In its 51-year history, Doctor Who has featured not only 13 actors but a slew of wardrobe changes, which reflect not only the incarnation of the character but also the times in which we live.
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There’s been 12 (OK, 13 — more on that later) incarnations of Doctor Who since the British TV series first debuted in 1963. For a man who's traveled time and space, fought Daleks and Cybermen, and saved the queen countless times, he's always done it with a sense of style.
Last week, the BBC unveiled new Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi's costume as the next Doctor. It's an effortlessly cool and modern look, one I'd expect to start flooding menswear Tumblrs almost immediately.
We all know what you wear speaks volumes about your personality. That's definitely the case with the Doctor. The Doctor's sartorial choices say plenty about him, and his outfits, not to mention his accessories — bow ties, scarves, fezzes, and umbrella stolen from the Riddler — have become as identifiable with the character as the S on Superman's chest.
The fashion of Doctor Who has inspired countless Tumblrs and Pinterest pages, not to mention legions of cosplayers, as well as interpretations in popular style. (I'll confess to owning a pair of TARDIS cufflinks.)
It's worthwhile to take a spin through the Doctor's history, and his wardrobe, to see what the clothes say about the man, his times, and how they links the character's past and future.
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The First Doctor (1963–1966) had a look that lands somewhere between Wizard of Oz and the Monopoly man. Played by William Hartnell, the original Doctor wore a black frock coat, a vest with a wing-collared shirt, and plaid pants. And that ribbon tie, which just feels kind of deflated and defeated at the prospect of having to hang around the man’s neck.
His favorite accessories included a monocle and a cape. He was instantly eccentric. You can't look at him without thinking “granddad made a lot of money and then got into some pretty elaborate cosplay.”
But the look was purposeful. In introducing the Doctor to audiences, it was important to let them know from the start that this slight old man was mysterious, probably dangerous, and always out of place. In the same way this early era of Doctor Who influenced the show's future, Hartnell's costume created a kind of lookbook for his predecessors.
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