A 50 minute conversation about Doctor Who costumes

Today I'm joined by Tharries: / tharries
and the two of us talk IN DEPTH about what we think of the costumes worn over the years by the title character of long running science fiction show Doctor Who.

[@TheCtp96]

You talked timelords regenerating with hair gel and eye makeup but nobody talks about the fact that thirteenth doctor regenerated with dyed hair with roots.

[@Sand-Walker13]

And I think an ear piercing too.

[@Sand-Walker13]

@Mr Doctors13 Yes I have, but I just checked and her left ear is in fact peirced

[@joshuajoshua2732]

I don't think her hair was intended to look look dyed I think it's suppose to be her natural blonde hair and when she regenerated from Capaldi she didn't have the ear piercings on she put that on when she found her outfit.

[@woodfur00]

Her really obviously over-treated hair is honestly distracting to me. It's like they were afraid to have her look even vaguely natural, or like they're just so used to women looking like this that they thought no one would notice. By all means, have her bleach and straighten her hair as a choice, but not as something she just regenerates into.

[@emeraldgreenz]

@@woodfur00 Honestly I didn’t even notice. Maybe because I never really notice hair color, am very forgiving when it comes to the “regenerated with makeup”, or I’ve just been around too many women with dyed hair so it’s just natural to me.

[@fletcherdinard-samuel4381]

Surprised they didn’t talk about the progression of Capaldi’s hair

[@ruairicorrigan3582]

Personally I prefer his hair when it's bigger. His close cut hair is just a little painful, but I still love him lol.

[@Moonlightgraeme]

Capaldi’s hair was too short at the beginning of his run but his buffon in his last season was glorious.

[@thomasleongeorgerobertglad7560]

@@Moonlightgraeme it's tied to his character arc his first season he was closed off, standoffish full of self doubt, by his final series he was fully established and comfortable with who he is

[@PlayerZeroStart]

I remember when they started showing the commercials for Series 9 and thinking "oh god, why is his hair so long, that looks weird" and now his longer hair is what I think of when I think of Capaldi, while the short haired version looks off to me.

[@Moonlightgraeme]

@@PlayerZeroStart 100% the long hair suits his doctor so much better

[@KrisJoshJones]

Such a shame that Jodie's look hasn't gotten any revisions, Just look at how much Capaldi blossomed later in his run.

[@DoinItforNewCommTech]

She sometimes gets a Tom Bakerish scarf, but I think that just plays into what they were saying, that Jodie's costume seems like a "greatest hits" of Doctor costumes It feels almost designed by committee, coming off of Capaldi's casual look it seems so artificial.

[@Log-On-Line]

@@DoinItforNewCommTech her outfit looks like it was made where with others it looks like something you could buy from the shop like all the new who doctors before her they look like you could buy their clothes hers are very clearly made for a design i know all the others were aswell but they looked normal

[@Spenfen]

But but but Chibnall wrote "the blossomiest blossom" into the script! That's the same thing as the Doctor actually blossoming, right??? (/s I actually like the regeneration scene a lot)

[@vampiresquid2635]

this is very unrelated but your djungelskog pfp is BEAUTIFUL

[@plantainsame2049]

​​@@Log-On-LineYou could not buy any of these outfits from the shops Not even the ninth doctors As that leather jacket cost A pretty penny Both eleven and twelve were custom made jackets The tenth doctor sue is probably custom made considering how well it fits his body And don't even get me started on the classic doctors Reminder that the doctor is an aristocrat Most of the time His family might be in ruin most of the time, but they were at one point

[@josha5933]

With the multi doctor stories they kind of suggest that different incarnations of the same time lord are just naturally predisposed to dislike eachother, so, I think that kind of manifests in how they all immediately rush to change their outfits

[@ronanstephens1597]

I liked when 10 says that regeneration feels like dieing and someone else goes swanning off in his body. He seems to resent the doctor that comes after him. Makes it seem that regeneration is more like dieing and giving birth to a new child that happens to retain your memories and skills. Even though it's obviously not been done well so far, exploring this new heritage from the last season for The Doctor could be used to add more to the story of what regeneration actually is and where It comes from. Although I hate the idea that it's just genetic!

[@cameronjosephvideos5942]

There are exceptions. All of them seem to respect Hartnell. Tennant and Smith also actually get on well, it feels more like sibling bickering as opposed to how mean spirited Pertwee and Troughton seemed.

[@Lexe2507]

@KVAcedo27 i see what you're getting at with it feels like the same person but me personally i think it makes more sense to think of it like a clone of the doctor in a new body with a slightly different personality. The clone might feel like the original but in essence the old doctor is gone as sad as that is. Like Meta crisis 10 for example, That is us seeing regeneration at what it really is creating a new body with the same memories and the same love for Rose but not really the same. It also adds a bit more weight to regeneration.

