both a dad and an aging lead singer of the fictional alt-rock band, Lincoln Hawk - this Bud’s for you.
Winter + Indoors + Him
So, the holidays are dunzo are you’re left with month after month of un-festive winter. This season is a bittersweet beast. On one hand, it’s peaceful. It’s crisp. It’s oh-so-Canadian. It inspires baked goods, log fires and cozy sweaters. On the other hand, it’s cold. It’s isolating. It’s dark. It inspires runny noses, shivers and cabin-fever.