TARDIS Tuesday- Face the Raven

 Is it really 6 years since I last shared this cosplay? I'm staggered I've not shared it if so!

It was worn by Clara Oswald in her 'final' episodes (actually- she made two more appearances after her death, but in both, wearing this jumper!)

The jumper is an all-in-one from Topshop, her jeans, Topshop probably and her trainers from Ash.

Image borrowed from BlogtorWho

And here is my 2025 iteration:

I wore this for school today (with different shoes!) and realised I had a twin- one of the girls was wearing an identical outfit and her hair is pretty similar to me- not sure why she was wearing it as it's not our school uniform at all! It's actually a really comfortable outfit to wear and quite smart too as well as easy to wear given that the shirt and jumper are all in one.

It's not been the best day for various reasons.  But, I got through it.

I am grateful for:

1. Having made a big vat of veg stew out of the mouldering things we had in the house yesterday, it meant we had dinner ready for tonight (plus some garlic bread and new kale) and already put some in soup flasks for tomorrow night too.  

2.  Got back from Northumberland and realised that, because the Milk and More website wasn't working on Tuesday, hadn't cancelled the milk. It sat out on our doorstep from Tuesday to Saturday night (plus Saturday's milk) and DIDN'T GO OFF! 

3.  Lovely old colleague came back to help me take the choir to our concert rehearsal today. I love her- she's so fun and positive!

4. My choir got a shout out for confidently singing our harmony part in the No Worries mashup- was super proud of them.

5.  I have a warm home.

6.  Nice stranger put my chain back on to my derailleur on the train.  He got his hands all covered in grease doing it. He was nice to chat to.

Sometimes, you have to just try and make your own sunshine. Even if it's a vague bit of brightness through a fog. 

xx

TARDIS Tuesday - Under the Lake/Before the Flood

 Last worn in March 2022 on the blog from what I can see but worn at least a few times in the last year, I decided to share an old favourite TARDIS Tuesday outfit. It is one of my original Clara Oswald cosplays from my original TARDIS Tuesday posts.  It's also a brilliant 'School Teacher' outfit

Image borrowed from this pinterest

A Miss Patina pinafore, a Topshop mustard turtle neck, black tights, black socks and black Topshop boots- it's a great Autumn outfit.

Here is today's outfit:

I have not really changed this outfit for a long time except that I occasionally wear a different turtle neck. The dress is a good length and sometimes I wear it with different tops!

The lovely TA who helps me with choir (one of our few long-serving staff) saw me in the playground and said, "Is it Clara Oswald today then?!"  Ha, she recognised this outfit as a  stalwart Clara outfit. She's my main person to talk to about Doctor Who.

Today was a hard day for some lessons.  The children were definitely... talkative, distracted, listless in two of my lessons. One Year 1 class was really disheartening and a Year 3 class also really distracted. However, the other Year 3 class and the Year 2 class were good so I should take what I can get.

I was quite tired.  I went to my friend Izzie's house as we were rehearsing for a dear family friend's funeral next week. More on that soon.

CBC is away for a pair of days on a Geography field trip.  He's staying in the house which Constable painted, "Willy Lott's cottage!"  I miss him but I did eat some junk for dinner tonight!

Hope you are well.

xx

TARDIS Tuesday- The woman who lived

Hello there!

Today's TARDIS Tuesday has featured 3 times here.  IN 2020, 2019 and 2018.  It's had a 4 year hiatus so it was nice to welcome it back last week. I think this is a nice, smart, work look.

It was worn by Clara Oswald, my favourite Who character, back in an episode called The Woman Who lived.  Sadly, it gets very little screen time which is a great shame as it's so cute!

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-10-24/the-woman-who-lived/ 

My last two pics come from the Doctor Who exhibition, where I actually got to see the Screen worn costume!

Since I last wore it, it has received 2 upgrades

You might recall, that when I wore it here in 2019, although the skirt was riding up a little bit, it seemed a bit too short for my longer legs.  I saw that Topshop did a Tall version of this skirt so I went a size up AND got the tall version which I think makes it a much more respectable length which works better for my height.

I do love the chorister look of this jumper and blouse combination plus the little eagle necklace.

The final item which is different is that I had the screen accurate (but a low heeled version) shoes this time which I have worn before for a different Clara cosplay that features them too!  They're pretty smart and I like them a lot! I am glad I wore this look last week as it would have been way too warm for the weather we have had this week or so!

