Columbo Clothes and Laughs

Season 4, Episode 2, Columbo - Negative Reaction (1974)     This episode was directed by Alf Kjellin, and written by Peter Fischer, William Link and Richard Levinson.    The three best outfits in this episode are:    1) Lorna McGrath's funeral attire:      She is unhypocritically attending the funeral of her lover/murderer's wife in a wide collared dark green and black geometric pattern with psychedelic floral splashes shirt dress and giant floppy green hat.  It is short and adorable.       Perhaps slightly too festive for the occasion.    2) Frances Galesko's red suit:     She's wearing a black with white and red abstract accents wide collar pussy bow neckline blouse with a bright red blazer and wide flare pants.  They zoom in on her neutral taupe and patent leather black slingback spectator heels as she delivers one of the funniest lines in the episode, while being tied to a chair about to be exe...

S eason 3, Episode 7, Columbo - Swan Song (1974)   This episode was directed by Nicholas Colasanto (Coach from Cheers), and written by David Rayfiel, Stanley Ralph Ross, and Richard Levinson.  This is the Johnny Cash episode! There are not many exceptional outfits in this episode, as most of the characters are dressed in choir robes, seamstress coats, or as is the Man in Black - head to toe black. But let's celebrate what we can. 1) Tommy Brown's Levi's 70671 split tail dark denim chore coat:    He breaks his all-black rule only in the final scenes to don this long jean jacket with western styling, over his all-black western clothing and indigo bandana scarf.  The unrepentant ladies' man gets a backhanded dig in at Columbo as he boards a round trip plane for San Francisco, but he looks good doing it. This is a rockstar's jacket.   Keep a lookout for this jacket repurposed in the next season by a murderous photographer.    2) Tina's embroidered w...