The hit sitcom “The Nanny” ran on CBS from 1993 to 1999, but Fran Fine’s iconic wardrobe continues to get more attention than ever. Fran Drescher’s character is sassy and bold with fashion choices made by stylist Brenda Cooper. From animal prints (which are one of Drescher’s favorite looks) and fruit embellishments to sequins and faux fur, Miss Fine is definitely the most stylish nanny we’ve ever seen.
Surprisingly, most of the flashy combos included custom-designed off-the-shelf items, but some were made specifically for the show. With an Emmy for outstanding individual achievement in costume design for the series, Cooper has certainly succeeded in demonstrating the importance of fashion and appearance. Even though she’s the show’s head stylist and dresses all the characters, Fine’s fashion looks are unmatched.
Since the clothes in Miss Fine’s wardrobe are often not classics that she styles boldly, it’s no surprise that trends from the show are making a comeback and social media indispensable. With countless fan pages dedicated to chronicling the fashion of “The Nanny” and modern-day celebrities wearing the same outfits, Cooper’s eye-catching choices certainly make a statement major fashion and continues to influence modern trends.
The stylist in charge of Fran Drescher’s iconic wardrobe on “The Nanny”, Brenda Cooper, worked with the actor before the sitcom and the pair were a team from the beginning. Cooper shared when speaking to i-D: “My first official job as a designer was with Fran; We have a great relationship and she lets me do what I want, which is very unusual.” The stylist revealed that the original inspiration for Drescher’s character’s style was a colorful striped Moschino vest that she previously used on another show. “I wanted to push the envelope but still stay stylish,” Cooper said of how she wanted to introduce Fran Fine, the iconic fashion nanny.
In a conversation with Huff Post, Cooper said she often buys items that require a lot of tailoring, reshaping and hemming to work for her daring nanny. While some of the clothes are nameless, many of them are designer gems that we can’t get our hands on for more than 20 years. From Anna Sui and Todd Oldham to Herve Leger and Dolce & Gabbana, no nanny in the world has Fine’s wardrobe.
“We will always shop in Beverly Hills. I just take things off the rack and load up the clothes, then go to our weekly Wednesday fitting,” Cooper said in an interview with HelloGiggles. Cooper said in an interview with HelloGiggles, adding that she wants to take a long time. – Lasting impact on the character’s style. We can confidently say that she definitely did it!
Why we still love Miss Fine’s look
Brenda Cooper’s stylistic creations for the character of Fran Drescher were intentionally timeless and the hype about Fran Fine’s look continues to spread to this day. The nanny’s fashion has been well documented all over social media and Instagram pays homage to her bold style, @whatfranwore, with over 350k followers, for seeing how much we still love everything she wears.
When asked why Fine’s appearance still makes headlines, Cooper said she worked intuitively to make a statement about her nanny’s fashion choices. “The style I create is created to stand the test of time. It’s not created to be a trend,” she explained to HelloGiggles. In addition to buying off the shelf, Cooper often recreates looks from designers that aren’t available for whatever reason, and this is exactly how some of the most iconic looks on the show came to be. For example, Madeline Zima’s character Grace Sheffield wore a leopard dress in one of the episodes, and the crew of “The Nanny” wanted her to match Miss Fine’s style. Cooper revealed to HelloGiggles that she recreated Todd Oldham’s leopard print jacket for that scene and had a pencil skirt to pair with it.
“Can you imagine if I dressed… Fran like a normal, everyday nanny? We wouldn’t be chatting right now,” the stylist said while speaking to Huff Post. Cooper won an Emmy in 1995 for her costume design on “The Nanny,” proving that clothes can have an impact.