Did anyone watch the two new Doctor Who episodes?  

Spoilers coming if you didn't so look away or stop reading if you don't want to know. I enjoyed them but I have to say, musically, the denouement of the Devil's Chord episode was rather disappointing.  Maestro said you had to be a genius to work out the chord that was needed to vanquish them.

Well, let me tell you, that a C major chord is the most basic harmony you can play and my year 5 children could have guessed that, so that was a really disappointing, easy chord to have picked. They could have chosen a really interesting crunchy chord, something Wagnerian.  In addition, when the piano teacher at the start played the Tritone, well, composers and players had used that chord before that lots in music so it wasn't really a lost chord. It was a well-known chord. But it was a fun episode and had some really cool moments!

TARDIS Tuesday- Clara Oswald from Robots of Sherwood- historical outfit

Hi there!

For TARDIS Tuesday this week, after a few weeks of Classic Who companions, I am returning to a modern Who companion- Clara, of course! But, in a surprise change from the modern, tight-fitting or short outfits she is usually known for, we have a historical outfit, worn in the episode, Robots of Sherwood, where Clara and the Doctor encounter Robin Hood.  She does start the episode wearing a modern outfit, which I have worn on this blog before, but this is the first time I have attempted her historical outfit.

Let's have a look at it:

https://whona.forumotion.com/t10012-s8e3-robot-of-sherwood-spoilers

It features a red/orange velvet dress with gold edging,it has long sleeves with drapy ends with undersleeves. It has a fitted bodice and the skirt is more flowing.

https://coffeeandirony.com/2014/09/07/doctor-who-robot-of-sherwood-screencaps/

She wears a Topshop headchain and silver feather earrings.

And now, lets see what I came up with:

This is, as you can see, not a strictly accurate rendition, more of a nod to the original but it came after I found this Maid Marian dress in the charity shop. It was only £6 and I already thought, "Right, that's World Book Day next year sorted!".  The possibilities of it being a Clara dress also did occur to me!

 I bought the gold feather earrings from a craft fair quite a few years ago.  The headchain posed a bit of a problem but I remembered this brooch I wore as an Amy Pond cosplay and figured I could fashion a headchain from it. I did try to hang it from a gold snakechain but it was SO slidy it kept falling off my head, despite hair grips so I attached it to a leather thong instead which, though looks less effective, did the job!

TARDIS Tuesday- Kate Stewart- The Brigadier's Daughter Closet Cosplay

Hi there,

I'm back for another TARDIS Tuesday entirely drawn from items I already own, i.e. nothing bought especially for a Cosplay outfit. I like doing these as it challenges me to look creatively in my wardrobe to see what can be used in a creative way!

Today, I thought I'd make a visit to Kate (Lethbridge) Stewart, who is the famous Classic Who Brigadier's Daughter who was in charge of UNIT in the eras of the 11th, 12th and 13th Doctors.

I attempted another closet cosplay on her 'Power of the Doctor' look last Autumn.

This outfit features in the Zygon Inversion.

Image borrowed from 
https://www.planocritico.com/critica-doctor-who-9x07-e-8-the-zygon-invasion-the-zygon-inversion/

Image borrowed from:
https://jemma-redgrave.net/2016/02/21/jemma-redgrave-as-kate-stewart-doctor-who-hd-captures-stills/

She wears a sand-coloured trench coat with black buttons.  Underneath she wears a pale blue shirt and navy blue trousers and boots.

She wears a blue and gold pashmina scarf tied around her neck.

Here's my version:

I started with the trench coat. Mine was charity-shopped at least 6 years ago and has been worn for cosplays for the 13th and 7th Doctors.

Next, I added a blue charity-shopped blouse I've had for about 8 years. It's really boring but quite a useful staple I have kept as it works very well with different pin badges or brooches pinned to the lapels.

My navy blue trousers are from Just Female and were bought 2nd hand but new.  My boots are from Clarks men's section.

The scarf was from one of those cheapy shops that you get all over East London

It was fun putting this together but the day I wore it for school, L, the lovely TA who helps me with choir said, "That's a very conservative outfit for you, K. Not what I'd usually expect from you."

I said, "HA, I am secretly cosplaying Kate Stewart from UNIT" to which L repleued- "YES, I can see it!! I might have known".  In case you hadn't guessed, L is a Who fan!

