The Doctor's Wardrobe
The First Doctor
The First Doctor had shoulder length, greyish-white hair and piercing brown eyes. The First Doctor affected a slightly eccentric Edwardian dress sense, wearing a frock coat and tartan trousers. Occasionally he wore an Astrakhan or a Panama hat and sometimes wore a cape. He also used a smoking pipe on at least one occasion. He sometimes used half-moon reading glasses, (although his need for these would be later called into question by his tenth incarnation) and occasionally employed a walking stick made of ebony which sometimes made an effective weapon. He wore a blue signet ring which had special, if ill-defined, powers. On one occasion, the ring appeared to both facilitate hypnotism and protect the Doctor from electrical shock. On another occasion, he didn't wear his ring, and wore fingerless gloves on his hands.
When adventuring in Earth's past, this incarnation of the Doctor, in contrast with most that followed, sometimes made significant changes to his wardrobe in an attempt to blend in with the local population. He usually made at least a token alteration to his "standard" outfit wherever he went in Earth's past, as when he wore a cowboy hat in 19th century Arizona.
When adventuring in Earth's past, this incarnation of the Doctor, in contrast with most that followed, sometimes made significant changes to his wardrobe in an attempt to blend in with the local population. He usually made at least a token alteration to his "standard" outfit wherever he went in Earth's past, as when he wore a cowboy hat in 19th century Arizona.
The Second Doctor
The second incarnation dressed similarly to his earlier self, though in far less natty fashion. The trousers were clownishly large and the cravat was replaced with a bow tie. He quickly abandoned the blue signet ring as it no longer fitted him. In his first adventure on Vulcan he possessed a tall stove-pipe hat. He also early on expressed a liking for hats in general, stating about different head gear that he "would like a hat like that!" He also occasionally wore an over-sized fur coat.
The second incarnation had longish, rumpled hair and blue eyes. Alternate accounts described his eyes as being 'soft chestnut brown and later they appeared to change colour several times alternating between blue, grey, and green. At some point, his dark hair began to grey.
The second incarnation had longish, rumpled hair and blue eyes. Alternate accounts described his eyes as being 'soft chestnut brown and later they appeared to change colour several times alternating between blue, grey, and green. At some point, his dark hair began to grey.
The Third Doctor
The Third Doctor looked like a man in his fifties. He had curly, white hair and a big, pointy nose. He often smiled when amused and rarely frowned.
His fashions tended towards the ornate. He wore frilled shirts, velvet smoking jackets and Inverness cape outfits. He also wore a bow tie or cravat, like the Eighth Doctor. Because of this, his first and second incarnations called him a dandy.
In his debut story 'Spearhead from Space, The Doctor stole some clothes from the hospital he was being treated at.
His fashions tended towards the ornate. He wore frilled shirts, velvet smoking jackets and Inverness cape outfits. He also wore a bow tie or cravat, like the Eighth Doctor. Because of this, his first and second incarnations called him a dandy.
In his debut story 'Spearhead from Space, The Doctor stole some clothes from the hospital he was being treated at.
The Fourth Doctor
In stark contrast to the elegant and refined, but somewhat flamboyant, figure of his third incarnation, the fourth incarnation was an unkempt, awkward-looking figure, dressed in battered clothing and a ridiculously long, multi-coloured scarf, which had originally been knitted for him by Madame Nostradamus. His dark curly hair was often partially hidden by a large floppy hat. The fourth incarnation was also notable for being the first incarnation to wear clothing with question mark motifs. The same was later true of his fifth, sixth and seventh incarnations.
His costume changed throughout his life. His initial costume consisted of a red-brown blazer with elbow patches, baggy grey tweed trousers, a dark brown cardigan with diamond shapes adorning the front, a white dress shirt and a long green neck-tie. It changed slightly with a different scarf and hat and again with the original scarf, albeit a different waistcoat, shirt and cravat. Eventually, the basic style stabilised with a frock coat and some form of a cravat or tie with the above mentioned articles of clothing. He wore several frock coats of different colours, including a dark brown one, a light grey one, and a light brown one.
