Nearly a decade after her ground breaking work on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Tyler Moore went even further by becoming a template for "the modern woman" of the 70's.
She dressed very well for an Associate Producer on a TV station. She wears a different outfit in nearly every new scene, three or four per episode.
So here I am going to embark on a complete over-examination of Mary's clothes. It was one of the many reasons I loved this show (and Mary).
Please understand I know virtually nothing about fashion or clothing, so I will be using my usual nomenclature of silly names for things. Each image will have a caption to follow along. I will try and provide a long shot, medium shot and close-up, if possible.
Comments welcome, especially ones describing what things might really be called.
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The opening credits include four jackets and two hats. First the brown single breasted coat. You just see flashs of this one.
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Another quick flash of some kind of fur coat, looks like fox to me, plus a great smile.
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| Next a floor length (maybe dark blue) coat. She lives in Minnesota so she has lots of coats. |
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Then, of course, the double breasted black coat with a fur cap.
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Then the same coat with......
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......the blue cap, which of course......
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....gets tossed in the air.
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Mary's first visit to her new apartment she walks in wearing short sheepskin jacket with fur accents.
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They dressed Phyllis in a very different style, yet still modern.
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More of that terrific smile.
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Close-up of fur details.
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Underneath the sheepskin coat was The Interview Outfit. White shirt, belt, bag and mini (or is that a midi?) pleated skirt.
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She of course gets the job.
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Her first (of many) nightgowns.
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They never went too sexy with these.
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| Her first day a WJM, she wears a tweed jacket and thigh length buttoned skirt.... |
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...with a white shirt and multi-colored scarf.
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| A lot of detail went into her clothes. |
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This is her first date outfit. Bell bottom pants with matching vest. (while she's waiting for the date to arrive a drunk Lou Grant shows up).
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Accented with a chain belt.
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| Sticking with the 'not too sexy' theme Mary un-does one more button on her shirt..... |
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....then chickens out.....
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....as she knew she would.
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