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| The fashion police on Doctor Who's new outfit | The fashion police on Doctor Who's new outfit |
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| Gone are the trench coat, Converse trainers and loose tie, replaced by a tweed jacket, work boots and - wait for it - a bow tie. So what does the new Doctor Who costume say? | Gone are the trench coat, Converse trainers and loose tie, replaced by a tweed jacket, work boots and - wait for it - a bow tie. So what does the new Doctor Who costume say? |
| Another regeneration, another Doctor, another signature look. | |
| Fans fondly remember Jon Pertwee's bow tie, Tom Baker's scarf and Christopher Eccleston's battered leather jacket. | Fans fondly remember Jon Pertwee's bow tie, Tom Baker's scarf and Christopher Eccleston's battered leather jacket. |
| And sometimes what the Doctor wears stimulates more than curiosity. It can have an impact on High Street fashions, as David Tennant's trainers did when first revealed four years ago. | And sometimes what the Doctor wears stimulates more than curiosity. It can have an impact on High Street fashions, as David Tennant's trainers did when first revealed four years ago. |
| So the first glimpse of the new Doctor, Matt Smith, filming on set in boots, rolled-up trousers and a bow tie, has sparked huge interest. | So the first glimpse of the new Doctor, Matt Smith, filming on set in boots, rolled-up trousers and a bow tie, has sparked huge interest. |
| Within hours, the Doctor Who Online website had received 2,000 comments from fans, overwhelmingly positive. | Within hours, the Doctor Who Online website had received 2,000 comments from fans, overwhelmingly positive. |
| The man behind the new look is Bafta-winning costume designer Ray Holman, who had conversations with Smith over the choices. | The man behind the new look is Bafta-winning costume designer Ray Holman, who had conversations with Smith over the choices. |
| But is this Time Lord dressed from the past or for the future? | But is this Time Lord dressed from the past or for the future? |
| Fashion commentators and a Doctor Who expert give their views below, or click on the links on the picture to go straight to each critique. | Fashion commentators and a Doctor Who expert give their views below, or click on the links on the picture to go straight to each critique. |
| GENERAL LOOK | GENERAL LOOK |
| Esquire has given the new-look Dr Who ensemble the thumbs-up, says Jeremy Langmead, editor of the men's magazine. | Esquire has given the new-look Dr Who ensemble the thumbs-up, says Jeremy Langmead, editor of the men's magazine. |
| "The cross between rookie geography teacher and Hoxton clubkid works well: a bit of old-school time-traveller meets modern-day adventurer." | "The cross between rookie geography teacher and Hoxton clubkid works well: a bit of old-school time-traveller meets modern-day adventurer." |
| Soooooo 2005, 1972 and 1966 | Soooooo 2005, 1972 and 1966 |
| But Andrew Groves, course leader at Westminster Fashion, thinks the get-up is very unflattering. | But Andrew Groves, course leader at Westminster Fashion, thinks the get-up is very unflattering. |
| "It seems a curiously British idea to make the lead character in a prime time TV show look purposely and perversely less attractive than they actually are," says Mr Groves. | "It seems a curiously British idea to make the lead character in a prime time TV show look purposely and perversely less attractive than they actually are," says Mr Groves. |
| "I can't think of anyone that would look at this image and then decide they would want to stick it on their bedroom wall." | "I can't think of anyone that would look at this image and then decide they would want to stick it on their bedroom wall." |
| Sebastian Brook, editor of Doctor Who Online, thinks the look is very HG Wells' Time Machine, something timeless which marks a clear departure from Tennant but with a nod to the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton. | Sebastian Brook, editor of Doctor Who Online, thinks the look is very HG Wells' Time Machine, something timeless which marks a clear departure from Tennant but with a nod to the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton. |
| BOOTS | BOOTS |
| The boots are very on-trend for this autumn, says Mr Langmead, and Matt Smith's are from the Prada autumn/winter collection that has just arrived in the stores. | The boots are very on-trend for this autumn, says Mr Langmead, and Matt Smith's are from the Prada autumn/winter collection that has just arrived in the stores. |
| "Monkey boots hark back to the 1980s with a whiff of Greenham Common and pop groups such as the Joe Boxers and The Bluebells," says Mr Groves. | "Monkey boots hark back to the 1980s with a whiff of Greenham Common and pop groups such as the Joe Boxers and The Bluebells," says Mr Groves. |
| "Who actually wears these anymore? Curiously they aren't done up properly, lending the outfit an air of someone that can't quite dress themselves. Return to link | "Who actually wears these anymore? Curiously they aren't done up properly, lending the outfit an air of someone that can't quite dress themselves. Return to link |
| TROUSERS | TROUSERS |
| Rolled-up trousers will be very a la mode next spring and summer, says Mr Groves. But coupled with the tweed jacket and shirt, they look completely unfashionable. | Rolled-up trousers will be very a la mode next spring and summer, says Mr Groves. But coupled with the tweed jacket and shirt, they look completely unfashionable. |
