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1 Villesavin tie-back in Peony, £105, Designers Guild. 2 Daho platforms, £440, Jerome C Rousseau at Oxygen Boutique. 3 Beachborough mirror, £125, The Chandelier & Mirror Company. 4 One of Janie’s designs for Mad Men (guess who?). 5 Janie’s inspiration for Don and Betty Draper: Life magazine poster, £57.99, allposters.co.uk. North By Northwest DVD, £8, HMV.
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M Y I NTER IOR LIFE
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Occupation Award-winning costume designer and the creator of Mad Men’s lusted-after wardrobe. Working life Tennessee-born Janie studied art history at Georgia State University before swapping
to a fashion course at the American College For The Applied Arts. After graduating, she lived in Paris and New York, where she found her true calling working on film costumes, before moving to Los Angeles in 1999. She won critical acclaim for her work on western TV series Deadwood and again for Mad Men. She also collaborated with Banana Republic on a Mad Men-inspired collection.
Home life She lives in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, with her husband, Peter, and French poodle, Lucie.
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MY INSPIRATION
6 Atollo 233 table lamp, £1,636, Oluce at Nest. 7 Luxury Pele cowhide (200 x 200cm), £330, WovenGround. 8 Butterfly wedding cabinet, £1,990, Orchid. 9 Tigrette suede shoulder bag, £895, Gucci at Net-A-Porter. <#A#>
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Costume design tells the story of the character visually. It’s often about the fantasy of being in a different time. I was always really attracted to that. I work closely with [Mad Men creator] Matthew Weiner. He has a strong point of view – he’s definitely our leader – but his focus on the fine detail is what makes the show so successful. I find ideas in issues of Time, Life, Ladies’ Home Journal, and Sears and JC Penney catalogues. I do look at high-end fashion magazines of the time, but
Mad Men is about reality, so it can’t be all couture. My starting point for Don Draper was Cary Grant in North By Northwest, for his elegance and refinement, but also an air of mystery. Betty was a mix of Grace Kelly and my grandmother – an elegant woman who made an apron to match every one of her outfits. For mood, I keep The Apartment and Les Bonnes Femmes in mind. The perfect wedding dress for Roger Sterling’s daughter was close to home – it was my mother’s.
MY HOME Rumour has it that my house was [legendary silent film director] DW Griffith’s holiday hideaway. My decor style is high contrast – Sixties Palm Springs meets Renaissance. I mix white, black and gold, patterns and neutrals – cowhide rugs and Seventies brass lamps, French Baroque, foo lamps and gilt mirrors. It’s like my wardrobe – an ever-expanding blend of vintage and modern. To make it perfect, I designed my own sofa. It’s mid-century style, in pale-pink velvet. I’d love to create my own furniture collection and it’s safe to say it would be pretty opulent. I’d get lost in upholstery fabrics. And I can’t get enough of tassels. My wardrobe is our former galley kitchen. It’s so full and I can’t edit. I like to go in and look at my clothes and be able to feel them – it’s my archive. I just got back from Moscow and St Basil’s Cathedral is the most incredible thing I have ever seen. That’s what I want my house to look like. Find out more about Janie at janiebryant.com. For contacts, see our Stockists page
INTERVIEW MOR AG BRUCE RESEARCH MOR AG BRUCE AND K ATE WORTHINGTON PHOTOGR APHY PIXELEYES
MY LIFE I had my first fashion moment aged eight. It was a blue-and-white striped dress with anchor buttons. I made it myself and still love bold stripes to this day. My mother was a great creative influence on me when I was a child. She was obsessed with interior design (I used to cut up her sample books to make Barbie clothes) and collected hand-painted Asian furniture. I found it so exotic and inspiring. Growing up, I wore vintage clothes. Everyone at school was preppy and I’d be in my grandmother’s green satin heels. It was my way of being rebellious in a small town. I used to change five times a day. I’ve always been drawn to the flamboyance of musicals. As a child, I was captivated by a scene in Guys And Dolls where the male characters are wearing bright socks and matching braces. My all-time favourite designer is Christian Lacroix. His creations are so theatrical. My must-have heels are by Jerome C Rousseau and I love the Tigrette bag by Gucci.