The 12th Doctor: Costume Revealed
Official publicity still shows The Twelfth Doctor in costume.
E. Stephen Burnett on Jan 27, 2014 · 2 comments
The Guardian says this is Doctor Who fans’ first look at an official publicity still that shows The Twelfth Doctor as he will appear in Series 8.
This time the Doctor will be clad in a a dark blue Crombie coat with red lining, dark blue trousers, a white shirt and black Dr Marten shoes. The look was created by Doctor Who costume designer Howard Burden.
The red seems to call to mind a lot of third doctor outfits I’ve seen. I don’t like the lack of a tie and closed top button. Not only is the tie traditional for every doctor except the 5th, 9th and the War Doctor, it just doesn’t look right. This is Doctor Who not Monk.
The red lining is a very strong echo of Three’s cape–points there, but I’m less excited about it because it looks…ordinary. The first two Doctors had formal that was slightly ajar, but starting with Three and culminating with Six, the costume emphasized alien tastes.
After pulling up a picture, I decided to rank the Doctors based on clothing eccentricity (primary costumes), from least to greatest.
Nine
Two
One
Ten
Three
Eight
Eleven (bonus points for hats)
Four
Five
Seven
Six
Not that I’d recommend a return to Joseph’s nightmare of a coat, but the Doctor should dress at least slightly anchronistically.
My twelve-year-old brother’s comments
I hope he’ll introduce some accessories throughout the season. I mean, the fez was on Matt’s head for less than ten minutes and it’s a meme.