Throughout his life, his costume alternated with different shirts, cravats, frock coats, waistcoats and other various pieces of clothing until he later settled on one outfit consisting of an open-neck shirt, an unbuttoned waistcoat, a tan frock coat, knee-high leather boots, trousers and of course the famous scarf. He wore this costume alternating between ankle-high leather shoes and the boots. From his second attempt to reach Brighton Pavilion, however, his costume changed dramatically, with a red and maroon colour scheme. This consisted of a full-length maroon coat, waistcoat, trousers, buccaneer-style leather boots, a Poet's Hat, a white open-neck dress shirt with question marks adorning the collars (a trait that continued through to his fifth, sixth and seventh incarnations) and a new scarf. This scarf was longer than his previous scarves; when it was looped around his neck, the loop reached the floor, and so did the ends. He adopted a maroon, red and purple colour scheme to match the rest of his clothes. He continued to wear this until the end of his life. His costume regenerated slightly when he did, as seen by the Fifth Doctor's ankle-high golf shoes and pulled-up socks instead of the leather boots. The Doctor had kept parts of his costume throughout the years.
Like several of his later incarnations, his pockets were dimensionally transcendental. The array of items he carried included:
- A seemingly endless supply of Jelly Babies
- A galactic passport
- A cricket ball
- A yo-yo, which, with a sheepish grin, he would explain was useful for gravity readings
- A selection of books, including his 500 Year Diary, Oolon Caluphid's Origins of the Universe and a Tibetan language handbook
- A magnifying glass, gemstones, handcuffs, and an etheric beam locator which also detected ion-charged emissions.
- A lock pick
- A football rattle
- A magician's cane
- A clockwork egg-timer
- A breathing tube, a barrister's wig, and an instant camera
- On one occasion, he even dropped a cup containing a hot beverage into his pocket
His costume changed throughout his life. His initial costume consisted of a red-brown blazer with elbow patches, baggy grey tweed trousers, a dark brown cardigan with diamond shapes adorning the front, a white dress shirt and a long green neck-tie. It changed slightly with a different scarf and hat and again with the original scarf, albeit a different waistcoat, shirt and cravat. Eventually, the basic style stabilised with a frock coat and some form of a cravat or tie with the above mentioned articles of clothing. He wore several frock coats of different colours, including a dark brown one, a light grey one, and a light brown one.
Throughout his life, his costume alternated with different shirts, cravats, frock coats, waistcoats and other various pieces of clothing until he later settled on one outfit consisting of an open-neck shirt, an unbuttoned waistcoat, a tan frock coat, knee-high leather boots, trousers and of course the famous scarf. He wore this costume alternating between ankle-high leather shoes and the boots. From his second attempt to reach Brighton Pavilion, however, his costume changed dramatically, with a red and maroon colour scheme. This consisted of a full-length maroon coat, waistcoat, trousers, buccaneer-style leather boots, a Poet's Hat, a white open-neck dress shirt with question marks adorning the collars (a trait that continued through to his fifth, sixth and seventh incarnations) and a new scarf. This scarf was longer than his previous scarves; when it was looped around his neck, the loop reached the floor, and so did the ends. He adopted a maroon, red and purple colour scheme to match the rest of his clothes. He continued to wear this until the end of his life. His costume regenerated slightly when he did, as seen by the Fifth Doctor's ankle-high golf shoes and pulled-up socks instead of the leather boots. The Doctor had kept parts of his costume throughout the years.
Like several of his later incarnations, his pockets were dimensionally transcendental. The array of items he carried included:
- A seemingly endless supply of Jelly Babies
- A galactic passport
- A cricket ball
- A yo-yo, which, with a sheepish grin, he would explain was useful for gravity readings
- A selection of books, including his 500 Year Diary, Oolon Caluphid's Origins of the Universe and a Tibetan language handbook
- A magnifying glass, gemstones, handcuffs, and an etheric beam locator which also detected ion-charged emissions.
- A lock pick
- A football rattle
- A magician's cane
- A clockwork egg-timer
- A breathing tube, a barrister's wig, and an instant camera
- On one occasion, he even dropped a cup containing a hot beverage into his pocket
The Fifth Doctor
This Doctor had two similar outfits. Both were based on traditional cricket whites. So close were they to whites that he could take off his coat and play the sport without comments on his appearance.
His first outfit was a long beige coat with red lining along the collars, sleeves and pockets. He wore a stick of celery on his left lapel for his allergy to gases in the praxis range of the spectrum. If any were near, the celery would turn purple and he would eat it. He wore a white, long-sleeved cricket jumper with a red and black V-Neck pattern. Under that was a white dress shirt with a red interior and embroidered question marks on the collars. His trousers were a unique pattern of brown and beige stripes. He wore white socks and white plimsolls. He would top the look with a Panama hat with a red band studded with sparkling stones.
