The popular TV series Mad Men, based on the ad industry of the mid 20th century, has been a star program for the American Movie Classics channel for quite some time now and managed to pull in a very large audience for a show on a non major network – a first for AMC and these types of channels, as well. The show’s costume designer has been especially praised for helping to create a very distinct look for each character, right down to their clothing and surrounding decor, that is both eye catching and true to the options that would have been available during the show’s time period it is set within. Janie Bryant, the designer in question, has even gone so far as to take a more forward role and speak about the wardrobe of the characters for videos on the AMC site, showing off her choices of design so that fans of the series can get a behind the scenes peek at what all is going on with the program. Now the show is going through some changes as the characters will be reflecting this in their fashion, too. This season, the suits are going to get darker for popular star, Don Draper the ad man.

Each character in the Mad Men series is noted for their incredible looks and this season, the show plans to head more towards the emotional resonance that Bryant is known for in her TV costume designs. She will build on her work which has not only won her Emmy Awards, but includes not just Mad Men, but also Deadwood. Today even Louis Vuitton and Prada are borroing from the period Bryant is so eloquently conveying.