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- Kate Stewart from the Power of the Doctor

 Hello! 

Hope you are well.  Wasn't it a LOVELY weekend? Well, it was in Essex. Hope it was for you. The weather was gloriously sunny and wasn't too cold. I spent much of the weekend at home but I did go to Leigh on Sea on Saturday afternoon for lunch (at the delicious Vegan Wild Health where I had a Buddha bowl and a Beetroot juice) and bought a couple of bits at the Refill room. We also went over to my Mum's for a cup of tea and to play with her kitties. Sunday, I went to church in the morning (ah, I love going to a country church!) and then did things at home.

This weekend for TARDIS Tuesday, I thought I'd make a nod to the upcoming BBC 100 years anniversary episode of Doctor Who. This is going to be a notable reason for several reasons:

1. It is Jodie Whittaker's last adventure as the Doctor.

2. It features the first onscreen appearances of 80's classic Doctor Who companions Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding) and Ace McShane (Sophie Aldred) for the first time since they appeared on the show. 

3. It features a return of the Master.

4. It features Daleks AND Cybermen.

5. It features Kate Stewart, daughter of classic Who character Brigadier Alastair Lethbridge Stewart.

I saved this picture from the limited images available from the upcoming episode as I realised that this was a cosplay I could do really easily with everything I owned already. I love it when I can do a 'closet cosplay' as well as one that has been painstakingly researched!

Shall we have a look at it?

https://jemma-redgrave.net/2022/04/17/new-doctor-who-kate-stewart-promo-image/

Yes, it's not the most exciting of outfits- it is a 'work look' and a fairly Autumnal boring one at that but occasionally, I do wear things like this when I am not feeling 100% imaginative and for  lot of people, they like this kind of look for work. Perhaps, even if you think this is a boring look, you will appreciate that I managed to put together something quite similar even if it doesn't float your boat!

It features:

• Navy blue blazer
• Black/navy trousers
• Purple jumper
• Small gold circle necklace
• UNIT round pin-badge.
• Gun in the hand! OO-er!

Over to my version:

Let's chat where I went with this.

I started with a purple, sparkly jumper from Whistles with Merino wool. Sadly, the sparkle is not visible in this picture. I bought this jumper for my Yaz Khan cosplay which I wore for my 40th birthday cosplay party (which many of you featured in!). Whistles is a posh brand but I managed to get mine fairly cheap.

Next, I added a navy blue, soft-blazer from Urban Outfitters. This comes from my Clara cosplay for an episode called Hide. It's actually a little tight as it is an XS but is fine with a thin jumper underneath.

The ubiquitous black ASOS trousers made their 20 millionth cosplay appearance and I just threw on CBC's black school shoes as I had temporarily mislaid my own black boots and couldn't be bothered to find any others.

After this, I added a small gold circle necklace (see clearly below). I bought 2 of these from eBay for 99p each for my Into the Dalek Clara cosplay. This time I wore just one. (Oooh, just noticed you can see the sparkles a bit...)

I'm presuming Kate's pin badge is the Unit one like this one on eBay but at a distance, all I needed was a silver circular pin badge with a circle within a circle of some sort to add to my lapel rather something accurate. I selected my Tudor Rose pin badge which I bought on my UK cruise with Mum when we visited Speke Hall in Liverpool. I did the trick.

Are you wondering about my gun?  Well, the hose gun was lying on the wooden table, unattached to the hose in the garden and it has a trigger and everything so I just grabbed this for the photos! Ha!

It's a pity I haven't had my hair cut yet as this is the length I am going to go for. Ah well, there's room for improvement another time!

I could very easily wear this look for school for a day when I want to be a little smarter. I think I'll be a little too warm at the moment though for being inside at school so I might wait till it gets cooler. It was good for being outside in.

What do you think?  Will you be watching the episode when it airs on the 23rd October? I'm SO excited for Ace and Tegan! Chibnall better not kill them off though! I want to see them again!

xx