The Fashion Guide to The New Avengers
Series 1 (1976–7) Page 5
Purdey : Yellow crochet coat, rollneck and skirt
She wears a yellow, orange and white crocheted coat, rollneck, hat and skirt, 2 long vertical vents in the front of calf-length skirt.
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Purdey : designer woodland camouflage
She wears an imitation of Army-issue camouflage - cotton trousers and jacket, unbuttoned to reveal a mid brown long-sleeved t-shirt.
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Gambit : Brown double-breasted suit
He wears a double-breasted brown suit, cream shirt, dark brown tie, covered pockets.
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Purdey : Black and white dress
She wears a black knee-length sleeveless v-neck dress with white hemming on the plaquet which extends into a false black and white scarf on the neckline. There is a cloth belt at the waist, possibly false.
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Purdey : Peach t-shirt and jeans
She dresses for motorcycling - a peach t-shirt, dark blue jeans, later with a motorcycle helmet - white with the name PURDEY emblazoned across the front in black sans serif capitals.
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Purdey : Green floral shoulderless dress
She wears a Lee Bender green shoulderless and backless split satin dress with dark blue and white flower patterns. The hems and neck are ruffled, the bodice extending around the back to clasp the dress. This dress was produced in different material for retail sale under the “Lee Bender for Busstop” label. she accessorises with green heels and and a green bracelet on the left upper arm.
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Purdey : Purple hooped rollneck and purple cardigan
She wears a pink, purple and white hooped rollneck knit top with a purple cardigan with buttonholes and pockets edged to match the top.
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- Target! : blue jeans with huge turn-ups, brown boots, white face makeup (as a mannequin on a firing range)
- To Catch a Rat : with a black elasticated belt over the top, dark khaki culottes and purple calf-length boots
- Three-Handed Game : the cardigan is worn with a purple silk blouse, open neck with wide lapels and brown culottes; it’s accessorised with a pale pink scarf and a lavender scarf
Purdey : Bright green dress
She wears a bright lime dress with a long tasselled white scarf.
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Purdey : pink cotton blouse and striped skirt
She wears a pink button-up blouse (with SPORT printed across the back in white) with a vertically-striped rainbow skirt, tan boots.
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Purdey : White silk camisole
She passes out from the affect of a drug, having disrobed to reveal a white silk camisole.
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Gambit : Brown suede jacket
He wears a brown suede jacket with brown buttons.
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- To Catch a Rat : cream rollneck, brown trousers
- The Tale of the Big Why : yellow shirt with white collar & placket, brown trousers and gold tie
- Sleeper : cream shirt, brown tie, brown trousers, later with trademark brown suede jacket
- Three Handed Game : cream rollneck, brown trousers
- Gnaws : light brown shirt with dark brown pinstripe, brown tie
- Angels of Death : yellow shirt with white collar & placket, brown trousers and gold tie
Purdey : Black leather jacket and jeans
She wears a black leather bomber jacker with fleece lining and neck, blue & white striped scarf, pale lilac rollneck, blue jeans, short black boots.
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- To Catch a Rat
- A black and white photograph of Purdey wearing these clothes appears in Target!
