I think that it’s safe to say that Peggy Olson will experience some significant transformations in the fifth season of Mad Men. This picture from New York magazine is indicative of the observable flux within our favourite copywriter’s character: She’s prepared to do whatever it takes (perform in the nude or wreck a men’s night out with customers at a strip bar) to be taken seriously and to have her work confirmed as it matters.
Outside her style choices, nowhere will the changes in Peggy’s life be more evident than in her office area. Listed below are a couple décor pieces that I think she could use today that she’s brought the guys around her into their knees.
Mad Men‘s season five two-hour premiere: March 25, 2012, 9 p.m. Eastern
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Peggy made lots of bad choices in previous seasons of Mad Men, but she’s never allow the tumult of her private life has an effect on the quality of her work — most likely among the reasons she became the first female copywriter at Sterling Cooper (afterwards, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce), an absolutely revolutionary accomplishment. She has gone from being Don’s secretary to having her own secretary, who fields calls and …
Amy Lau Design
… if a pitch assembly requires this, prepares a couple of libations to stimulate inventive work. The gold finish and flowers of the bar trolley soften the portable setup without getting away from its functionality and purpose, making it a great improvement to Peggy’s office.
Amy Lau Design
This midcentury sectional couch is a more practical and aesthetically appealing version of what is in Peggy’s recent office; the sectional can accommodate the SCDP spouses and all Peggy’s creative underlings if need be. And let us face it — she could use the excess legroom for the many all-nighters she will probably have to pull season five.
Nube Green
Modern Swoop Armchair – $1,000
Peggy can get rid of the clunky side chair that is currently in her office and replace it with this chocolate and plaid midcentury modern Swoop armchair, which still very much reflects Peggy’s yellow and brownish color palette.
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Business C Pillow Deco Peacock – $130
Janie Bryant, Mad Men‘s stylist, said in an interview how the changes in Peggy’s personality are constantly expressed apparently in little variations. Although Peggy is attending film screenings downtown, hanging out having a lesbian photographer and making out with a liberal author, the observable changes in her life will be subtle. Therefore it makes sense that she upgrades her office’s colour palette with attachments (as opposed to sweeping paint adjustments or chinoiserie background), like a peacock patterned throw pillow …
Modern Table Lamps – $275
. . .or a tangerine mod lamp. It is perfect for illuminating her office inspiration board(you can see a sliver of it in this picture).
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Even in the middle of a celebration with Joyce (her photographer friend, found here), Peggy scouts for photographers to the bureau. The celebration is pivotal for Peggy’s image and Mad Men‘s plot in general: She’s seen with her hair down, smoking a joint, wearing a cotton shirt (read: not a lace bow blouse). The concept is clear: Peggy is paying attention to the way she looks.
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Starburst Mirror – $495
Now that she is all grown up and aware of her image, Peggy could definitely use some type of starburst mirror (here and above) in her office. We do not want to see a repeat of how she mistakenly thought that a customer was making a lewd pass if he was really trying to inform her she had lipstick on her teeth. Constantly check your manifestation prior to a meeting, Peggy.
Peggy has a small blue version of the chair, which she uses as a footstool while she sits on her desk. However, this Saarinen womb chair and ottoman would offer her both comfort and functionality, allowing her literally put her feet up at work.
Elad Gonen
She’s already let down her hair and taken off her bra to the sake of creativity, therefore I think that it’s time Peggy got rid of her coffee table to generate space for this Eames elliptical coffee table.
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Husky Throw – $435
It can get chilly at Manhattan for a woman operating in the ad world in 1967 — nothing can make the temperature sense frostier than an exchange with the occasionally icy Don Draper. Peggy could use this throw to keep her warm at the office, day and night.
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