NOTE: See our Seventh Doctor Trousers Analysis/Tutorial for more on the Seventh Doctor's costume!
The Seventh Doctor (played by Sylvestor McCoy) was similar to the Second Doctor in that he was a shorter fellow, goofy and something of a clown-ish figure, all of which caused others to sorely underestimate him; therefore, it should come as no surprise that he wore brown plaid trousers reminiscent of those the Second Doctor wore (with red clip-on suspenders, to boot)!
The Seventh Doctor (played by Sylvestor McCoy) was similar to the Second Doctor in that he was a shorter fellow, goofy and something of a clown-ish figure, all of which caused others to sorely underestimate him; therefore, it should come as no surprise that he wore brown plaid trousers reminiscent of those the Second Doctor wore (with red clip-on suspenders, to boot)!
 |
| Doctor Who, 24x1 "Time and the Rani (part 1)" |
However, like the Fifth Doctor, he usually wore a sweater, which hid the construction details of his trousers, but for his very first story, he actually wore his sweater tucked inside of his trousers (see above).
As you can see, though, the Seventh Doctor's trousers had a sewn-on waistband which overlapped in the front by several inches, similar to that of the Sixth Doctor's trousers:
|
|
While overall reminiscent of the Second Doctor's trousers, the Seventh Doctor's trousers possessed several characteristics which distinguished them from those seen previously.
First, his trousers appeared to have two pleats on each side of the front:
 |
| Doctor Who, 24x3 "Time and the Rani (part 3)" |
Second, his trousers appeared to have slanted front pockets, as opposed to side pockets (see above).
Thirdly, the bottom of the Seventh Doctor's trousers had cuffs!
 |
| Doctor Who, 24x11 "Delta and the Bannermen (part 3)" |
 |
| Doctor Who, 24x11 "Delta and the Bannermen (part 3)" |
 |
| Doctor Who, 24x11 "Delta and the Bannermen (part 3)" |
It's really not clear to us whether or not the Seventh Doctor's trousers had the "double-top" in the back for his suspenders; the only time we got a good look was that one time he was dangling upside-down, with his sweater and jacket pulled out of the way. On the left is the original image, and on the right we've rotated it 180° so he's "upright":
 |
| Doctor Who, 25x14 "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (part 4)" |
As you can see, there may have been a "double-top" in the back, or the shape of the rise in the back may simply have been due to the combination of the suspenders and gravity both pulling in the same direction.
PREVIOUS: Doctor Who - Sixth Doctor
No comments:
Post a Comment