Columbo Clothes and Laughs

Season 6, Episode 1 - Columbo "Fade into Murder" (1976)   The Shatner episode! This one was directed by Bernard Kowalski, and written by Lou Shaw, Peter Feibleman, and Henry Garson.    The three best outfits in this episode are:   1) Clare Daley's silver sparkle gown:     This is a metallic maxi gown with a long side slit It has sheer sleeves which she raises and the bullet hole in her gown mismatching with her wound gives Columbo a clue  A perfect cold-as-ice blackmailer slash random robbery victim gown.   2) Ward Fowler's white suit with red carnation:      He wears this suit throughout the majority of this episode, as it's his wardrobe while filming scenes for Detective Lucerne.   It's an off white polyester disco suit, with beige vest underneath, and butterfly collared poly button down shirt under that. Paired with a beige and orange ascot tie, and a kicky red carnation.      He also wears a wide br...

Season 5, Episode 3, Columbo - A Matter of Honor (1976)   This episode was directed by Ted Post and written by Brad Radnitz, William Link, and Richard Levinson.  The three best outfits in this episode are:  1) Nina Montoya's floral blouse and denim maxi skirt:  She's wearing a red and white psychedelic floral blouse with a long denim skirt with diagonal seams, and a wide pink abstract headband  Nice disco ranchwear.      2) Curro's tie-front shirt:      This is a bold outfit for a bold young man.    3) Montoya's suede shirt with piping:  This is either microfiber velour or beige suede with navy western piping and big white snaps.    Honorable mention for fashion goes out to Nina's ski racer blouse. We only saw this for a few seconds. We need to see more. It's glorious.  The funniest moments in this episode are when Columbo is charged by a big baby bull   Also worth mentioning is the similarity of a...

Season 5, Episode 3, Columbo - Identity Crisis (1975)     This episode was directed by Patrick McGoohan, and written by William Driskill, Richard Levinson and William Link.    The three best outfits in this episode are:    1) Nelson Brenner, CIA spy, in a white jacket and plaid pants:      He's wearing a jazzed up white disco blazer  Paired with a russet red turtleneck and plaid flare pants, he cuts a striking figure.    2) The Carnival Photographer's psychedelic button down:  This shirt is a dream, as is the navy and red western get up walking through the frame.  Psychedelic disco casual men's leisurewear on display at the photo booth.    3) Nelson Brenner twinning with Janice Benedict from S3E1 Etude in Black in a yellow turtleneck and navy shacket:  This is a good look, worthy of recycling.      The navy with white contrast stitching is nautical and sporty, and the yellow ribbed knit ...