The Power of Mad Men—and Plain Old Mad Men Too.
Kay Kendall’s Rainy Day Women is the second book in her Austin Starr Mystery series. In 1969, during the week of the Manson murders and Woodstock, the intrepid amateur sleuth, infant in tow, flies across the continent to support a friend suspected of murdering women’s liberation activists in Seattle and Vancouver. Kay fills us in on the lure of the 60s. The Power of Mad Men —and Plain Old Mad Men Too The advent of Mad Men on television witnessed—or helped cause—the return of the 60s to the popular consciousness. For three decades before that, the tumultuous decade of the 1960s had a bad rep. After all, it was such a divisive time, and people grew tired of it. The vibrant economy of the 1980s turned the page decisively on “radical chic,” and even some 60s activists turned to making money, big time. These days In fashion magazines and stores, the number of retro-hippie clothes and accessories astonishes me. I’ve purchased three items with long suede frin...