I think if my hair were a leeeetle shorter, this might have been even better.  But never mind, this is good enough for me!

What do you think of this look. Be honest!

xx

TARDIS Tuesday- Clara from Face the Raven- the alts that fooled the cosplayers!

 Hello!

I last wore this in March 2020 at the start of Lockdown 1!!! I was interested to read my post where I wore it- food was mentioned a bit!!! I went to look at Hazel's blog because apparently she prompteds some of the food discussion and saw my slightly hysterical (in a good way) comment but discovered she had posted again! Yay

I wanted a warm cosplay and decided to wear this for church on Sunday morning.

It was worn in Clara Oswald's death episode- where she died!

She only wore it for a short amount of time as it then gets covered in detritus and she changes but it's a cute simple outfit

It consists of a black sweater from French designer, Claudie Pierlot with a white pleated frill at the hem and a bright green piping at the neck.

She wears it with skinny jeans and her Black Ash Cool wedged trainers

Nothing has changed since the last time I wore this outfit except that happily, I found the skinny black trousers that I always wear for Clara's jeans!

I still love the fact that I managed to find a sweater that was so similar plus a green t-shirt to wear underneath! It's fun to trick the cosplayers into thinking you have something Screen accurate! I like the texture on this jumper and since it is not merino wool, I'm not so worried about getting holes in it!

It's not the most interesting outfit but I am fond of it!

Hope all is well with you.

Tonight (when this is scheduled to post), I have an orchestra rehearsal for my concert on Saturday (in Nottinghill) and I have realised there is a Malaysian restaurant around 2mins down the street from the venue so I am going to go early and get some dinner there so I am not doing my usual 'bolting down some food on the train'  routine! Here's hoping I manage to get there in time!

xx

TARDIS Tuesday- Osgood from The Zygon Inversion

Greetings!

I hope that all is well with you!

I was ruminating over whether it was easier to do TARDIS Tuesday in the Winter or Summer and I have concluded, it's easier to do it in the Winter. Summer often gets difficult as a lot of cosplays have layers.

It's fun coming up with new cosplays but I like, just as much, returning to an old favourite. It doesn't matter if it has changed completely or if there is a variation in it.

Today, I thought I'd wear a Winter-appropriate cosplay that I haven't shared since January 2020- that's 3 years ago! It features a 11th and 12th Doctor recurring character called Petronella Osgood.  She works for UNIT and is a big fan of the Doctor- all of them!  She wears outfits inspired by the Doctors. One might say she does cosplays of them!

This outfit is inspired by the 5th and 6th Doctor and is worn by Osgood in The Zygon Inversion.

It features a beige/caramel jumper with brown elbow patches and edging, a white shirt embroidered with ? on the lapels, navy corduroy trousers and dark walking shoes

IMage borrowed from the BBC

Here's a couple of close-ups.

Image borrowed from
http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/why-osgood-is-so-popular-77484.htm

Image borrowed from
 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/nb0PrNpn29JsBkggCkrytT/osgood

And here's what I wore this time:

I started with the question mark shirt.  The lovely Ang embroidered this for me a very long time ago now and I've owned this shirt since I was a teenager. You can see Ang's handywork below more clearly.

My jumper is from J Crew and I purchased it secondhand mistaking it for Clara's grey merino wool jumper. It's obviously not grey! It is, however, soft and warm.

I have corduroy trousers but I decided to wear these brown trousers instead. No reason other than I prefer the whole chocolatey look rather than the navy with it.

My walking shoes were covered in mud so I decided to just wear some black boots instead. Mainly because they are more suitable for school.

The final touch is these Primark glasses. They're just a fashion accessory rather than functional but I rather like them!

I wore this at the weekend to take daylight photos but the outfit is laid out for Tuesday school.  I'll let you know how it fares for school!

xx

TARDIS Tuesday- Sleep no More and Series 9 promo Clara

Hi there!

I thought I'd take a break from my Summer spins on Classic Doctor outfits (mainly because I haven't thought about one!) 

Today, I am sharing a Clara outfit. Most of it was from an episode entitled "Sleep No More" but actually, the version I am doing here today was from the Series 9 promotional images featuring Jenna Coleman and Peter Capaldi.

I had a few previous goes at this outfit.  Back in May 2019, was the last time I wore it. 

