Today you now have the chance to don a sharp-looking sharkskin suit inspired by the “Mad Men” ad men played by Jon Hamm (Draper) and John Slattery (Roger Sterling) — and designed by the show’s costume designer, Janie Bryant.

Brooks Bros., which has worked with Bryant to provide authentic-looking threads for the denizens of Sterling Cooper since the AMC show’s first season in 2007, is selling just 250 of the “Mad Men Edition” suits, designed by the Emmy-nominated, Costume Designers Guild Award-winning Bryant, inspired by the tailored wardrobe of both characters and based on a two-button suit silhouette the storied clothier introduced in 1961.

The medium gray (they call it static gray) sharkskin suit, which has a noticeably trim silhouette, narrower notch lapels, diagonal pockets and side vents will boast a commemorative “Mad Men Edition” label and retail for $998.

All made right here in the USA, at the Brooks-owned Southwick factory in Haverhill, Mass. the suits will be sold online and locally at the Rodeo Drive and South Coast Plaza stores from Oct. 19 through Nov. 8 (the date the season finale airs).

Prior to Mad Men, Bryant received critical attention for her work on “Deadwood,” and numerous prestigious nominations and awards. In 2005, 2006, and 2007 she was nominated for a Costume Designers Guild Award for Outstanding Costume Design for Television Series – Period/Fantasy, and was also nominated for Emmy® Awards in 2004, 2005, and 2007 for Outstanding Costumes for a Series, taking home the coveted Award in 2005.

Bryant has said that her inspirations for “Mad Men” come from many mediums including old movies like The Apartment, The Days of Wine and Roses, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and Madison Avenue. Additionally, a wide range of books and magazines from the period also work to excite and inform her designs. Janie worked with Brooks Brothers to create many of the costumes worn on Mad Men. “Suits are the male uniform,” Bryant has said, “and I love using them to show the differences in their characters.”.

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