Mad Men: Peggy's Style Evolution

The ponytail and bland makeup paint her in stark contrast to office bombshell Joan Harris.

Forming New Patterns

In season 2, Peggy returned from her secret maternity leave with some style.

For the Boys

Peggy finally lets her hair down.

Mad Men | Damn, Peggy. How will you ever land an ad man in that get-up? Wasn’t that the purpose of being a secretary? This frumpy skirt and

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As she gained confidence professionally, her wardrobe benefited.

Perhaps the tomato-hued suit was meant to show her assertiveness or everything else was at the dry cleaner.

Whatever the reason, this ill-fitting Chanel wannabe fell flat when it came to being flattering.

Mad Men | In all fairness, no one looks good in fat face. Toward the end of season 1, Peggy became quite plump while hiding a pregnancy from

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Baby, Where Did Our Plaid Go?

When Peggy wanted to seduce her boss, she pulled out all the stops.

Suit to Thrill

After Don’s ouster from SDCP, Peggy was the one wearing the pants.

Mad Men | In season 2, Peggy returned from her secret maternity leave looking pretty damn good. As a copywriter, Peggy was all business — and this form-fitting,

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Mad Men | Peggy finally let her hair down. To show she can hang with the boys, Peggy joined them at a gentlemen’s club and donned a revealing,

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Mad Men | One step forward, two steps back as Peggy reverted to her beloved plaid. While Peggy’s look had definitely skewed more business than matronly, this headband

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Mad Men | Okay, it’s still plaid, but this was a step in the right direction. The hat, the gloves, the pearl earrings, and handbag…. Peggy looked very

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Mad Men | This yellow-and-striped top with black skirt showed off Peggy’s hipper, more casual side as she hung with a lesbian photo editor at Life magazine and

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Mad Men | When the former Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce employee got settled into her very own office at competitor Cutler, Gleason and Chaough, Peggy saw red and