Let's have a look at it!

https://troughtonismydoctor.com/2016/01/20/doctor-who-series-9-review/

It features an expensive outfit:

It had a skirt and a top from French brand, Claudie Pierlot, a Merino wool jumper from Gap (not featured in the Promo images), a necklace from River Island or H&M, some black tights and some very painful-looking black leather monk-style shoes from &Other Stories.

Here's my version of it:

I started with the top which the lovely Ang customised for me to look like the Screen accurate one.  Mine was a charity-shopped top from M&S with a pleated collar made from another charity-shopped top.  Ang was clever-enough to make it look really similar.

Ang also customised a skirt for me to look similar by adding scalloping!).  However, it's lost its colour in the wash (after my paintstaking painting job!) and looks very odd and patchy so needs a repaint. Quite a while back, I found a Claudie Pierlot dress in the same material for a reasonable price (and thanks to lovely Alison, Dormouse for sending it to me from France!) and  ended up buying it.  You can see it below- The scalloping is around the arms instead of the hem.

I wore it under the top and added my identical triangle necklace.

The final item is the Monk shoes. They are the same brand and almost identical to the Screen-accurate ones but for one difference.  The screen accurate ones are the most ridiculously high 

YUCK! However, they also made a flat version of the shoes and I was fortunate enough to get them back in late 2019.  They were a bit small so I had them stretched (before our lovely cobbler retired). They are super quality leather and I was lucky to get them for about £14compared to the RRP of over £100

I very much like this outfit.  The t-shirt is in a more practical material (i.e. cotton) than the screen accurate one which is in synthetics. Whilst the dress lacks the scalloping (which is round the sleeves instead...I suppose it might be possible to reposition it though I quite like the sleeeves), I do like it.

With the exception of the tights (which are light), it is quite a good Summer oufit.

What do you think?

xx

TARDIS Tuesday- Under the Lake- Clara Oswald

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your kind comments on my clumsy, last post. It was reassuring to have your thoughts on it too and know that my decision at school was one you agreed with.  The news seems to get more awful each day but keep praying for Ukraine, Russia and the world.

I am posting my TARDIS Tuesday from this week. Still don't feel 100% on posting right now but if I can spread a little cheer and normality, then that would be good

This photo was taken yesterday on my birthday (grr, 41).  I decided it was time to wear one of my favourite Clara outfits again- one of her most teacherly of outfits from Under the Lake/Before the Flood, a brilliant, base-under-siege style Who adventure.  I've probably worn this one (in various iterations) around 5 times on the blog- the last time was December 2019, pre-Covid- remember that blissful time?

Image borrowed from this pinterest

The outfit features a cute Pinafore from Miss Patina, a Topshop mustard ribbed turtle neck, black tights and Topshop black ankle boots with socks.

Image borrowed from WornonTV.net

And here's my, almost-identical-to-the-last-time, outfit!

The pose below is from a moment in the episode where Clara expects a high-five from the Doctor but he doesn't oblige- the caption is, "Don't leave me hanging!"

This is a comfortable and practical outfit for school (I didn't wear the proper Clara boots as they are suedette and it was raining so I wore Clarks leather boots instead AND leggings- a must for cycling! My top is from Select instead and is the closest match to the real top except for slight colour difference.  The only slight problem is the top is cropped- it can sometimes ride-up which leads to a cold midriff!

Tonight, CBC and I were supposed to be at orchestra in West London but there was a Tube Strike which neither of us were aware of (I thought it was Wednesday and Thursday). Typically, I was running late, the one time where I'd need extra time.  The buses and such were absolutely mobbed.  We didn't think about using London overground to get to Shepherd's Bush until later but my lovely Flute 2, Bryony, told me that she was almost there (well ahead of me) and then there was a signal failure on that line so they all got turfed off at Wilsden Junction. Oh well, perhaps it was just as well we turned homewards. We feel dead guilty though but it would have been really frustrating to battle there and be hideously late and wet and then have to battle home again.

Lots of love,

xx

TARDIS Tuesday- Face the Raven

Hi there,
Since this blogging every day lark includes small victories, I was in the middle of writing a comment to Hazel when I suddenly and inexplicably realised that I had a pack of six 2-finger Kitkats in the garage that I had bought for my choir for the Albert Hall but never used.  I also had a 25 pack but that ended up in school for my belated birthday treats. The locusts descended instantly and they and the large boxes of biscuits were gone by playtime. But I have SIX KITKATS!!!!
(This comes on the back of the disappointment that the Milkman was out of stock of chocolate cake. Most things are out of stock but it said they had chocolate cake online. They lied. First world problems!)
It was freezing on Sunday when I got up but I decided I wanted to dress as Clara, ready for this Tuesday's TARDIS Tuesday.  I needed a warm Clara that I hadn't worn recently for the blog.

