The Hidden Symbolism Behind Mad Men's Fashion (season 4 analysis)

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  • Опубліковано 12 січ 2025

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  • @KasiaSopniewska
    @KasiaSopniewska  2 місяці тому +18

    hey everyone! I just wanted to apologize for my nasal and rough voice in some parts of this video. I've been struggling with my health for the past couple of months, but I really wanted to share this video with you. thank you for your understanding and support and I hope you still enjoy the video despite my voice not being at its best! xx Kasia

  • @singstreetcar5881
    @singstreetcar5881 2 місяці тому +37

    The most fashionable show of all time

    • @JoJoJoker
      @JoJoJoker 2 місяці тому

      Particularly the final seasons. 1966-1969 were peak style.

  • @monsterbride4615
    @monsterbride4615 2 місяці тому +20

    It’s interesting how January Jones played Emma Frost in X-Men and she was considered an “ice queen” in Mad Men. Great video once again!

    • @KasiaSopniewska
      @KasiaSopniewska  2 місяці тому

      aside from Mad Men, I've only seen her in Love Actually 😂

  • @Magikalic
    @Magikalic 2 місяці тому +27

    there are a lot of youtube videos who've covered the costume design in Mad Men but I find that your ones are the best :D

    • @KasiaSopniewska
      @KasiaSopniewska  2 місяці тому +1

      thank you so much it means a lot to me

    • @unicornsprinkles8964
      @unicornsprinkles8964 2 місяці тому +1

      Yeah they are lovely

    • @aditisonak
      @aditisonak 6 днів тому

      Absolutely! Very educational and interesting without being one but boring

  • @SierahtheDaring
    @SierahtheDaring 2 місяці тому +4

    I am living for this Mad Men content! One of the best shows of all time but there’s very little UA-cam content. Thanks for making this!

  • @Stefaniamagdaleniak
    @Stefaniamagdaleniak 2 місяці тому +11

    I'm so glad you're back! Fascinating analysis, full of great details and, as always, presented in an exceptionally engaging way ❤

  • @EddieDA
    @EddieDA 2 дні тому

    I've been waiting so long for another installation of this series only for youtube to recommend the one I've already watched and I find out this came out two months ago...
    I'll have to turn on notifications.

  • @aussiejubes
    @aussiejubes 2 місяці тому +5

    Thank you so much for another wonderful release ❤
    I subscribed for your Mad Men analyses so I get really excited when another one pops up! Yours are hands down the best I've seen, you include a lot of detail & boy you notice so many things!
    When you first mentioned the characters blending into their backgrounds I nearly fell off my chair, that blew my mind! I'm so pleased I discovered you, because you've shown me how to watch to media differently (when it matters to me to pay that much attention lol).
    Thank you again, & I hope your health is on the mend ❤

    • @KasiaSopniewska
      @KasiaSopniewska  2 місяці тому

      hi! thank you so much for your kind words! I’m so glad you find these little details as fascinating as I do. it truly amazes me how much the clothes in Mad Men act like a Greek chorus subtly commenting on the characters’ emotions and foreshadowing shifts in the storyline. understanding those visual cues really does enrich the viewing experience.

  • @rachelnelsonpeterson8100
    @rachelnelsonpeterson8100 2 місяці тому +5

    Yay! You’re back👠

  • @valentinapontocom
    @valentinapontocom 2 місяці тому +4

    love your channel. thank you for all the mad men content!!

  • @singstreetcar5881
    @singstreetcar5881 2 місяці тому +7

    When Jane got married to Roger, the clothes she started wearing were too mature and too big for her. She couldn't carry those clothes and hats, they were wearing her😂

  • @leasnd2173
    @leasnd2173 2 місяці тому

    Love your analysis! Never noticed the blue theme. So interesting and so true. There's so many blue costumes associated with bad news : Trudy, Betty, Joan, Sally. Even Peggy : after sleeping with Abe, she walks into the office wearing a blue and brown shirt. She says to Don : "everytime something good happens, something bad happens." The shirt echos the line.
    I rewatched last three episodes of the season 4 and also noticed the pink color associated with happiness and life :
    -docteur Edna is wearing it opposing Betty in a blue dots dress
    -Megan when she anounced the birth of Pete's daughter, when she sleeps with Don and when they announce their mariage !
    -Joan when Roger walks into her office. She is pregnant and seems happy. Again in season 5, she wears a bright pink with black flowers when she walks into the office with her newborn.
    I think black or grey symbolise professional life. Joan after her promotion and Peggy after winning Topaz account are wearing black and grey.
    An other blue/pink opposition is Lane's girlfriend, the playboy girl. First she is wearing a blue costume and then a pink dress.
    The Betty/Bethany parallel is cruel and funny. Betty looks like an Ice Queen from the sixties. She rarely wears moderns cut or prints but here she is. Unlike Bethany who looks older or like an old version of Betty.
    Your video also made me think about Megan's blue dress in season 6 when she picks up Don from the airport. They are so glamorous but their mariage is sour and her career is slow. She wears this dress again whith heavy blue make up in her scene with Harry...
    Thank you so much for your video essay. I can watch this show again with a new perspective.