His second outfit debuted after his first was ruined. The coat's colour was slightly faded and the collar was shorter. The jumper had a pattern of thick red and black lines on the bottom, the V-neck and sleeves; the dress shirt had a green interior and the pattern of the trousers changed to thick, orange lines. He sometimes wore suspenders adorned with question marks with this outfit.
His first outfit was a long beige coat with red lining along the collars, sleeves and pockets. He wore a stick of celery on his left lapel for his allergy to gases in the praxis range of the spectrum. If any were near, the celery would turn purple and he would eat it. He wore a white, long-sleeved cricket jumper with a red and black V-Neck pattern. Under that was a white dress shirt with a red interior and embroidered question marks on the collars. His trousers were a unique pattern of brown and beige stripes. He wore white socks and white plimsolls. He would top the look with a Panama hat with a red band studded with sparkling stones.
His second outfit debuted after his first was ruined. The coat's colour was slightly faded and the collar was shorter. The jumper had a pattern of thick red and black lines on the bottom, the V-neck and sleeves; the dress shirt had a green interior and the pattern of the trousers changed to thick, orange lines. He sometimes wore suspenders adorned with question marks with this outfit.
The Sixth Doctor
Physically, the Sixth Doctor was a tall man, with long, curly, blond hair. His last companion Mel thought him overweight, and forced him to take up both a diet, consisting mainly of carrot juice, and an exercise regime, neither of which he felt he needed.
The sixth incarnation's taste in clothes were the subject of much ridicule, though it was suggested that he wore his outlandish coat in order to distract people from noticing anything else about him. He once mentioned that his coat was the "height of sartorial elegance". At some point, the Doctor abandoned his outlandish multi-coloured outfit for a more subdued blue costume, though by the time of his regeneration, he had resumed wearing his original garb.
This Doctor usually wore a variety of waistcoats and cravats to accompany his multi-coloured coat, each possessing a different colour and design. He first wore a knitted waistcoat that was dark brown in colour, along with a turquoise polka-dot cravat. During and beyond the time of his trial by the Time Lords, he wore a bold red gingham dupion silk waistcoat accompanied by a red polka-dot cravat. During his struggle with the Vervoids on the Hyperion III, the Sixth Doctor wore a pink, purple and green dupion silk waistcoat with a yellow cravat decorated with a starfield pattern. In the pockets of these waistcoats, he usually bore a neon-green watch chain.
This Doctor wore a number of other clothing points during his life. While confronting the Sontarans in Seville, Spain in 1985, the Sixth Doctor briefly replaced his usual outlandish coat and jerkin for an open, Hawaiian style waistcoat. On another occasion, he briefly wore a a blue cape over his usual attire as mourning for the supposed death of Professor Arthur Stengos on Necros.
Much like his late fourth and fifth incarnations, the Sixth Doctor also wore a plain white shirt with question marks embroidered on the collar. Also, like his fifth incarnation, he wore braces adorned with question mark symbols. He took to wearing a set of striped, yellow trousers during this incarnation. His generally preferred footwear was a pair of orange spats over green ankle boots.
The sixth incarnation was very fond of cats, and always wore one of a number of cat-shaped pins or brooches on his lapel (in lieu of the celery stalks favoured by his predecessor). By the time of his tenth incarnation, however, he had developed a dislike for the animal.
The sixth incarnation's taste in clothes were the subject of much ridicule, though it was suggested that he wore his outlandish coat in order to distract people from noticing anything else about him. He once mentioned that his coat was the "height of sartorial elegance". At some point, the Doctor abandoned his outlandish multi-coloured outfit for a more subdued blue costume, though by the time of his regeneration, he had resumed wearing his original garb.
This Doctor usually wore a variety of waistcoats and cravats to accompany his multi-coloured coat, each possessing a different colour and design. He first wore a knitted waistcoat that was dark brown in colour, along with a turquoise polka-dot cravat. During and beyond the time of his trial by the Time Lords, he wore a bold red gingham dupion silk waistcoat accompanied by a red polka-dot cravat. During his struggle with the Vervoids on the Hyperion III, the Sixth Doctor wore a pink, purple and green dupion silk waistcoat with a yellow cravat decorated with a starfield pattern. In the pockets of these waistcoats, he usually bore a neon-green watch chain.
