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Nancy Drew in the 1950s

Meet 1950s Nancy.  There were lots of flouncy dresses, cardigans, and sensible heels.  Nancy's terrier Togo also played a role in many of her adventures, and here he's played by Ditto (who's a Jack Russel Terrier up for adoption in Maryland, if you're interested!).  Although Nancy was primarily portrayed as a blond in the early editions (her hair is described as "titian"), by the 50s and 60s, she was fully a redhead.

By the end of the 1940s, Nancy's blue "roadster" had become a convertible (like this 1958 Buick), and would remain as such in every book I read, anyway.

Sources:
Soda Fountain Dress in Ginger by Modcloth, $45
From-The-Green Cardi by Anthropologie, $130
Suite: Judy Black Shoes by Mod Cloth, $35
Windsor Palace Metallic Gwendolyn by Kate Spade, $595
Perri's Flat Leather Dog Leash by Big Dog Boutique, $10
Carson 5" BigEye Magnifyer, $8.90 
Nancy Drew book cover from here

*this is second in a series on Nancy Drew's fashion through the decades. Browse full series: 1930s-1950s-1970s-1990s-Now