[@BWMagus]

@@Lexe2507 But...that's simply wrong. #6 says this in one of the audio episodes; every regeneration slightly shuffles around the exact character traits, so one might be slightly grumpier or slightly funnier, but the same basic person is maintained. So, The Doctor himself has disagreed with you. But it does still FEEL like dying, sure--it's unpleasant, and being changed like that is like taking if you were injected with mood altering drugs that lasted forever. Sure, you could adapt, but you'd always feel different. I think the basic root of the Doctors giving each other attitude is ego; he's always sort of arrogant, and tends to dislike the other Doctors because they either remind him of his more childish past or unfortunate future, depending of course on whether we're talking about the perspective of the younger or older Doctor. Troughton and Pertwee were also personal friends from before being in the show, so I think they got into the bickering.

[@plantainsame2049]

​@@ronanstephens1597Even though that line makes no sense, because it's explicit that there's the same character in every post regeneration story

[@kat8559]

I LOVE that they went with the 'aging rockstar' vibe for capaldi's casual looks. Ten's look is iconic but i also have grown less fond of it over time. And yeah jodi's is not good sorry jodi :,( i wanted a more of an oversized mcgann vibe

[@fletcherhamilton3177]

I think that was quite organic. Capaldi himself wanted to go for ‘stark minimalism’ but ended up as ‘space magician’. But I love the idea of the Doctor as the ‘cool perennial bachelor’ who refuses to go gently into that good night . . .

[@protomenfan200x]

Ten's best look is Silence in the Library, with the blue suit/black shirt/maroon tie ensemble. It's a striking look, especially when he's shrouded in shadows. Never liked the brown suit nearly as much.

[@fletcherhamilton3177]

@@protomenfan200x - I would have made Ten’s look _much_ less convoluted, were I costume designer here. A plain three-button royal blue suit (four-button looks odd, but not good-odd), similar overcoat but with a three button front, lose the chucks for brown leather shoes, alternate red + blue / brown + blue necktie - shirt combos. The brown suit just isn’t that good . . . it’s not at all _bad_ by any means, but it’s not good.

[@-yammie-]

I also love Capaldi's look but Ten's design has stayed great for me. From a character design point of view it works so perfectly in conveying his personality, while also fitting in to most settings easily. There's something about the serious suit and coat with the child-like converse and spiky hair that I love.

[@abigailxmary]

tbh ive hated 10s blue suit since first seeing it as a child, the brown one just hit so much better. The four buttons on both suit jackets also always bothered me, why do they go up so high???

[@Daniel_Nye]

4:38 Stroke of genius that you found that picture of Pertwee and having the 2 discord avatars position in this way, chef kiss on this masterpiece of art

[@laurenbastin8849]

6’s outfit looking like it came out of pride is probably because John Nathan Turner seemingly modelled the more garish outfits off of his own flamboyance, himself being openly gay

[@doubleEspressoShartini]

Funny story about how the costume came about. The costume designer was working on it and JNT just kept saying it's not tasteless enough and it just became a cycle until the designer got fed up and came up with the costume and then joked "is this tasteless enough for you" to which JNT replied "that's perfect" I may be paraphrasing in some areas but I believe this is actually what happened.

[@DoctorMysterio15]

JNT just did something very good for all of us because "Tasteless" is not a word to be afraid of since the patch suit was invented. The 6th was just as the doctor as any other and he's my favorite Classic Doctor, regardless of what whas he wearing. Clothes are just clothes but the 6th doctor's suit are a style statement in itself and he DID had style.

[@scotaku4531]

I think the biggest crime of the 13th Doctor's outfit is the fact she's always wearing this elaborate earring piece that harkens back to the fobwatch across the waistcoat type accessory, but you can never ever see it in the show. It's such a cool, distinctive piece that highlights her alien-ness in a bit of a modern way and having the hairstyle accommodate that earring alongside an outfit that's a decent blend between antique and modern would have resulted in a super iconic look. I just feel bad for the person who designed the earring really, their handiwork is only to be appreciated in the occasional screenshot or promotional image. Other than that I think the silhouette of a Doctor is also important to the costume, and they've kinda nailed that accidentally with the 13th Doctor. The long coat flowing from a short yet confident frame with the hair creating a globe-like shape out of the head. There are some really solid examples of signification with the 13th Doctor's design, but the problem is there's little to it beyond signification. The 8th and 9th Doctors feel much more like their outfits were bought from a charity shop. The 13th Doctor's outfit is so custom, it's very unrealistic.

[@PufflePie]

OH MY GOD YES THE EARRINGS ARE MY FAVOURITE PART OF THE WHOLE COSTUMEEEEEE

[@jaysonspann8042]

I hadn't watched a single episode of Doctor Who before watching your five hour review. I'm 9 season into classic Doctor Who and now I'm excited you talk for 50 minutes about different clothes the Doctor has worn...I'm both alarmed and grateful at what ever you have done to me 😂.

