Mad Men Unbuttoned offers an accessible guide to the cultural touchstones behind the TV drama, pairing short essays and annotated notes that link on-screen details to real events, ad campaigns and designers of the 1960s.

The book traces the real-life model behind Don Draper, the revolutionary Volkswagen Think Small campaign, Khrushchev's contentious U.S. visit, midcentury novels that shifted views on sex and marriage, and Dior's New Look shaping costume and style.

Concise, anecdotal entries make complex cultural history approachable, showing how advertising, fashion, literature and politics intersected to shape the era.

• Advertising & branding
• Fashion & costume
• Television & pop culture
• Cold War & politics
• Literary influences

Ideal for viewers of Mad Men, students of media history, and readers curious about midcentury American culture.

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