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‘Doctor Who’ Costume Designer on What Inspired Ncuti Gatwa’s Bold Look, From ’70s New York to Men in Skirts
'Doctor Who' costume designer Pam Downe breaks down Ncuti Gatwa's look as the 15th Doctor, from kilts to Regency-era garb.
For “ Doctor Who ‘s” more than six-decade history, each lead has had their own uniform of sorts: Tom Baker’s scarves, Christopher Eccleston’s leather jacket and David Tennant’s tie-and-vest combo, for example. To help initiate this change, returning showrunner, writer and executive producer Russell T Davies enlisted the help of costume designer Pam Downe, who had previously worked on the Sky series “Funny Woman” and historical drama “Mr. Ncuti’s never really done period before, and when he put that outfit on, I just thought, “Only he could get away with wearing white britches and this velvet jacket.” His stance changed, he just stood up and looked regal.
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