[@bookswithike3256]

I honestly think the only thing wrong with Thirteen's outfit is the jumper. Swap it out for a collared shirt with some sort of tie - I always picture a ribbon tie, personally - and that costume would work so much better.

[@massivecockhaver4689]

She seems like the kind of person to wear a Bolo tie.

[@justinmitchell2577]

I think for 13 you could keep the jumper or the t shirts, but under it she could wear a collared shirt under it, I think that could work, at least for her

[@massivecockhaver4689]

@@justinmitchell2577 something with maybe a frilly or wing collar, would give the outfit a bit more memorability.

[@johnwhittington2998]

The flood pants are also a bit weird expecially how high up they are

[@justinmitchell2577]

@@johnwhittington2998 Oh yeah, maybe a pair of jeans would've looked better with the rest of the outfit?

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

Regarding 13's multiple jumpers: Ten once explained in one of the Titan Comics stories that the TARDIS "goes shopping": Takes copies of clothes from clothes' shops that it thinks the Doctor might like and leaves the original. If it can do it once, I'm sure it can do it hundreds of times.

[@Tharries]

Creamy Matt Smith.

[@Yan_Alkovic]

36:52 Yaaay someone shouted out how great Jodie looked in Capaldi's outfit! In my headcanon she never changed out of that and the rest of the series was not directed by Chibnall and was actually enjoyable and had good characterization and more exciting plots. Would've been so nice....

[@SorowFame]

I imagine that over time she’d get her own outfit but it’d be nice if she’d stayed in Capaldi’s a bit longer

[@HerohammerStudios]

That's not how a headcanon works

[@Yan_Alkovic]

@@HerohammerStudios Correct.

[@kamilee4123]

Ngl I think my favorite 10 look is the tux from Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel and Voyage of the Damned. But if we’re talking about the normal outfits I def prefer the brown suit to the blue one. Also I love that all Doctor Who fans watch the same DW content on youtube lol

[@ComeWhatThey]

I'd like to see some exploration of how the limitations of the medium might have influenced costume design at the time. There's only so many details you're going to pick out if you're watching it on a tiny, low resolution TV. I think there might be an argument that you can get away with more garish looks, because that's one of the few visual cues that will actually cut through that the character you're watching is "alien". Especially with black and white, or 70s/80s TV visual artefacts.

[@lennyshambles3359]

You kinda gotta see 5’s costume as a strong connection to cricket, not because the Doctor likes the sporty side, but he likes the gentleman / English-ness side.

[@friday6448]

If I saw Tennant in the street, I'd assume he was a teacher whose school insists that insists on having an overly formal dress-code for the teachers, but he is casual and friendly enough to get away with wearing trainers with it. But if I saw Smith in the street, I'd assume he was going to a wedding but is too broke for a proper suit so he went with tweed. As for 13, I do find it very relatable the idea that she found this one jumper that she liked and just bought a thousand versions of that look, because as an autistic person I have like ten variations on the same basic look so I can be technically change my clothes without being in a style I'm not comfortable in for too long, but I do wish that she'd wear the scarf more, that shorter rainbow scarf is really nice.

[@TheJadedJames]

Smith, Capaldi, Tennant all hit this balance of "normal clothes that are JUST weird enough to be some kind of iconic look or like an alien's estimation of what a human would wear" .... absolutely nobody ever in any context would dress like Whittaker. I really wish she just kept the jacket and hoodie from her reveal promo

[@katarinabrunk8698]

Tens outfit gives off detective/professor vibes which I LOVE, it honestly fits really well with his character.

[@doodoo5594]

I think with smith it depends whether hes in character, because if he was I think it would be pretty obvious that he thinks it looks good, saying that though, when smith loses the jacket its one of my favourite looks

[@abigailxmary]

lmaooo tweed is actually quite expensive...

[@protomenfan200x]

I really love the Season 18 look for the Fourth Doctor. The new sweeping coat and giant bunched-up scarf make Tom look so imposing, he fills the frame every time he's onscreen. (Which is a good match with his more somber, stern personality in those stories.) He's not a Bohemian swashbuckler anymore, so much as a cosmic wizard. I think it actually helps with the transition to Peter Davison too, in a way? Like, the S18 costume is symbolic of the time Tom's spent in the role; he's been built up into a more mythic figure across the years, but the role's also weighing on him heavily. And when he regenerates, Five seems a lot smaller and more vulnerable when all that 'armor' has been stripped away.

