Style Inspiration: Tom Baker (Doctor Who)

Hello there! Continuing with the lovely Mel at Folly Bird blog's Doctor Who style inspiration, I thought I'd try my hand at the most iconic of all the Doctor WHo costumes! In my mind anyway. You wear ONE long stripy scarf and everyone thinks of him instantly!  TOM Baker, the voice of Little Britain, Puddleglum in the BBC adaptation of The Silver Chair and er- some sort of evil wizard in one of the Sinbad films (they creep me out!  They're like  nasty Indonesian horror serials that always seemed to be on when I rarely watched TV in Indonesia featuring vampiric character- urgh, can't abide with vampire thingies!)

The key features of his look I see as:

• Three quarter length Frock-coat:  IN a range of Autumnal colours: tweed, red, brown
• THE stripy scarf (did you know, he wore a variety of different patterned ones as well as a different red shade one!)
• Waistcoat
• Cream shirt with lapels out!
• Tweedy trousers
• Brogue style shoes (actually I am just guessing this one!  Brogues seem appropriate!)

And....................


DA NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Do you like the attempt at Tom Baker boggly eyes (he has REALLY boggly eyes.  I sometimes wonder if they would pop out!) in the right-hand shot?

So....the outfit:
Yes, in case you are wondering, the scarf IS 10-foot long!  It is one of the best Christmas presents I ever received.  A dear family friend, in fact the one who supervised and almost lynched me making my dalek costume, made it for me when I was about 15, knowing how much I adored Doctor Who. It must have taken her hours- it's really wide as well. At the time, I remember thinking, "OH NO, it's not the correct colours- there's too much pink!" but now, it's good to be different!


The coat is from the Petite Range at Debenhams- despite being 5ft 8" plus, I have realllllly narrow shoulders and so many coats look ridiculous on me because they swamp me! It's actually dark but vivid purple but the horrid inside light renders it dull and generic!

Thought I'd give you a look under the coat (ooo-er!) featuring Per Una floral cream shirt, La Redoute waistcoat, thrifted Next tailored trousers and tan brogues.

 I did feel a bit like Sue Perkins in this get-up and felt rather smart at school! Once again, my deputy called me Diane Keaton in this outfit- I indignantly retorted, "NOOOOOOO, TOM BAKER!!!!!!!"

 Oh and thought I'd wear some pocket watch type jewelley (Both Alice in Wonderland- both from Asos, one Tom Binns at Disney) since Tom Baker spent a lot of time hunting for the key to time (which looked like bits of quartz crystal in geometric formations, not like a pocket watch incidently).  I'm saving my real pocket watch for when I tackle my beloved Paul McGann!

So, what do you reckon?  Would YOU have guessed who I was channelling with this outfit?

Don't forget to pay Mel a visit, though she hasn't tackled Tom's outfit yet, she WAS practising her boggly-eyed stare here when wearing her Jon Pertwee outfit!

"Loook into my eyeeeeeeeeeeeeees, you are feeling sleeeeeeeeeeeepy.  Now, leave me lots of comments!"

Previous Doctor Who style inspiration outfits:

 William Hartnell - Doctor No. 1