Live like a Mad Man in Sydney!

As season 3 begins screening, don't limit yourself to living vicariously through Don, Betty and Joan – Mad Men your life in Sydney

First published on 3 Feb 2010. Updated on 27 Feb 2012.

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Dress

Skin Deep
Get your 1960s exec look happening with a bespoke suit and shirts, cufflinks, skinny ties and shoes.

Retrospec'd Clothing
Retrospec'd stock vintage reproductions of both women and men's clothes from slacks and shirts to party dresses and play shorts.

Grandma Takes a Trip
Find 60s gems among racks of pre-loved dresses and skirts, hats, gloves and shoes.

Faster Pussycat
Big Red would be in heaven here among saucy weekend dresses, sweet cardigans and the best place to go for cat's eye sunglasses.

Coco Repose
This incredible range of clothes from the 1900s to the 1960s is especially strong on evening wear.

Anton's
A newly opened outfitters on Oxford St, they have a good range of men's vintagewear from the 20s onwards. The hat collection gets a special mention.

Hair

Sterling Hairdressing Parlour and Barber Shop
Lou and Tony Vacher will curl, sculpt and cut your hair while you sit back and listen to vinyl. Period quiffs, bobs, up 'dos and pin curls are all done expertly here.

Smoke

Sol Levy
Sol Levy sells everything from cut throat razors to corn cob pipes – not to mention Camels and Lucky Strikes ("they're toasted"). Warning: most of Sterling Cooper would be dead of lung cancer by now.

Accessorise

Kalmar Antiques
You can find anything here, from Roman coins to Bakelite. Their pearl collection is particularly notable.

Sydney Antique Centre
A staggering collection of frocks, jewellery, old school cocktail accessories and furniture can be found here – everything to create your little slice of 60s Manhattan.

The Vintage Clothing Shop
Amazing pieces of costume jewellery are here as well as handbags and gloves.

Decorate

Vampt Vintage
Incredibly exxy, but you get what you pay for - mid-century furniture in mint condition. They stock everything from garden furniture to smoking tables.

Great Dane
Great Dane's authentic mid-20th century furniture comes with a price tag to match but the end result will be worth it: a fit-out worthy of Roger Sterling's office.

Penny Arcade
The big warehouse space is filled with everything from Klick Klack sofas to massive industrial lampshades and kidney coffee tables. 

Red Square Studio
Furnish your house like Betty Draper with mid-20th century design classics from kitchen hutches to lighthouse lamps.

Montague & Mabel
Pastil chairs,Trechikoff pics, Parker tables and Luxo lamps are just a fraction of what's on offer.

 

Dance

Blush
Learn the Swim, Wahtusi, the Hully gully and the Jerk.

Listen

The Vintage Record
The Vintage Record has been running for 60 years, supplying a record finding service, as well as rare vinyl and incredible music knowledge behind the counter thanks to Bosco Bosanac, the bassist for Australian surf band The Atlantics. 

Mojo Music
Mojo boasts a massive collection of blues, jazz, swing and soul as well as classic rock'n'roll. 

Drive

Sydney Classic Car Hire
The Vintage Record has been running for 60 years, supplying a record finding service, as well as rare vinyl and incredible music knowledge behind the counter thanks to Bosco Bosanac, the bassist for Australian surf band The Atlantics. 

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