And then I remembered...

Image borrowed https://claraoswaldcosplay.dreamconnect.de/?p=878

In Clara's swan song episode, she begins the episode by wearing this rather lovely (and expensive) jumper by French designer, Claudie Pierlot along with skinny black jeans and Ash wedged black suede trainers.

This is quite a rare Clara piece to find, the jumper I mean.  When I first got into cosplaying Clara and searching for her items, I had an idea that I could easily recreates this outfit with alternatives

And here it is, as of Sunday!

My version of the jumper is that I managed to find (after extensive searching of Black jumper, frill hem) this jumper on eBay and then bought a bright green t-shirt to wear underneath- the green t-shirt I wore in my rainbow blessings post).  I was rather proud that I fooled another Clara fan, who actually owns this jumper, into thinking I had the real thing!

I couldn't find my usual tighter black trousers which I wear for Clara's jeans so I wore these saggy Pinstripe trousers instead along with my Ash black wedged trainers!

And here's to another TARDIS Tuesday!

Just about to serve up Butternut Squash risotto!

Salivating at the thought of it after a selection of weird dinners this week!

xx

TARDIS Thursday - Clara from Sleep No More

Hello there,

I hope you are well. I missed TARDIS Tuesday on er- Tuesday because we were in Northumberland and CBC was hogging using computer.   Therefore, I am posting today instead!

The outfit is one I wore last February- pretty much exactly a year ago in fact! It's worn by Clara Oswald in the final series she featured in.  She wears it at the end of the episode.  For me, it's quite a simple outfit. Plain and monochrome. However, it is a chic outfit that I really like!
Take a look!

And here's my image of the outfit at the Doctor Who Exhibition (not put on correctly!)

My picture from the Doctor Who Exhibition.

 I found a good picture that my friend Chrissi used on her blog for it. You can see her bag on the chair and she is taking off a leather jacket

Image borrowed from my friend Chrissi's Cosplay site- www.claracosplay.dreamconnect.de

And here's me!

 I wore this outfit for going to the Beaumont Hotel on Tuesday with my Mother-in-Law and CBC for her birthday.

It is very similar to last time I wore it except with a change of jumper.

The cute, white collar is part of a loose cotton blouse from &Other Stories (acquired 2nd hand).  The skirt is from Topshop.  My alternative jumper came from the charity shop and as it is cashmere, it was really cosy for a cold night in Northumberland!

The decor seems to suit the outfit!

What do you think?

xx

TARDIS Tuesday- The Girl who died- Clara Oswald's outfit

This is a TARDIS Tuesday I last wore in September 2018.  It is an extremely comfortable outfit for a lazy day or a cleaning day or something of that ilk.
It was worn by Clara Oswald (played by Jenna Coleman) in the episode, The Girl who Died and was a good outfit for having to hide out in a Viking Village in looked cold weather.
She wears a blue denim shirt with red popper buttons from brand, Maje with fitted black trousers (probably jeans).  She wears brown suede boots with straps from Hudson and then, when it gets cold, adds a hessian and brown fur gilet with dark pink trim (no doubt borrowed from a helpful Viking)
Here are some pictures:

IMage borrowed from ClaraOswaldCosplay.com

Image borrowed from ClaraOswaldCosplay facebook

Image borrowed from Worn on TV.net

And here's my version.  Apologies- the photos are a bit hazy as the weather was very odd.

This time, my outfit is a little more accurate than last time.

I obtained the screen-accurate shirt (with real red buttons!) and the screen-accurate boots. I thought they were too small for me when I first bought them but actually, I must have been wearing really thick socks when I first tried them on as they feel fine now.

Most of my Clara friends have made their own versions of Clara's waistcoat very successfully from some textured beige material and bits of brown fur and pink trimming.  I'd like to make one but not sure where to start really.  So, in place of that today, I wore my vintage sheepskin gilet which I've had for a decade now.  It's nice and cosy for wearing at home though because it is a bit big and clunky, it doesn't really work with any outfits worn in public. I belted it here with my mum's old belt.

What do you think?