Columbo Clothes and Laughs

 Season 5, Episode 5, Columbo - Now You See Him (1976)   This episode was directed by Harvey Hart and written by Michael Sloan, William Link, and Richard Levinson.    The three best outfits in this episode are:    1)  The Great Santini's Glen plaid sportcoat:    It's not just the Prince of Wales check jacket. It's the bright blue oxford shirt and the royal blue, yellow, and green silk ascot scarf tie, and the bright orange pocket scarf. All together a rainbow for this magician slash Nazi. Santini is dressed to the nines throughout this episode but this one is the boldest get up.  2) Mrs. Wright's green outfit:  She's wearing a two-tone green raglan turtleneck sweater with matching pleated skirt With her giant bangs and giant gemstone pendant necklace, what about a nice hand?  3) The Great Santini's brown butter gingham outfit: He's sporting many multiple layers of silky polyester gingham and solids. It's a brown check sport coa...

POLL: Columbo S3E5 - Publish or Perish - Which outfit is your favorite?    Riley Greenleaf's polka dots   Alan Mallory's brown denim shacket       Eileen McRae's red hat outfit     Riley Greenleaf's houndstooth blazer     Riley Greenleaf's pink shirt with red tie  

Season 3, Episode 5, Columbo - Publish or Perish (1974)   This episode was directed by Robert Butler and written by Peter Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link.  The three best outfits in this episode are:  1) Riley Greenleaf's polka dot shirt outfit:    He's wearing a navy and white polka dotted huge butterfly collared shirt under a navy blazer with white buttons and a white pocket square.       He's paired this with some gray flannel trousers and looks like the ultimate 1973 slightly nautical, slightly preppy, slightly disco, ever so hip gentleman.      2) Eagle eyes for fashion will notice that murder victim Alan Mallory is sporting the exact same brown denim western blazer with white contrast stitching and shoulder epaulets that Enrico Guiseppe Carsini ( S3E2 Any Old Port in a Storm ) is wearing when his brother bops him on the head with a gold pot.    This outfit seems to incite murderous rage.     3) E...