[@elijahgardner8213]

About the beard thing In time crash, 10 says to 5 "Check out this bone structure, Doctor, because one day you're going to be shaving it" I think he shaves

[@nathanielk7415]

i think 12 has the best looks overall, i love the hoodies in series 9 and the original 'magician' look although i think my favourite look is the grey coat in the lie of the land

[@emeraldgreenz]

I find it weird how 12 is on the entire spectrum of casual to formal outfits throughout many variations, all while retaining the same style. (If I was going to take a fashion sense from any doctor, it would be 12) Then you move onto 13 who has very minimal variation with a messier design.

[@jacobludy9325]

I think the 6th Doctor's outfit would've been better if they combined rainbow 🌈 coat with the black vest, black pants, and black shoes with green boot covers and the blue polkadot cravat like what Collin Baker wanted originally

[@appointmenteer]

i really really like whittakers spyfall look and the reason for this is that i am gay

[@jaybristowe2346]

The 13th Doctor looks like a CBeebies presenter in that outfit.

[@jackrichardson7020]

That's the point. She's trying so hard to be bright and happy and quirky and look how colourful I am! It fits how needy 13 is, how desperate she is for attention and validation

[@massivecockhaver4689]

@@jackrichardson7020 Wow, you really just gave her character stacks more personality than her whole two series.

[@theguywithsomething8634]

I would argue - probably successfully - that does does 6. I could theoretically go on to argue about a few others... I don't know, the Doctor usually has the really unique outfits that are goofy enough to work for a CBeebies show. Except 9. Probably not War either, but the others could.

[@daedalus6433]

@@jackrichardson7020 Too bad that they didn't even bother to at least make a decent plotline about this.

[@purefoldnz3070]

or the 13th Wiggle.

[@Raftors]

Am I the only one who prefers Elevens Tweed outfits to his purple 7b one?

[@STADATS]

I agree! If I were to actually choose an outfit to wear myself it would 100% be the fancier purple, but the tweed outfit just captures the eleventh doctor so well. He’s not supposed to be this super fancy man. Side note: I don’t understand why all the doctors seem to care so much about their look. Like all the doctors constantly leave the TARDIS in the exact same outfit no matter what happens and I always just think “The world is dying, how much time did you waste getting in that outfit?”

[@nathanielk7415]

honestly i alternate between both the series 5 look is so iconic and nostalgic to me but I'm also a sucker for the colour purple

[@EditedAF987]

@@STADATS because you can take the Timelord out of Gallifrey, but you can’t take the Gallifrey out of the Timelord.

[@STADATS]

@@EditedAF987 I know that’s a joke but honestly that just feels like a good doctor who story. Like the Master and the Doctor get in some conflict regarding Gallifrey and there’s a whole nature vs. nurture debate between them. Could make for an interesting exploration of Gallifreyan society, the Master, and the Doctor if done well (aka, not under Chibnall)

[@galarstar052]

it fits his character a lot better, the second costume has a lot less personality and is just kinda generic formal wear, while the former is a bunch of old man clothes he stole from a hospital and insists on wearing because he thinks it's cool despite the fact that it's really not.

[@vadandrumist1670]

I want a Doctor who's shtick is he gets a different outfit from each time period/planet he visits, but he always wears a hat with the outfit, and every episode he loses the hat one way or another. Then it's eventually revealed (or at least implied) the loss of the hat is why he keeps changing outfits; he wants something to match whatever hat he's taken an interest in from the time period/planet he's arrived at.

[@fukyoutubestupidfuckinghandles]

heck yeh like the scarf always being worn on top with 4 I'd genuinely enjoy that.

[@junegeeitisahardgfulmer7911]

I always thought of a base costume, but a tiny revision to it based on the adventure each episode. For example, perhaps the Doctor would incorporate different fabrics or buttons based on their travels, so, by the end of the series, the costume was, in effect, a patchwork of different cultural influences and styles.

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

Could it be a 3 hour discussion instead?😙😔🧐

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

@THE GALLIFREYAN WANDERER TGW producer's cut?

[@Myne1001]

lol I like how they call the 1st Doctor's outfit "generic Victorian" (when it's actually Edwardian but whatever) and praise the 8th Doctor's movie costume despite the fact its really a "generic romantic Victorian" outfit

[@pianoif]

If 13’s shirt was more of a wool sweater, I would’ve totally thought it was cool

[@arvidassburg4500]

Finally, someone speaks up about how the 13th Doctor looks like that dude who spilled his lunch all over his clothes at school and had to go to the lost and found and wear whatever fit him

[@ScarletPro]

Time Lords can freeze their hair in time so it's always spikey

[@woodfur00]

I've always liked to think Ten's hair is a living creature with its own will. Before The Idiot's Lantern it did something bad so he put it in time-out for that episode.

[@saskiamckenna2925]

since you didn't cover it, what are your thoughts on the Ruth doctor's look?

[@austinwoods466]

Overdone, yet still better than Jodie's look.

