gotta say i love the variety Capaldi’s wardrobe has while maintaining a uniform style and general silhouette. feels very in line with June Hudson’s costuming for Tom Baker, where the individual items of the costumes are always getting swapped out but the key elements and general look stay the same. I also love how it combines the classic ‘period costuming’ vibe that the Doctor typically wears with more modern fashion. feels so correct for a time traveler who’s so young and old at the same time… I’m deeply fond of the coat-over-hoodie looks and his doc martens, it feels so designer.
I think Mccoy’s is my second favorite, although i really wish he got more variations on it… I’ve been puzzling out how to design him other outfits that keep with his style and are still recognizably him while changing the look up enough to feel fresh and it has NOT been easy. that may end up being a whole other discussion post for me lol. I also regret that they didn’t style it the way Ken Trew originally designed it, with the sweater vest tucked in and the red suspenders on top (i think its only in Time and the Rani he tucks it in at all) I think it’s a lot more stylish that way. admittedly I think the frumpiness is part of the look lol.
I don’t think I can say that Sixie’s got an outfit that I…
enjoy per se. but it does fascinate me. the color scheme manages to be so completely incoherent and painful it can only be on purpose. I think if you picked a random handful of color swatches out of a bin it would be more appealing than this. I do think the silhouette of the frock coat is great for him though. I gotta come up with my own redesign of the main costume, every redesign I’ve seen so far tries to make him more monochrome which is so unnecessary, he should still be clown-colored I think.
I’m also a little obsessed with his waistcoats… i love the material on the season 22 waistcoat, and the funny little bear and ladybug buttons on some of his other ones are so charming. feels very ‘grandma’s sewing kit’, like he’s a slightly ugly handmade stuffed animal.
if you ever want some really great detail shots on various Doctors’ costume items and costume variations,
Steve Rick’s Tailoring has some very handy and interesting reference images (although the websites are a bit confusing to navigate).
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12 and 11. 11’s outfits are great but I don’t like the green coat. It looks weird on him compared to the outfit that he usually wears (S5 - S7a). My favorite for 11 is the one in S7b.
I like that 12 kept changing his outfit. They’re a lot less vibrant than the other modern doctor’s which suits him rather well with him being more serious and a little bit darker. My favorite for 12 is between the one he wore at the end of Deep Breath or the one during the Zygon 2 Parter
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Yeah I’ve never been a fan of that green coat for 11 either. Overall I actually just really dislike the changes to his look in S6-7a. I find the plaid tweed jacket to be a bit uglier than the 2 simpler ones in S5 and especially I think the shirts seem much more boring than the Paul Smith ones in S5 which have such great texture and feel far more suited to go with the tweed jacket than the more formal looking ones in S6-7a. I do quite like the 7b revamp though
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There have been so many good outfits! It is hard to pick my favorite three, but I think mine would be Three’s, Four’s, and Six’s.
With Six, I mean, he looks to be made of rainbows and kittens, so what’s not to love??? I particularly liked when he was wearing the striped vest along with the yellow ribbon with stars, and he used the pink and green chains for the pocket watch in “Terror of the Vervoids”.
I do enjoy frills and velvet a lot, so Three’s looks are another favorite of mine. The purple outfit with the double-breasted jacket and the black gloves looks incredibly nice on him in “Planet of the Daleks”.
I am also really fond of Four’s scarves, the ones worn in his earlier seasons in particular that were more narrow, but I also like the rest of his clothing style too, especially when he is also wearing a waistcoat or vest and some sort of necktie. My favorite outfit for Four is probably either what he first started to wear in “Robot” or what he wore in “The Seeds of Doom”.
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So pleased to see the love for the Third Doctor’s wardrobe!
I voted for:
The Third Doctor: It’s the combination of variety and yet classic silhouette/regular look. And so very effortlessly classy. Not many people can carry off velvet and frills, but Pertwee did it incomparably!
The Fourth Doctor: THE iconic look from my childhood. Again, tremendously variable around a basic ‘look’. It’s wonderful!
The Fourteenth Doctor: See, I prefer this to Ten’s outfit and I find it one of the most classic yet modern looks since DW came back in 2005. We only had it for three stories (and the Comic Relief Minisode) but I loved this look.
But I’m also going to give honourable mention to:
The Twelfth Doctor: Series 8 and, especially, series 10 (plus the wonderful velvet jacket in series 9).
The Fifteenth Doctor His variety of costumes is so refreshing. I’ve never been a fan of the Doctor having a ‘uniform’. Also, his basic look with the long leather jacket is, once again, that iconic DW template.
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Just discovered this thread!
I voted for 4, 8 and 12 (who also happen to be my 3 fave Doctors… Whoops.)
