Columbo Clothes and Laughs

(For background on how these cards came to be, please check out How the Columbo Dog Head Greeting Cards Came to Be )   Introducing the Columbo Parody Dog Head Greeting Cards !  This is the culmination of my life's work - it combines an obsession with dogs, putting heads on things, WTF Wednesday, vintage 70s clothes and decor, comedy, art, and true crime/Columbo.  There are 12 cards total in this series - presented 4 at a time, in chronological order.  All cards are 5x7 inches, flat (not folded), printed in the USA on 100% recycled paper, and come with a matching envelope.    They are all, as we say, Suitable for Framing!   The first four cards are available with tracking from skippyhaha Etsy now!     First we have a scene inspired by " Blueprint for Murder " (1972) - featuring a Golden Retriever in a rose gold pussy bow blouse telling a Black Labrador Retriever that we could've used him at the Alamo - he's got guts .      Thi...

Season 3, Episode 6, Columbo - Mind over Mayhem (1974)   This episode was directed by Alf Kjellin, and written by Steven Bochco, Dean Hargrove, and Roland Kibbee.  There are not many exceptional outfits in this episode, as most of the characters are either scientists, in the military, or cops, and accordingly are dressed conservatively. But let's celebrate some good ones.  1) Margaret Nicholson's green shirt dress:  This has a big butterfly collar, tuxedo pleats down the front, and a cute matching belt.  It hits at her knee and she's wearing some sensible ivory pumps. She looks nervous, but casually professional.    2) Margaret's pink checkerboard turtleneck:  Just a hint of style for the psychiatrist. Worn under a black a-line skirt suit:    3) For the first time with a Columbo Clothes and Laughs trifecta, Margaret Nicholson sweeps the awards with her navy and white dress:     It's navy blue long sleeve with a wide white ...