This Doctor wore a number of other clothing points during his life. While confronting the Sontarans in Seville, Spain in 1985, the Sixth Doctor briefly replaced his usual outlandish coat and jerkin for an open, Hawaiian style waistcoat. On another occasion, he briefly wore a a blue cape over his usual attire as mourning for the supposed death of Professor Arthur Stengos on Necros.
Much like his late fourth and fifth incarnations, the Sixth Doctor also wore a plain white shirt with question marks embroidered on the collar. Also, like his fifth incarnation, he wore braces adorned with question mark symbols. He took to wearing a set of striped, yellow trousers during this incarnation. His generally preferred footwear was a pair of orange spats over green ankle boots.
The sixth incarnation was very fond of cats, and always wore one of a number of cat-shaped pins or brooches on his lapel (in lieu of the celery stalks favoured by his predecessor). By the time of his tenth incarnation, however, he had developed a dislike for the animal.
The Seventh Doctor
The Doctor's outfit in this incarnation was calmer than his previous attire, but as idiosyncratic as any other. It consisted of an off-white safari-styled jacket with a red paisley scarf worn under its lapels and a matching handkerchief in the left pocket, a fob watch chained to the left lapel, a plain white shirt, a red paisley tie, a yellow fair isle-inspired pullover adorned with red question marks and blue-green zigzag patterns, sand-coloured tweed plaid trousers, white/brown brogued spectator shoes, a white colonial-styled Panama hat with a paisley hatband and an upturned brim and an umbrella with a red question mark-shaped handle. As with the three other Doctors costumed during the John Nathan-Turner era, the above mentioned question marks on the Doctor's pullover and his umbrella handle continued the red question marked clothing motif that was introduced in the Fourth Doctor's final season and ended before the Seventh Doctor's regeneration.
Although a seemingly casual outfit that reflected the Seventh Doctor's initially easy and whimsical manner, it took on a new light when he became more scheming and prepared in his missions – to reflect the emergence of his personality's more mysterious and darker aspects, his jacket, hatband, handkerchief, scarf and tie became more muted and darker in colour, now in shades of burgundy and brown. The changes in colours make Seventh the only Doctor under Nathan-Turner's tenure to greatly alter his costume; the changes to the outfits worn by his three previous selves during this production period tended to be more subtle and less noteworthy. The Seventh's own attire was repeatedly revised during his first season, initially including a red/black tartan scarf and red braces, along with the bamboo-handle umbrella.
In the TV Movie the Doctor's costume changed again, with a return to a lighter jacket, now a light brown tweed. Gone were the question mark pullover, scarves, paisley tie and question mark umbrella, replaced by a red waistcoat and a brown/black zig zag pattern tie. However, the Doctor retained his Panama hat.
The Doctor enjoyed using his hat, umbrella and the TARDIS key, amongst other items, as physical props, usually as showy affectations or to command attention, while the umbrella could also be used to disarm and trip foes. Like most of his previous selves, the Seventh carried any number of random items in his pockets, including technological devices and books. In a break from his past however, he spoke with a mild Scottish accent with rolled Rs, rather than in his past selves' Received Pronunciation speaking patterns.
Although a seemingly casual outfit that reflected the Seventh Doctor's initially easy and whimsical manner, it took on a new light when he became more scheming and prepared in his missions – to reflect the emergence of his personality's more mysterious and darker aspects, his jacket, hatband, handkerchief, scarf and tie became more muted and darker in colour, now in shades of burgundy and brown. The changes in colours make Seventh the only Doctor under Nathan-Turner's tenure to greatly alter his costume; the changes to the outfits worn by his three previous selves during this production period tended to be more subtle and less noteworthy. The Seventh's own attire was repeatedly revised during his first season, initially including a red/black tartan scarf and red braces, along with the bamboo-handle umbrella.
In the TV Movie the Doctor's costume changed again, with a return to a lighter jacket, now a light brown tweed. Gone were the question mark pullover, scarves, paisley tie and question mark umbrella, replaced by a red waistcoat and a brown/black zig zag pattern tie. However, the Doctor retained his Panama hat.
The Doctor enjoyed using his hat, umbrella and the TARDIS key, amongst other items, as physical props, usually as showy affectations or to command attention, while the umbrella could also be used to disarm and trip foes. Like most of his previous selves, the Seventh carried any number of random items in his pockets, including technological devices and books. In a break from his past however, he spoke with a mild Scottish accent with rolled Rs, rather than in his past selves' Received Pronunciation speaking patterns.
