Era

1960s

Geometry, optimism and a very short hem.

6 characters 12 outfits 51 pieces

Beth Harmon Don Draper Joan Holloway Holly Golightly Peggy Olson Betty Draper

The 1960s on screen means a straight silhouette, saturated flat colour and pattern used as structure rather than ornament. It is one of the easiest eras to wear now because the shapes are simple — the difficulty is resisting the urge to add a waist.

What the decade kept doing

01 Shift Dress Beth 02 Checkerboard Knit Beth 03 White Wool Coat Beth 04 Geometric Collar Beth 05 Mustard Colour-Block Beth 06 Grey Two-Button Suit Don 07 White Point-Collar Shirt Don 08 Narrow Dark Tie Don
Flat Pocket Square Felt Fedora Wiggle Dress Pencil Skirt

The characters

Every wardrobe
№ 29 The Queen's Gambit BethHarmon 1958–1968, Kentucky to Moscow 8 pieces Shift Dress · Checkerboard Knit · White Wool Coat № 40 Mad Men DonDraper 1960–1970, Madison Avenue 9 pieces Grey Two-Button Suit · White Point-Collar Shirt · Narrow Dark Tie № 41 Mad Men JoanHolloway 1960–1970, Madison Avenue 9 pieces Wiggle Dress · Pencil Skirt · Wide Waist Belt № 42 Breakfast at Tiffany's HollyGolightly 1961, New York 9 pieces Black Column Dress · Multi-Strand Pearl Choker · Opera Gloves № 55 Mad Men PeggyOlson 1960–1970, Madison Avenue 8 pieces Plaid Trouser Suit · A-Line Shift · Bow Blouse № 56 Mad Men BettyDraper 1960–1970, Ossining, New York 8 pieces Full-Skirt Day Dress · Buttoned Cardigan · Day Gloves

Every outfit, in one list

Beth Harmon The Tournaments Playing, and winning Beth Harmon Moscow The final match, dressed as the piece Don Draper The Office A pitch he is about to win Don Draper Out A bar, a train, a hotel he isn't registered at Joan Holloway The Office Running it, regardless of the job title Joan Holloway Evening A restaurant, a hotel bar, an occasion Holly Golightly The Window Five in the morning, outside Tiffany's Holly Golightly The Apartment A party in a one-room walk-up Peggy Olson The Desk Early years, in someone else's idea of her Peggy Olson The Office Later, in the chair that used to be Don's Betty Draper The House A kitchen, a garden, a very long afternoon Betty Draper Out A drive, a school, a riding lesson

Where else this leads

Shows & Movies
Mad Men 4 The Queen's Gambit 1 Breakfast at Tiffany's 1
Aesthetics
Mid-Century Tailoring 4 60s Mod 1 Monochrome Minimal 1 Corporate Chic 1 50s Sweetheart 1
More Eras
Present Day 25 2000s 13 1990s 9 1980s 4 1970s 2 Late 90s / 2000s 2 Regency Era 2 1920s 1 1950s 1 Victorian 1

Written and edited by · Updated 16 August 2026