[@crpalstuck2966]

I think it works, not my favorite outfit but it absolutely feels like a possible thing a pre-Hartnell Doctor might wear.

[@massivecockhaver4689]

I reckon switch out the trousers and tone down the shirt and it'd work a lot better.

[@theguywithsomething8634]

I really liked it to be honest. I think the orange might have been a result of its prevalence in various sections of black culture, which I appreciate in a vague sort of way, but mainly I like the orange because (similar to the bow tie, scarf, celery stick and technicolour coat) it makes her getup instantly recognisable. In response to the "tone it down" comments, while it's a very bright colour, take another look at the outfit; there's less orange than you think. Plus, taking a closer look at it, that coat is actually pretty dope. Half expect her to be an officer of the Navy or something.

[@massivecockhaver4689]

@@theguywithsomething8634 when I say tone it down I mean the shade orange. The colour orange is fine, but this particular shade doesn't work with the Navy colour.

[@DoinItforNewCommTech]

I think it would be fun if the Doctor sometimes revisited elements of past costumes. Like one day we see Whittaker in Tennant's red Converses, or she goes for something casual and decides on Capaldi's holey jumper. Her current outfit seems like they're trying to reinvent past looks, but taking the actual pieces themselves and wearing them in new ways would seem a lot more organic.

[@plantainsame2049]

Like imagine if they have the doctor in one of The first doctor's cream vests Is second doctor's baggy checked pants And the eight the doctor's green frock coat With the explanation that it's laundry day.

[@Moonlightgraeme]

I feel so sorry for Colin Baker, that costume was vile. He never stood a chance, but I think Colin turned in good performances despite the costume. 😂

[@greghawkins59]

It is definitely weird to me that the doctor has this huge wadrobe of many costumes but only wears one for an entire carnation

[@katarinabrunk8698]

Maybe he just has a lot of copy's of those few outfits lol 😄

[@charlestownsend9280]

The 6th doctor getting his coat at a pride event is my head canon now.

[@crpalstuck2966]

Is this a Stu-less Special of Jay and Stu talk Doctor Who?

[@burgerbun2590]

It's a spinoff called Mangirl and Wheels

[@Tharries]

I can be Stu, if you so wish.

[@NATHAN-gl9ns]

@@Tharries TomLeakful

[@crpalstuck2966]

@@Tharries I will absolutely accept this substitution

[@RegularCody]

@@Tharries that's a very sneaky reference, don't think I didn't catch that

[@tolmat]

if 9 had a second season i'd have liked to see him wearing 10's large coat and have that kinda connection between them

[@xeniamorph]

Thirteen's outfit to me looks like a character from a kid's TV show. Like, Lazytown or something.

[@danielhenze8182]

That is the best way of putting it

[@robtymec2045]

For a good chunk of The Snowmen, Matt Smith wore a cravat. Eventually, he switches back to the bow tie.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

1. Although I wore a Robin Hood hat everywhere I went for about five years, so I can't say much, I really don't like the "LOOK AT ME I'M INTERESTING" looks of Six and Seven. The Question Mark thing especially annoys me. 2. Whittaker's Doctor should have worn the tuxedo as her normal outfit. It suits her so well, and unlike Tennant in the Lazarus Experiment, she actually likes it!

[@joshuajoshua2732]

When the First Doctor regenerated into The Second not only did his face change but so did his clothes that's the only time so far that's happened in a regeneration the only thing left of the First Doctor was the cloak and the ring. The Second Doctors outfit is entirely different the scruffy coat he wears he found in the chest. I do agree I prefer Paul McGann's TV Movie look than his Night of the Doctor look I'm just use to seeing him in the Wild Bill Hickcok outfit it just suits his Doctor and he is a 1990s Doctor. I didn't mind Davison's, Baker's and McCoys look it was the 80s it was the decade of bad fashion. The Hat Sylvester McCoy wears in The TV Movie is the exact same hat he wore during his tenure. David Tennant's look I thought was cool at the time for the 2000s I do feel his look is alittle out of date now. Matt Smith based his bowtie on Troughton after watching Tomb of the Cybermen. The rainbow shirt that Jodie wear's kind of is fashion because I've seen alot of women wear shirts like that with a rainbow stripe I think it's also a representation kind of. I think some Doctors suit for variants, some don't.

[@doubleEspressoShartini]

You are forgetting that when The Fourth Doctor regenerates into The Fifth, he's boots change into standard shoes and socks with the pants tucked in, so not the only time clothes change during regeneration. The cloak that Troughton wears is also very different to that worn by Hartnell.

[@hubbybubby7867]

welp, another clothed regeneration

[@bensadventuresonearth6126]

what about companions' fashions?

[@crpalstuck2966]

I'd love to see that video too

[@erdelf]

I think Clara alone has more outfits than all doctors combined.

