Mad Men: Born in the Wrong Decade
If you thought you were born in the wrong decade, Mad Men and Don Draper's 1960s Madison Avenue will prove you right. Plus Bleu de Chanel.
If you thought you were born in the wrong decade - you were right. You wish you were an ad executive in the 1960s don’t you? Here’s a series that had us hoping just that
What happened in NY in the 1960s? There were the wars, riots and there was the Kennedy assassination and then somewhere there bras were being burnt in a pyre. But this is the one series that had us wishing we were an ad exec in the 1960s. The show set in New York in the 1960s follows the action in the promiscuous halls of the Madison Avenue Advertising Agency.
An ego-driven world where the key players glorify the art of the sell while their private world ends up on the market, and that too without a premium.
The Story revolves around the conflicted world of Don Draper, the biggest ad man (and a ladies man - FHM’s favourite combination) in the business, and his colleagues at the Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency. He makes all plays in the boardroom and the bedroom and not in that order. Don struggles to stay a step ahead of the rapidly changing times, as the young executives try to nibble at his feet, and there are of course the women.
Bleu de Chanel
The C word alone – Chanel that is – causes most women to hyperventilate. So what’s all the fuss about? A new fragrance for men from Chanel is a rare occurrence because it’s not in the habit of churning out pointless new whiffs year on year. Bleu de Chanel should garner a loyal following; developed by ‘nose’ Jacques Polge, the Pele of the perfume world, it’s class in a glass and women will love it – on you.
A note for film buffs: following in the footsteps of Baz Luhrman and Joe Wright, Chanel called on Martin Scorsese to direct the 60-second commercial. It features a Rolling Stones sound-track and two very hot girls. If only Sharon Stone’s scenes in Casino were as short.
Bleu de Chanel Pour Homme, EDT, 50ml, Price: Ask your family smuggler
From the September 2010 issue of FHM India.
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