| A shorter trouser length was first introduced by the American menswear designer Thom Browne a couple of years ago, says Mr Langmead. | A shorter trouser length was first introduced by the American menswear designer Thom Browne a couple of years ago, says Mr Langmead. |
| "It was then adopted by the Hoxton set [a loose collection of fashionable urbanites] who rather than buy shorter trousers, merely rolled theirs up - very credit-crunch friendly." Return to link | "It was then adopted by the Hoxton set [a loose collection of fashionable urbanites] who rather than buy shorter trousers, merely rolled theirs up - very credit-crunch friendly." Return to link |
| BOW TIE | BOW TIE |
| The bow tie is obviously a knowing nod to those worn by some of the previous doctors, yet this also has a fashion resonance," says Mr Langmead. | The bow tie is obviously a knowing nod to those worn by some of the previous doctors, yet this also has a fashion resonance," says Mr Langmead. |
| Is Grange Hill's Mr Bronson an inspiration? | Is Grange Hill's Mr Bronson an inspiration? |
| "Alber Elbaz, the designer behind the trendy Lanvin label, always sports a bow tie and the label's influential menswear line frequently features them. | "Alber Elbaz, the designer behind the trendy Lanvin label, always sports a bow tie and the label's influential menswear line frequently features them. |
| "As a result, the bow tie has had something of a fashion comeback - although it's a hard item to wear; you have to try and avoid looking like Pee Wee Herman." | "As a result, the bow tie has had something of a fashion comeback - although it's a hard item to wear; you have to try and avoid looking like Pee Wee Herman." |
| The bow tie is what makes this look possibly unattainable for fans, says Mr Brook. | The bow tie is what makes this look possibly unattainable for fans, says Mr Brook. |
| "A lot of fans liked dressing up as David Tennant. It's a very accessible look they can have, with a pair of Converse trainers and a tie. | "A lot of fans liked dressing up as David Tennant. It's a very accessible look they can have, with a pair of Converse trainers and a tie. |
| "But this new look will be more difficult because it doesn't fit in as well, especially the bow tie." Return to link | "But this new look will be more difficult because it doesn't fit in as well, especially the bow tie." Return to link |
| JACKET | JACKET |
| The tweed jacket provides another reference to the early 1980s, says Mr Groves. | The tweed jacket provides another reference to the early 1980s, says Mr Groves. |
| "High unemployment meant that people shopped in second-hand stores to find interesting, hard-wearing and above all cheap clothes to wear. | "High unemployment meant that people shopped in second-hand stores to find interesting, hard-wearing and above all cheap clothes to wear. |
| "Whilst David Tennant's Doctor was undoubtedly influenced by Britpop and [the film] Quadrophenia, this Doctor seems to be influenced by Indiana Jones' geekier nephew." | "Whilst David Tennant's Doctor was undoubtedly influenced by Britpop and [the film] Quadrophenia, this Doctor seems to be influenced by Indiana Jones' geekier nephew." |
| The tweed jacket stops Smith from looking too "modern" and adds a bit of Doctor Who history into the mix, says Mr Langmead. | The tweed jacket stops Smith from looking too "modern" and adds a bit of Doctor Who history into the mix, says Mr Langmead. |
| "Mixing vintage pieces with new items has been a fashionable look for men and women for sometime now, and is very much how a large part of the show's audience will approach their wardrobes. Return to link | "Mixing vintage pieces with new items has been a fashionable look for men and women for sometime now, and is very much how a large part of the show's audience will approach their wardrobes. Return to link |
| SHIRT | SHIRT |
| The shirt and bow-tie could actually be from a number of contemporary fashion designers, says Mr Groves. | The shirt and bow-tie could actually be from a number of contemporary fashion designers, says Mr Groves. |
| "Similar ones were spotted at the menswear shows in Milan last month. Spot-on for next season." | "Similar ones were spotted at the menswear shows in Milan last month. Spot-on for next season." |
| Mr Brook detects a throwback to the seventh Doctor, played by Sylvester McCoy, who sported a similar shirt. Return to link | Mr Brook detects a throwback to the seventh Doctor, played by Sylvester McCoy, who sported a similar shirt. Return to link |
| HAIRCUT | HAIRCUT |
| The hair looks much like Matt Smith's own style, and a longer version of David Tennant's. | The hair looks much like Matt Smith's own style, and a longer version of David Tennant's. |
| "The haircut works well," says Mr Langmead. "It is quite foppish and eccentric, and somehow ageless - like the Doctor himself. It wouldn't look out of place in a period drama, nor would it seem odd in an episode of Skins." | "The haircut works well," says Mr Langmead. "It is quite foppish and eccentric, and somehow ageless - like the Doctor himself. It wouldn't look out of place in a period drama, nor would it seem odd in an episode of Skins." |
| Awful, says Mr Groves, who says it reminds him of early Michael Portillo and does nothing for the actor's wonderful cheekbones. Return to link | Awful, says Mr Groves, who says it reminds him of early Michael Portillo and does nothing for the actor's wonderful cheekbones. Return to link |
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