[@jam-the-hologram]

@@erdelf Jo also does! (I love her Three Doctors look the best)

[@thomasleongeorgerobertglad7560]

My headcannon for 6s costume is it was all made by Susan as she was growing up so because of how traumatic 5s regeneration was and the after effects on 6 he just put that costume together as a comfort because it's all things his granddaughter made

[@McDonald_Mando]

Someone walked past me in the street in a full 10th doctor cosplay. The only thing that I noticed was the long coat. I only realised it was a full cosplay one my friend told me.

[@xandertoner]

I love how all of WhoTube just knows what Broke Canon is and loves it dearly.

[@BrankoVT]

I actually really like Rowan Atkinson's Doctor's outfit. A normal, but still casual-ish coat with a lot of colours underneath. It looks like he found everything, and stitched something together.

[@cloubdustings]

i’m really glad someone’s mentioned this lol

[@kobizarre2003]

Ten has always been my favourite, but as I've got older. Bc when he regenerated I was only seven so at the time of his run I was very young, I've become more enamoured by him.

[@NitroIndigo]

I didn't realise that Thirteen had multiple jumpers until I saw her with a red one in Nichola Tesla's Night of Terror.

[@tovarischkrasnyjeshi]

There's some play at work with 13's big grey stormy mantel covering the sky and her little rainbow shirt emerging beneath it. She's the rainbow after the storm, the hero, the promise, idk. Maybe that's also why her hair is died blonde - she's the sunshine too. It's something that feels so cute it kind of wraps around to childish and lowkey kind of stupid. Which is sadly very 13. I don't know if that's subtle or so obvious as to go unremarked on.

[@Butterwinkle]

"I prefer the movie outfit to his night of the doctor outfit" FINALLY! ANOTHER MAN OF CULTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Sand-Walker13]

The movie outfit is definitely better.

[@NoahBrown69]

12 has some crazy good variants

[@doubleEspressoShartini]

If I were to take each of The Doctor's best outfits and rank them, it would go as such. 01. The Twelfth Doctor's World Enough and Time outfit - This was so hard trying to pick a best of Capaldi's outfits, Robot of Sherwood, Heaven Sent, Thin Ice just to name a few but this merges the darker colors and simplistic nature of early Twelve outfits and vibrant velvet and flash of later outfits and it leaves him going out in supreme style. 02. The Eighth Doctor's Night of the Doctor outfit - I gotta disagree with you on this one, I think this is a brilliant design, taking what was old and updating it while also doing something new. 03. The Third Doctor's Planet of the Spiders outfit - While he has many great outfits, I'm a sucker for black & sky blue and it just makes Pertwee look like an absolute slick boss for his last story 04. The Fourth Doctor's Season 18 outfit - Controversial I know but I love the color and vastness that this costume has, everything just looks suitably grand. 05. The Eleventh Doctor's Nightmare in Silver outfit - New purple coat, black velvet waistcoat & sky blue shirt make for a wonderful mix of colors. 06. The First Doctor's An Unearthly Child outfit - Astrakhan hat, cloak, striped scarf and the only time the jacket is done up in the series, this gives him a very mysterious figure which is fitting as it's the first time we see him. 07. The Sixth Doctor's Terror of the Vervoids outfit - I love all the colors that this costume has and it makes it look complete (btw it is explained in Jubilee that the coat represents the height of sartorial ellegance so make of that what you will and if any Doctor made it it wouldn't have been Six as he is seen selecting it after regenerating) 08. The Tenth Doctor's Time Crash outfit - The way the blue suit and wine shirt pop just makes this nice to look at (I think I may just have a thing for blue/red color combos) 09. The Ninth Doctor's purple jumper - I think this one just pops the most out of his jumpers, a pity he only wore it once 10. The Second Doctor's first outfit - No real change from what he would wear for his entire run but he has larger tartan style pants which I think look a lot better than the more Hartnell like pants he wore later. 11. The Thirteenth Doctor's Spyfall outfit - Vastly superior to her hodge podge/ thrown up a 3 course dinner but none of it belongs in your stomach look that Thirteen usually has, she keeps the overall silhoutte of her look but makes it look a lot cooler. 12. The Fifth Doctor's Season 21 outfit - An improvement with the added stripes on the jumper and slight color change on the coat but still a pretty boring costume overall. 13. The Seventh Doctor's Season 25 outfit - I'm not a fan of his overall look, I just think it looks very out of place having mismatching elements all throughout the costume, Season 26 looks even more awkward because now you just have a darker jacket which makes the pullover standout more and I think the TV Movie costume is rather dull and boring so I have to go for Season 25 as his best as it is a bit more cohessive.

[@acunt]

the little amount of time they spent on 12's heaven sent outfit is criminal, it's genuinely the best one.