The Eighth Doctor
Like previous incarnations, the eighth incarnation wore clothes from the Victorian era, and also had long wavy hair. He wore a long green velvet jacket, a waistcoat with a pocket watch, a cravat and occasionally a top hat.
The Doctor had blue eyes after he regenerated, however due to Faction Paradox interfering with the Doctor's biodata, his eye colour was changed to green. His eye colour was reverted back to blue after the majority of Faction Paradox was erased from the timeline. When asked about where he came from, the Doctor's eye colour would change between grey and blue.
Due to his green jacket being destroyed in an explosion, the Doctor replaced it with a blue velvet jacket which was very similar to the original. The blue coat was later destroyed in an exploding Cybership, so the Doctor then bought a new green jacket identical to his original from a costume shop in San Francisco.
When intending to travel to Egypt, the Doctor wore a Fez so he could fit in with the locals. The Doctor once wore long shorts on a holiday in Egypt. In America, the Doctor wore a cowboy hat, boots and gloves. He also wore a knee-length leather coat.
The Doctor also wore a brown cotton duster coat over a high-collared shirt with a grey cravat and grey trousers. While in India he had worn a grey homburg hat with red trousers, stout boots and a linen jacket. The Doctor once dressed in a loose cotton shirt and trousers, with a floppy white sun-hat. He later changed into a white shirt and jeans.
Following the Second War in Heaven, the Doctor began to wear a shirt and trousers, but felt that they did not suit him, and soon changed back into his original clothes.
The Doctor grew a beard shortly before his wedding to Scarlette until later shaving it. He once wore a dark shirt and trousers with a dove grey coat made out of an alien synthetic. He also had a tattoo of a man transforming into a jaguar. The Doctor changed into a dark red coat and shorts whilst in Barcelona.
After having his clothes ruined in the Slow Empire, the Doctor put on a dark suit and a greatcoat. When the Doctor first arrived on Hitchemus, he wore a dark brown frock coat with metallic green highlights, buff flannel trousers, low-heeled boots and a grey silk cravat. He later wore a loose white shirt over hemp trousers and a black waistcoat embroidered with orange designs.
After ruining his clothes in mud during World War I, the Doctor changed into a blue leather jacket with a satchel, jeans and boots. He also sported a new haircut.
The Doctor had blue eyes after he regenerated, however due to Faction Paradox interfering with the Doctor's biodata, his eye colour was changed to green. His eye colour was reverted back to blue after the majority of Faction Paradox was erased from the timeline. When asked about where he came from, the Doctor's eye colour would change between grey and blue.
Due to his green jacket being destroyed in an explosion, the Doctor replaced it with a blue velvet jacket which was very similar to the original. The blue coat was later destroyed in an exploding Cybership, so the Doctor then bought a new green jacket identical to his original from a costume shop in San Francisco.
When intending to travel to Egypt, the Doctor wore a Fez so he could fit in with the locals. The Doctor once wore long shorts on a holiday in Egypt. In America, the Doctor wore a cowboy hat, boots and gloves. He also wore a knee-length leather coat.
The Doctor also wore a brown cotton duster coat over a high-collared shirt with a grey cravat and grey trousers. While in India he had worn a grey homburg hat with red trousers, stout boots and a linen jacket. The Doctor once dressed in a loose cotton shirt and trousers, with a floppy white sun-hat. He later changed into a white shirt and jeans.
Following the Second War in Heaven, the Doctor began to wear a shirt and trousers, but felt that they did not suit him, and soon changed back into his original clothes.
The Doctor grew a beard shortly before his wedding to Scarlette until later shaving it. He once wore a dark shirt and trousers with a dove grey coat made out of an alien synthetic. He also had a tattoo of a man transforming into a jaguar. The Doctor changed into a dark red coat and shorts whilst in Barcelona.
After having his clothes ruined in the Slow Empire, the Doctor put on a dark suit and a greatcoat. When the Doctor first arrived on Hitchemus, he wore a dark brown frock coat with metallic green highlights, buff flannel trousers, low-heeled boots and a grey silk cravat. He later wore a loose white shirt over hemp trousers and a black waistcoat embroidered with orange designs.
After ruining his clothes in mud during World War I, the Doctor changed into a blue leather jacket with a satchel, jeans and boots. He also sported a new haircut.