Jessica Fletcher - fashion icon?

As I may have already mentioned, I've been watching an awful lot of TV in my attempt to finish cross-stitching a tablecloth* as a gift for a former student of mine who makes wonderful things for me. And my TV viewing has included an awful lot of back-to-back episodes of Murder She Wrote, starring the delightful Angela Lansbury as former high-school English teacher-turned-crime writer Jessica Fletcher, or JB Fletcher as she often calls herself.

The series ran from 1984, when Ms Lansbury was just under 60 years of age, until 1996. The more I watch it, the more I admire it. With all such crime series in which each episode stands alone, I am in awe of the writers who can create such perfect little stories that last a mere forty-five minutes, as well as the casting agents who hire the actors with the perfect faces to fit each role. 

With Murder She Wrote, though, there is another set of workers that I admire: the people who dress the character of Jessica Fletcher. In each episode, she appears in several outfits, nearly all of which are very well put together. Her clothes and accessories set off her face and figure to their best advantage. Classic combinations. Beautifully tailored. Wonderfully accented. I am in often awe and want to rush out and try out such outfits myself. 

This website will give you a small idea of what I mean. I don't think that this person has picked out the best of her outfits all the time, but some of them will exemplify my claim that Jessica Fletcher is most definitely a fashion icon:

https://fashionshewore.tumblr.com/

* The tablecloth was finally completed at 6.10 p.m. on 14 April. I finally get my life back. Nearly everything else bar working and sleeping was on hold.