[@LilyMaidenLove]

In defence of not wearing the same thing between doctors People are different sizes Like Peter Davison would probably look like a kid in his dad's clothes if he wore any of Tom bakers looks And whilst some of the doctors have a less dramatic change Probably not feasible on the budget as well I think some of them bought clothes from home at least initially (don't quote me on that, might be misremembering)

[@austinfletchermusic]

I think it's the combination suspenders/rainbow jumper. The two kind of fill the same visual role. If I imagine her wearing slacks, it's much better. Also the shade of the coat is ... ehhhhh

[@thatDamnAusWhoFan]

Why do people keep calling that the rainbow jumper. Its clearly the colours of the 4th doctors scarf

[@Scroteydada]

Maybe 6 is just colour blind

[@hasrock36]

Potato sack Pertwee is just Worzel Gummidge

[@michaelreindel6975]

In my own, personal *headcanon*? 🤔 The 6th Doctor’s coat was actually given to him by Zaphod Beeblebrox (aka the “Worst Dressed Sentient Being in the Known Universe"). 😎 Of course, the Doctor had to have it tailored a bit…

[@doctorwhosequences8491]

The "WORST"...Really?

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

Both the least popular Doctors were dressed like children's entertainers.

[@mouthyschannel2474]

11th Doctor outfit A to outfit B feels like when you give your video game character the light & medium armour options.

[@jackskellingtonsora]

I don't dislike Jodie's outfit, to be fair. I actually really like the double ear piercing earring. It's an underrated part of the costume that is iconic in its own way, but doesn't get attention drawn to it like Matt's bow tie. The rainbow jumper looks good, I think, as does the long blue coat. Although it's certainly not as iconic as a lot of other Doctor coats. And the fact that they had her wear boots was a very interesting choice, I kind of like that.

[@seankkg]

I loved the Raggedy Man look, it'd be great if he put his tweed jacket on over that.

[@BWMagus]

Jodie's outfit is just boring. Like, it's "quirky" in a way that says "The costume department had 10 minutes to grab something quirky", but it's still mostly just baggy pants, a regular shirt, Pride suspenders, and a sweater/coat thing. Yet it still looks like it's "for television"--it doesn't look comfy and worn in, but perfectly set for the camera. No one who wears that would look like that wearing it; it reminds me of yogurt commercials where women are dressed like it's a lazy day at home yet still have perfect hair and makeup. Other Doctors tended to look "nice" too, of course, but that's because their outfits were classy, even when they had some weird color or design added to it; most of them had a dress slacks, a dress shirt, sometimes a vest, and a nice coat. Oh, and then there's the boots. Just no.

[@chloe6721]

Kinda excited lol and I’m only on season 3 of the reboot 😟

[@pianoif]

it’s a revival. a reboot is a reset while a revival is a continuation of the story.

[@slimpo8465]

imo it gets even better after that so I hope you enjoy it :)

[@littleredruri]

@@pianoif soft reboot

[@scribblefightschannel1587]

That’s a good season

[@Luuuna]

Ah, I'm jealous - you're getting to the best couple seasons

[@Mathiastro]

Me: there's no way I'm going to watch 50 minutes of this Jay, what feels like seconds later: I like that we got to end with the hot take

[@elise205]

Didn't mention the best Doctor Peter Cushing

[@dangerman8046]

Not only does Tom Baker has the best number of stories and companions, he has the best outfit. That scarf is awesome.

[@thetasigma412]

My theory about the whole 'Jodie has 1000 variations of the same shirt' thing is that the TARDIS wardrobe has basically infinite pieces of clothing. The reason she had to find her outfit in a charity shop is because she didn't find the TARDIS until The Ghost Monument. So basically, she found a shirt that she liked and by the time Rosa rolled around she had scoured the TARDIS wardrobe for different versions of that shirt

[@TheGodOfGravy]

The Shalka Doctor is a great combo of previous looks and the actor’s previous work. He looks like someone drew Richard E Grant from Withnail & I as The Doctor.

[@TheNathan622]

12 definitely has the best looks, the grey one and face the raven one are two of my favourites. Think the doctor should always have different costumes and not just stick to one.

[@tristansteinbomer3256]

I absolutely adore Pertwee & Tennant's outfits.

[@vampiresquid2635]

idk if anyone else has noticed this but a while ago my friend was in to miraculous ladybug and when I saw the pcture of Adrian's outfit I realized that its the exact same as 13's outfit??? chris chibnall secret miraculous fan??

[@hada__02]

The Thirteenth Doctor got her ears pierced at Claire’s immediately after Grace’s funeral

[@TheRealWalkingDude]

7b is still tweed. It’s just purple tweed.

[@kiesears5612]

Six's outfit is a national treasure.

