Re: The Eleventh Doctor's costume thread

[Lucy McGough]

Well, yes, but their looks were all distinctive to them. This costume doesn't have anything that's uniquely Matt.

We don't even know who Matt is yet. So far, all I've seen is him being the chirpy Cockney sidekick in that Moses Jones thingy, what was crap.

[Zoltar]

I think Konstantin's first thought was - Bill Nye the Science Guy? With the addition of a lab coat - yuppers...

Now I want him to wear a lab coat in one episode.

[Zoltar]

I'm trying to say that it's the man who makes the suit and not the suit that makes the man. ^^

Extremely erudite.

Agreed.

[Colin Hicks]

OK. You all like the costume, fine.

I'm just not terribly keen on it.

[Dingdongalistic]

I'm not overly impressed, to be perfectly honest. There's nothing there that doesn't instantly recall a previous Doctor.

That's good, isn't it? I mean, he is meant to be the same person as the previous Doctors.

Well, yes, but their looks were all distinctive to them. This costume doesn't have anything that's uniquely Matt.

Does that hairstyle count?

[Nick Barlow]

OK. You all like the costume, fine.

I'm just not terribly keen on it.

YANA - and when (according to the GBase news page), GQ, Esquire and all the 'this week, it's in to wear a gutted fish as a hat!' type-people are praising it, I'm happy to be on the 'meh' side of the debate.

'a fashion pin-up, made by committee' http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/22/dr-who-matt-smith-fashion

[Lee Carey]

Re: "A fashion pin-up, made by committee."

Haven't all the best costumes been like that? Troughton, Pertwee, Baker, Davison, Eccleston and Tennant all have costumes that wouldn't look out of place in contemporary pop and rock musicians.* I still remember one of the 90's Doctor Who commemorative documentaries featuring the Evening Standard's fashion editor saying that the only two people who ever successfully pulled off wearing a frilly shirt were Jon Pertwee and Jimi Hendrix.

The new costume isn't what I would have picked, but it matches the better costumes of the past, and is head and shoulders above Doctor's six, seven and eight.

And am I alone in thinking it works better in the photos without the jacket?

*Noddy Holder still regales how, during the early to mid seventies
he was regularly accosted in the street and asked if he was Dr Who!

[Rich Flair]

OK. You all like the costume, fine.

I'm just not terribly keen on it.

Could be worse - Liam's spoiler could have been right!

[Rich Flair]

Does that hairstyle count?

Tennant Hair 1.5

[Dingdongalistic]

Does that hairstyle count?

Tennant Hair 1.5

Better than Tennant's hairstyle, I think. But yeah, there are similarities.

[Dingdongalistic]

Re: "A fashion pin-up, made by committee."

Haven't all the best costumes been like that?

I also find the description of Tennant's suits as "tweed" slightly odd - that wasn't the case, was it?

[warped]

No. Pinstripe isn't tweed. I'm a novice weaver and have worked these things out.

[Patrick]

For me, it isn't a case of liking or disliking the costume, it's a case of figuring out what the metaphor for the costume is.

Under RTD, we had a 9th Doctor who wore a battered leather jacket- a metaphor for the fact that we had a battle-scarred Doctor as the last survivor of the Time War.

We then got a 10th Doctor who wore a suit. The obvious metaphor was that this new Doctor was 'back to business.'

I don't know if the Moff is using the same logic in determining the Doctor's costume that RTD did, but when I look at that suit, the thought that comes to mind is "Professor" or "Academic." Whether you like the costume or not, I'm inclined to think that's the metaphor.

[marisa mycroft]

I am such a girl. I found out that the boots are these here:

http://www.allsaints.com/product/?partner=buyat&prod_desc_id=5051214368139&area=M&category_id=4

...and then went out and bought some today. Apparently they are the last pair in the UK in my size (11UK/Euro46). I'm not even SLIGHTLY sorry about it. They rock

...and I went to work yesterday ina brown suit, rose-coloured shirt and a self-tie red spotty bow tie.

Maybe I need to join a group or something. Oh, wait...

[Zoltar]

OK. You all like the costume, fine.

I'm just not terribly keen on it.

YANA - and when (according to the GBase news page), GQ, Esquire and all the 'this week, it's in to wear a gutted fish as a hat!' type-people are praising it, I'm happy to be on the 'meh' side of the debate.

'a fashion pin-up, made by committee' http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/22/dr-who-matt-smith-fashion

I'm happy to have never read the opinions of fashionistas on the matter (or any other matter, for that matter) till above link. Whether his attire is "very this season" or not is a matter I'll leave them to debate.

Some folks like it, some folks don't. Sounds about par for the course when it comes to the Doctor's outfit.

[Dave Webb]

but when I look at that suit, the thought that comes to mind is "Professor" or "Academic."

Or, perhaps, "Doctor"?



It's also interesting that the costume which was resonating in my head is Indy's - which Matt's costume sort of resembles. It's the 30s thing, I think.

[barnaby morbius]

that's indy senior...

[Zoltar]

Yep, but Junior had that look sometimes as well...



I doubt he'd roll up his pants though.

[Starfighter Pilot]

but when I look at that suit, the thought that comes to mind is "Professor" or "Academic."

Or, perhaps, "Doctor"?



It's also interesting that the costume which was resonating in my head is Indy's - which Matt's costume sort of resembles. It's the 30s thing, I think.

I quite like that on him! Maybe Matt should have a beard too?

[Bonsai.Talker]

I quite like that on him! Maybe Matt should have a beard too?

Hrmmm beard.... will that mean I eventually will drool over a man of my age?!

....


Naaaah.

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