Nancy Drew's Style

We had a reader request a Nancy Dress post and I thought, "why not? I love Nancy's style!" So here we are, a post dedicated to the style of Nancy Drew. =) 

First off, I will give examples of what Nancy would wear in the original books c.1930s -1940s. I'll also share Nancy's style in the old black & white movies with Bonita Granvielle. 

If you have never seen the old Nancy Drew movies with Bonita Granvielle, may I highly recommend them to you! True, they are not like the books, but they hold the spirit of Nancy Drew and they are clean family-friendly movies. You can watch and download Nancy Drew: Reporter at Internet Archive, as it is in the public domain. The other Nancy Drew movies can be seen sometimes on TCM, or you can buy them on DVD. 

Nancy's Stye in the Books:

The Secret of the Old Clock by Bramblewood Fashion featuring Chanel shoes

The Clue in the Diary by Bramblewood Fashion featuring Forever21 tops

The above sets show some examples on how you can dress Drew's style today.  Wear classic looking skirts with blouses or nicer type of shirts. Do pair it with kitten heels and a nice cloche. As Nancy would surely approve. 

Nancy's Style in the Old Movies:

Nancy Drew - Reporter by Bramblewood Fashion featuring French Connection shoes

In the movies Nancy wore blouses with bows, skirts, dresses, full slacks, fedoras, wedges, cardigans, and jackets.  All in all, Nancy has a very classic look.

Nancy Drew by Bramblewood Fashion featuring TopShop jackets

The two sets above I made on Powerpoint last year. These capture more Nancy's style in the movies, then the books. 

Screen-caps from the movies for more inspiration:

  

  

 

I hope you all found this helpful to create your own Nancy Drew look. :) 

Looney Tunes

Sherief Looney Tunes


New Looney Tunes


Looney Tunes


Looney Tunes


Baby Looney Tunes

ModCloth

If you enjoy retro and vintage clothing, shoes, and accessories. May I recommend that you check out ModCloth. A delightful site that features independent designers, and many designs feature a retro flair. They also sell one-of-a-kind vintage pieces!

Here are some of my favorites from ModCloth.

 

  

  

  

  

Don't they have many lovely things?  What are your favorites? 

The Backyardigans

The Backyardigans Walpapper

Costume The Backyardigans

Dance The Backyardigans


Caracter The Backyardigans


The Backyardigans Photo

Cartoon Characters

Madagaskar Cartoon Character


Twilight Cartoon Characters


Cute Cartoon Characters


Cartoon People Characters


Disney Cartoon Characters

What to wear for Valentines?

I have put together a set with some ideas on what you can wear for Valentines.

What to wear for Valentines by Bramblewood Fashion featuring BKE jeans

You can take the basic ideas from this set, example: wear pink & red together and add some touches of black for your accent color. Or wear some black, if it looks good on you, and add accents of pink or red.  Wear florals, large or small, hearts, or what ever strikes your fancy as being perfect for Valentines Day. 

I have my outfit all picked out for Valentines, which if you didn't know is this Sunday. What is my outfit you ask? :D Well, I made it myself out of a vintage 1964 dress pattern. It has a lovely dropped waist, and the fabric has small circles that are in two shades of pink. Very lovely! Of course, I'll post pictures when I'm done. ;-)

What are you going to wear for Valentines?  Do tell me. 

 

Snow White Princess

Snow White Princess Wallpaper


Snow White Princess Is Dancing


Snow White Princess With


Snow White Princess Picture


Happy Snow White Princess