[@SilkToasts]

7’s Jumper is my personal most iconic “Doctor Imagery”. I grew up in his era, and with his ferocious attitude in the audios I love that he is in a jumper. I feel the same about 6 because of the audio story’s. His attitude added with his outfit is such a juxtaposition. I just love it.

[@razzle8140]

9's Festive Look is a turtleneck when he comes round Christmas. 🤣

[@sallyatticum]

Tenth Doctor also had two different tuxedos. His is Geek Chic.

[@TheJadedJames]

I can't believe I'm enough of a nerd that I was waiting for them to talk about the "Dark Eyes" variant of the 8th Doctor costume

[@joespooky5789]

s m o o t h matt smith. c r e a m y matt smith.

[@daniledrake4137]

I should have gone to bed, I should be sleeping but I got so invested the conversation I listened to the above in one sitting, thanks for making it worth it.

[@Jamestopboy]

Pertwee’s costume changes make sense. He arrives in 2’s, gets put in hospital, steals the nearest clothes he can find because his are absent, then sticks with it. He changes when Liz leaves, then changes again when Jo leaves - perhaps to get rid of reminders of them?

[@zygoncommander1239]

I find that I dislike 13’s outfit with the coat, but love it when she takes the coat off. I think it’s too soft, and ends up swallowing her physical actions and giving her a weak silhouette. Should have given her a stiffer coat like 10, or shortened it. That said, I love the rainbow jumper and the cute star earring

[@PebkioNomare]

No, the Doctor would take that bit farther. Not only would he have made the outfit himself yet claim that it was made by the famous Fambooly of Rigix 7... he would actually *be* Fambooly just so he can claim that the outfit he made was made by the famous Fambooly of Rigix 7. Rumor has it, though, that the actor didn't want to dress that way. He wanted to dress in dark leathers, more like how Eccleston looked.

[@eccentriastes6273]

Re: the Fifth Doctor being into cricket. As an American, I don't generally view cricket as a proper sport like baseball or football. It's more in the category of quirky British things. From that perspective it seems perfectly natural that the Doctor would be into it.

[@ampersandcastle1091]

That’s funny because as an English person I don’t really see baseball (and to a lesser extent, American football) as real sports either! It’s funny how different our perspectives can be haha

[@anarlote5658]

Oh no, don't let my fellow Australians hear you say that! Its a bit of a big deal here, alongside our several varients of footy. On the Australian side of things, we find it amusing how important you find baseball and gridiron football, it seems like a very quirky American thing to us! Edit: just realised I said pretty much the same thing as the English guy above me lol. We do share a lot of sports with them after all.

[@teethan3928]

32:08 dude i didn’t realize he had multiple outfits until i was looking for halloween costumes LMAO

[@582time]

I feel like 13 look is them playing it safe and not going to out there with her costume.

[@TheGodOfGravy]

The Broke Canon Appreciation Society… hmm. Replace society with podcast and you can call these little chats B.C.A.P.

[@roxannepolice1584]

It occurs to me that Thirteen's outfit is something I'd put together circa month three of the pandemic to go shopping. My fav jimjam top because that's my comfort thing to wear around the house, some trousers with big pockets, all-year suitable boots because I'm loosing the track of time, but a cool coat because hey I need to celebrate going out at all. Oh yeah, and my/my great-great(...)-grandfather's rainbow scarf because I have nothing else to cover my face with. Which, admittedly, is aging well, but I doubt that was the intention.

[@TheFedaykiin]

Top 5 fav Costumes: 5. 7th Doctor (McCoy) 4. 4th Doctor (Baker) 3. 2nd Doctor (Troughton) 2. 5th Doctor (Davidson) 1. 10th Doctor (Tennant)

[@coin2094]

you know I didn't much like 13ths story but I actually really like her outfit. I mean not at first but once it grew on me I started to really like it its one of my favs now. Am I really alone here?

[@kisaac68]

You're not, I love it too

[@stevemanart]

The Spyfall look is okay, but that puts it leagues ahead of 13's standard look.

[@DanteSolablood]

Just wanted to point out that under the leather coat, Lenny Henry was clearly wearing a Ruper the Bear costume.. he likely did another sketch & was handed something to cover it up. :3

[@demaupin]

How Thirteen's designers decided that a stylized version of Mork from 'Mork & Mindy' was the look to go for is really beyond me.

[@Log-On-Line]

i just realised 9th doctor is dressed like my grandad if my grandad wore a leather jacket

[@MrAllallalla]

For the 1996 8th doctor look, I just kinda dislike the wig. I like the hair he has in Night of the Doctor much more. Although my favourite is his glorious hair in the audition tape.

[@charlestownsend9280]

When they were talking about 9 having no variety who else was thinking of the 9th doctor saying "what's wrong with this jumper?" Like he did in the episode?