
Missy Yager and Sam Trammel at the SAG Awards show.
Missy Yager has appeared on a number of hit TV shows, including "Ally McBeal," "Six Feet Under," and "Mad Men." She frequently wears Nina Shoes while walking the red carpet, so we caught up with Missy to talk shop and shoes.
Nina Shoes: Okay, Missy. The next U.S. President is a book junkie and shuts down Hollywood completely. So with no silver screen or TV screen, what would be your dream job?
Missy Yager: If there were no silver screen to appear on, I would move back to New York and do plays again. That's truly where my heart is anyway, but sadly just doing theater is not all that practical these days.
I would also continue to write and paint. Or, I would move to Africa and join the Peace Corps!
NS: What actor or actress that you haven't worked with yet do you want to collaborate with most?
MY: Meryl [Streep], of course. But if I had a magic wand, I'd rather go back to the 70's and early 80's and work with the actors and directors that were at the height of their careers then.
Some of the great movies with great acting: Silkwood, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, All the President's Men, Heaven Can Wait, Annie Hall, Seems Like Old Times, The Godfather movies, Dog Day Afternoon, Nashville, A Woman Under the Influence.... The list goes on and on and on.
NS: We love to see more short dresses on the red carpet - you can see the shoes! Do you think shorter dresses on the red carpet are becoming more of a trend?
MY: As the award shows get more laid back, I think the dresses will continue to get shorter. Ladies always look forward to the SAG awards because you can wear a cocktail dress and not have to spend the whole night pulling the train of your dress out from under other people's shoes.
But honestly, we're all so in love with old school Hollywood glamour, the formal long gown isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
NS: You had the chance to wear marvelous vintage clothes as Sarah Beth Carson on "Mad Men." Did the experience change your style sense in any way?
MY: The clothes on that show are so incredibly fun to wear. I had many long fittings where each dress was better than the last. Janie Bryant is very particular and meticulous about what each character wears, it really helped define who Sarah Beth was.
I wish we could go back to those times, in terms of dress. Men looked like men, and women looked like women.
Most days, I dress like a 14-year-old boy or a bag lady. I've walked my dog in my pajamas; my neighbors must think I'm nuts.
All the freedom is good - and the undergarments of the early 60s aren't so fun to get in and out of - but nothing is finer to look at than a woman in a dress that fits her just right. With a nice pair of shoes, too, of course.
NS: You've worn Nina shoes for the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards, and the True Blood premiere. What do you find so appealing about Nina shoes for the red carpet?
MY: I ALWAYS get a compliment on my shoes.
The best one was at the SAG awards. I was wearing a short, black and white cocktail dress with a pair of red satin Nina Shoes. Matthew Weiner, the creator of "Mad Men," and his wife walked by. He pointed down at my feet and said "I want to f#*k those shoes!" and kept walking. Enough said.