The title role of Doctor Who is handed from actor to actor on a regular basis, and along with the new man comes new clothes. Peter Capaldi, who briefly appeared as the 12th Doctor in the last minute of the 2013 Christmas Special, will soon get settled in the TARDIS, and now we know what he'll be wearing.
The BBC revealed a photo of the 12th Doctor in full costume, shown below. Capaldi's outfit honestly doesn't look that far removed from his predecessor's, Matt Smith's, during his final adventures. It's a fairly conservative dark suit with some red lining that aptly suggests the role of a magician. The white shirt and polished shoes look regal, although they also tend to emphasize his age (Capaldi is 55 years old).
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Doctor Who costume designer Howard Burden created the look. The official BBC announcement describes the clothes as a dark blue Crombie coat with red lining, dark blue trousers, a white shirt and Doc Marten shoes.
"He's woven the future from the cloth of the past. Simple, stark, and back to basics," Capaldi said in a press release. "No frills, no scarf, no messing, just 100 per cent Rebel Time Lord.”
You can't argue that. The new look certainly is befitting of Capaldi, although it's not at all risky — very unlike like the show's approach in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston's edgy leather-jacketed look. Risks don't always work out, though: The '80s technicolor outfit worn by the Sixth Doctor is widely considered a disaster.
Viewers won't get a chance to see Capaldi sport the new threads until later this year when Series 8 is broadcast. The BBC hasn't announced any dates, but the likely timeframe is fall.
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