If you, like me, were born in the 80s (or if you watch daytime tv; I caught it one morning a few months ago and it was so exciting!), you might remember Murder, She Wrote. The trilling piano in the theme song? What a show. And, like me, maybe you remember the show mainly because she was such an amazing yet unassuming detective, always managing to observe things everybody else missed (and having the knack of being somewhere just before something happened), plus she was in Bedknobs And Broomsticks and sang The Age Of Not Believing, which you loved and would repeat over and over on your sister's record player.
We missed something HUGE. (Lucky we're not the detectives.) Her wardrobe. Thankfully, Lau didn't miss it, and we get to catch up on everything at her awesome blog Exploring Jessica Fletcher's Closet, where she goes through an episode, noting the 'Fashion Tip Learned' and 'Life Lesson Learned' and then posting pictures of the episode's outfits and similar pieces available now. In one instance, she even found the exact pattern for a knitted cardigan Jessica was wearing, still on sale for knitters today. I know!!!
Apart from her humour and attention to detail, one of the things I like best about the blog is the absence of irony. Lau's admiration for Jessica is genuine and inspires similar feelings. And Jessica Fletcher's outfits are so well put together, her grooming so neat, and her air so ready-for-anything, one can't help but take note.
Jessica Fletcher, my friends. (With thanks to Welcome to Ladyville, who brought the blog to my attention.) All images from Exploring Jessica Fletcher's Closet.
Hello, MY NAME is JANETTE
ReplyDeleteWOULD ANYONE KNOW where I could get hold of JESSICA's ALPHABET CARDIGAN that she wore a few times in series. It had ALPHABET, plus a cute little house , here AND there Also is there some one ,that could knit it for me willing TO PAY all costs, time, labour, wool, needles plus POSTAGE to SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
MY EMAIL address is
mrsaceglav@hotmail.com
Thank you