Christina Hendricks Loves the Incredibly Tight Clothing of 'Mad Men'

By The Editors of StyleList Posted Aug 3rd 2010 03:30PM

Christina Hendricks of Mad Men on British GQ

British GQ is seeing red on its blazing cover featuring 'Mad Men' sex symbol Christina Hendricks.

Armed with a pair of gardening shears, the flame-haired beauty smolders in a curve-hugging red dress on the cover of the magazine's September issue.

Inside, Hendricks flaunts her voluptuous figure in a pinup-style navy robe and bustier and talks about the show's sexy wardrobe, which has helped turn her from cult heroine to Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive.

"I adore the incredibly tight clothing," Hendricks tells the magazine. "My own wardrobe's changed -- I've streamlined a little bit and definitely learned from Joan's sleekness and tailoring."

Hendricks tells GQ that she adores playing her character, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce office manager Joan Harris (formerly Holloway).

"Joan's a dream to play -- she's not always prancing around the office. There's that side to it, which is really fun, but there's nitty-gritty."

"She's what makes the workplace so fun -- in a workplace that can be so dark and so much tension, Joan gives some levity," the actress says. "And the wonderful thing is she still has these darker moments among the fabulous highs."

Hendricks also talks about all of that inhaling she does on the show. "As for the herbal cigarettes, for the most part I don't smoke as much as the guys do. I'm usually just strutting around a bit more so I don't actually have to be inhaling it. I'm lucky because I do have scenes where the cigarettes work beautifully to punctuate certain things I'm saying."

Hendricks also says Joan's best moments are still to come. "I just keep praying for Joan to get her power back. To resolve her problems and rise to the top. To fight back!"