A Look Back at Fran Drescher’s Standout Looks From ‘The Nanny’
The hit sitcom starring and produced by Drescher was known for its colorful outfits for it’s main character Nanny Fine.
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July 18, 2023, 5:23pm
THE NANNY, from left, Fran Drescher (holding Chester the dog), Charles Shaughnessy, on location in London, ‘Fran’s Gotta Have It’ (season 4, aired May 21, 1997), 1993-99. ©CBS / courtesy Everett Collection
THE NANNY, from left: Charles Shaughnessy, Fran Drescher, (1993), 1993-1999. © CBS /Courtesy Everett Collection
THE NANNY, from left: Fran Drescher, Lauren Lane, Charles Shaughnessy, (1993), 1993-1999. © CBS /Courtesy Everett Collection
THE NANNY, from left: Charles Shaughnessy, Fran Drescher, (1993), 1993-1999. ph: Monty Brinton /© CBS /Courtesy Everett Collection
THE NANNY, from left: Ann Morgan Guilbert, Fran Drescher, ‘Take Back Your Mink’, season 2, ep. 12, aired 11/21/1994, 1993-1999. ph: Spike Nannarello/ © CBS /Courtesy Everett Collection
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For six seasons on CBS, from 1993 to 1999, Fran Drescher played one of TV‘s most endearing characters, Nanny Fran Fine on “The Nanny.” The show was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards, with the show’s costume designer Brenda Cooper winning in 1995 for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Series. “The Nanny” managed to capture the ’90s Upper East Side style of the Sheffields, but it was Nanny Fine’s outfits that stood out as a cut above the rest.
Nanny Fine had no fear of bright patterns, bold colors or accessorizing. She wore dresses from Versace, Moschino and Betsey Johnson. The character’s style is still the subject of YouTube Shorts and TikTok videos today.
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TITANIC, from left: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, 1997. ph: Merie W. Wallace / TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. Courtesy: Everett Collection.
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Drescher, who is the president of SAG-AFTRA since 2021, served not only as the title character of the show but as a producer as well. Here, WWD takes a closer look at her style in “The Nanny.”
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Fran Drescher in “The Nanny” pilot episode in 1993. ©CBS/Courtesy Everett Collection
When Nanny Fine first arrived at the Sheffields home in the pilot episode of “The Nanny,” viewers already got a taste for her eclectic style. Her introductory outfit to Mr. Sheffield included black stockings, a black miniskirt and a black jacket with statement buttons and a leopard-print collar and cuffs. Leopard would become one of Nanny Fine’s signature patterns throughout the series.