Not much to say about 4’s fit. It’s iconic for a reason. The beautiful overly long scarf, the hat, the long coat… So distinctive!
For 8, I love all 3 fits but I think NotD has to take it. Such a beautiful balance of his original, and his later 8DAs costume. Though the hybrid one McGann wore for Stuff of Legends… 
And for 12, I find the plain magician one almost a little too minimalist… So when you throw in the hoodies underneath the blazers, the gorgeous star jumper, the velvet later on… I’m such a huge fan.
11 is probably up there for me too, but only when it’s the tweed. I never felt like the velvet coats suited him too well personally in comparison.
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I think this outfit with the longer hair from NOTD is the peak 8 look.
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Realized I never commented on this Topic, so gotta correct my Mistake here with a bit of a ramble:
1: I really like his Outfits! Especially the one he wears at the Beginning of The Web Planet (SEE another Reason why this Story is actually not that bad!!) It all fits his Character just so well and pretty much sets the Standard for later Outfits/Costumes to follow.
2: I ADORE this one. You see him in his Outfit and you know EXACTLY what kind of Character he is! Simply brilliant! (voted for him)
3: Probably the Doctor with the best wardrobe, Pertwee’s Doctor deserves more credit in general for a lot of Things, and that’s definitely true with his ever-changing clothes. All of which look stunning! He even has a Cape, what’s not to love here? (Was very close to vote for him)
4: Really brilliant Wardrobe, if more static than 3’s. His scarf is iconic, his Outfit in S12 is great, and I really like that one from S17. It helps that he changes his Coat from Time to time. S18 was the big change, but honestly I quite like this one! Looks very comfy!
5: Charming, but not my favorites. That Celery is a great touch.
6: Now that’s an alien Suit! His colorful Coat is maybe one of the most controversial, some hate it, some love it, but I think it’s brilliant! Love it! His blue Version of it looks really nice as well! Oh and that Revelation look is just superb! (voted for him as well)
7: Super charming! I really like his Looks throughout the classic Series, with its best being in S26! Love that scarf from Time and the Rani. Oh and his TV Movie Look is really nice as well! The VNA look has also a nice Touch to it!
8: Adore his Looks! Be it his dark eyes one, the TV Movie one or the Night of the Doctor Look. All of them fit their Eras of 8 so well and are just amazing! Big love to the Comics looks from DWM as well! (he got my last Vote and no it’s not because of my bias to 8, well.. a little)
War: It’s fine. It works well enough but leaves me just shrugging really.
Fugitive: What a look! I love how much the Colors pop with her, yet another one very colorful that brings the Idea up “What if the Doctor tries to dress like he thinks Humans would dress?” and runs with it. It feels like a perfect Attempt of an Alien trying to dress like they think Humans would dress, and that’s just great! Love it (again, something I was very close on voting).
9: Very iconic. Very fitting but very far removed from my favorites.
10: Don’t feel strongly about them. They suit him and that’s all I can say!
11: His first Look works so well, not very sold on his Series 7B one but it’s fine!
12: Modern Pertwee! Capaldi’s Wardrobe is one of the nicest we get! I just really like most of his Suits, the only one I really dislike is the Care Taker Look, which just doesn’t suit 12. (And that Coat looks ugly), but overall really love those one! The Heaven Sent Look is P E R F E C T!
13: One of those Look(s) that grown on me over Time, nowadays I quite like this one! It’s charming!
14: Very solid, again love how much the Colors pop here!
15: Maybe a bit controversial but I haven’t been too sold with his Wardrobe, his Main Look with that Coat? Amazing! Love it! Really nice to look at it. His Look in Space Babies? Ehhh it’s fine, a bit too casual for the Doctor and for my liking. I do think Ncuti pulls off most of those Looks (besides the Yards one, that just kinda doesn’t do for me at all) and some work really well (his Rogue Look), but overall I am sadly not as in love with his Wardrobe like many others are. (Although there are some great ones in them!)
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Sharing some love for Smith’s first costume. He never looked better than in Series 5 in my opinion.
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I voted for Three, Eight and Twelve, and it turns out those are the top three, so it appears my opinions here are pretty well-shared! To me, they stand out as the obvious natty dressers amongst the Doctors, with plenty of different outfits while each maintaining their own distinct style.
Fifteen nearly makes it into my top three, but some of his outfits aren’t quite “Doctor-ish” enough, if that makes sense (for example, I love his 73 Yards and Empire of Death looks, but they don’t quite scream “I’m the Doctor” in the way the three above do).
Bottom of the list is Six - I love him, but I don’t love the rainbow or blue outfits. Nine also gets low marks for wearing the same outfit the whole time. I don’t need a Doctor to be wearing drastically different things all the time, but wearing the same thing every episode makes things seem a bit less natural to me.
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