  • @cormoranstrike1544
    @cormoranstrike1544 2 місяці тому +8

    Yas new Kasia video sick

    • @KasiaSopniewska
      @KasiaSopniewska  2 місяці тому

      haha I was literally sick when I recorded this video

    • @cormoranstrike1544
      @cormoranstrike1544 2 місяці тому +1

      @ thank you for making this for us while you weren’t well!

  • @madgirlyoutube
    @madgirlyoutube 2 місяці тому +1

    I hadn't even realised just how blue season 4 was. 💙 Incredible video! Thank you! Excited to see your take on season 5.☺

    • @KasiaSopniewska
      @KasiaSopniewska  2 місяці тому +1

      girl, I loved YOUR videos about Betty and Megan! please make one about Joan xx

    • @madgirlyoutube
      @madgirlyoutube 2 місяці тому +1

      @@KasiaSopniewska Oh wow, thank you so much!😚 That's truly a compliment coming from you. Joan is next! ❤‍🔥

  • @adel0u35
    @adel0u35 2 місяці тому +1

    I went to your channel to check out your videos and only now realised i already watched so many of your mad men and satc videos. Never stop the fashion analysis its too good 🎀

    • @KasiaSopniewska
      @KasiaSopniewska  2 місяці тому +1

      I'm happy to hear that! do you have any requests for tv show fashion analyses?

    • @adel0u35
      @adel0u35 2 місяці тому

      @ so nice of you to ask, everything you put out is so well done. Whatever Mad men you make ill be obsessed tbh 😩💕

  • @Skadetlk
    @Skadetlk 2 місяці тому +6

    love all your mad men videos! 🫶

  • @MelisaNH
    @MelisaNH 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for uploading this video, I was waiting for more Mad men costume analysis ❤

  • @danirahernandez383
    @danirahernandez383 2 місяці тому +1

    I love this show so much, Megan is a fashion icon

    • @KasiaSopniewska
      @KasiaSopniewska  2 місяці тому +1

      truly!!!! her style is so eclectic and unique

  • @me45116
    @me45116 2 місяці тому +1

    Great piece once again

  • @MrAilsaAng
    @MrAilsaAng 2 місяці тому +1

    So good!!

  • @tomwhitmore5504
    @tomwhitmore5504 2 місяці тому +2

    Hey I love your videos! I’d love to see your analysis of Ally Macbeal??

    • @KasiaSopniewska
      @KasiaSopniewska  2 місяці тому +1

      I haven’t watched this show for ages but it’s a great idea! thanks xx

  • @mayln163
    @mayln163 2 місяці тому

    Great video. Blue is my favorite color💙

  • @kimmie91978
    @kimmie91978 2 місяці тому +2

    My friend owns the original airport dress Megan wore and she's selling it! (at least at this moment, it's still for sale)

    • @KasiaSopniewska
      @KasiaSopniewska  2 місяці тому

      wow that’s incredible! that baby blue mini dress is such an iconic piece. may I ask how your friend acquired it?

    • @kimmie91978
      @kimmie91978 2 місяці тому +2

      @ I’m not totally sure but she works at a high end vintage shop in LA where costume designers like Janie Bryant buy costumes for shows and movies. My friend also has a very very similar dress to the black zou bisou bisou mini too!

    • @madgirlyoutube
      @madgirlyoutube 2 місяці тому

      Oh wow that dress is iconic! Is she still selling it?😍

    • @kimmie91978
      @kimmie91978 2 місяці тому

      @@madgirlyoutube I'll ask. The last I heard it was still available. She said it wasn't properly stored and has some minor damage, but it still looked to be in good condition and is legit!

  • @Emthe30something
    @Emthe30something 2 місяці тому

    Another great video :)

  • @naiana-x9u
    @naiana-x9u 2 місяці тому +1

    Betty is definitely inspired by Grace Kelly

  • @singstreetcar5881
    @singstreetcar5881 2 місяці тому +3

    That blonde girl is from pitch perfect 😂

    • @KasiaSopniewska
      @KasiaSopniewska  2 місяці тому +1

      I know Anna Camp mostly from True Blood. she's an amazing villain 😈

    • @marikkelaszlo3355
      @marikkelaszlo3355 2 місяці тому +1

      She was also one of the Hilly Holbrook’s minions from The Help which also takes place in the 1960s

    • @KasiaSopniewska
      @KasiaSopniewska  2 місяці тому

      oh true! and she wore Peggy's pink gingham dress from season 2

  • @singstreetcar5881
    @singstreetcar5881 2 місяці тому +3

    Remember when peggy made a sexual advance on don? Yikes.
    Anytime I remember this scene I cringe.
    She was a new girl so I don't blame her

    • @KasiaSopniewska
      @KasiaSopniewska  2 місяці тому +2

      she was young, naive, and made to believe that that was part of her job as a secretary