The stylist behind Fran Drescher's iconic wardrobe in "The Nanny," Brenda Cooper, had already worked with the actor before the sitcom, and the pair clicked from the get-go. "My first official job as a designer was with Fran; we had a great relationship, and she just let me do what I wanted, which is very unusual," Cooper shared when speaking with i-D. The stylist revealed that the original inspiration for Drescher's character's style was a colorfully striped Moschino vest that she had previously used on another show. "I wanted to push the envelope but keep it stylish," Cooper said of how she wanted to present Fran Fine, the iconically fashionable nanny.
In a conversation with Huff Post, Cooper stated that she often bought items that needed a lot of tailoring, reshaping, and hemming in order to work for the cheeky nanny. While some of the clothes were no-name pieces, a lot of them were designer gems we can't get our hands on over 20 years later. From Anna Sui and Todd Oldham to Herve Leger and Dolce & Gabbana, no other nanny in the world had Fine's wardrobe.
"We would always shop in Beverly Hills. I'd just pull the stuff off the racks and load up clothing, and then go into our weekly Wednesday fitting," Cooper said in an interview with HelloGiggles, adding that she wanted to make a long-lasting impact with the character's style. We can say with confidence that she certainly did!
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