One of my favorite amateur sleuths of all time is Pamela North from the Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries written by Frances and Richard Lockridge. The novels were set in Manhattan during the World War II era. When reading one of the books as a teen, I was charmed that Pamela North wore rompers. There was something endearing about a grown woman wearing the same thing my mother used to sew for me to wear when I was a little girl.
In honor of two women who made me want to be a writer, here’s my model Susannah wearing a romper that I sewed on Thursday.
For 30 Days of Creativity. The fabric is a gift of Marika; the ribbon belt is a gift of Laura C. Susannah is posing in front of an unfinished painting by Timothy J. Lambert.
that is ADORABLE!!
Thank you!
My grandmother was a huge mystery fan — she gave me her Sherlock
Holmes anthology when I was 12 — and she loved the North books.
They remind me a little of Nick and Nora Charles, but that’s only
a good thing.
Rompers! You always need to remember one thing about rompers —
terry cloth!
Two of the characters in the first book I wrote with Tim–The Deal–discuss Nick and Nora Charles and the Norths. I love the Thin Man movies.