Eccleston’s Hero coat is one of these civilian ones that is definitely post-war, most likely made anywhere from the late 1940’s to the 1960’s. Although there were many incarnations of the character prior, for a great many people their first experience with Doctor Who came in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston assuming the mantle of the titular character. It has taken an enormous amount of hunting but I at last have a vintage Striwa Hero coat just like Eccleston’s in my collection.

There are several examples of U-boat crews wearing a piece of clothing which doesn’t exactly match up to the paradigm. As it turns out, and I can tell you from personal experience, the high cashmere blend of the first batch of coats didn’t hold up well to the rigorous action it would see on set and a second batch of coats were commissioned. After looking up the service records of the personnel wearing these black coats it seems that they all joined the submarine service in the first few years of its creation, meaning the black coat may have been the branch’s first style of uniform. Of interest back then was a special card with part of David Tennant’s pyjamas from The Christmas Invasion!

It is assumed by many that the Who coat is a vintage example of the latter, however this simply isn’t the case.

Liz Shaw wore an olive green duffle coat during the Wenley Moor Affair involving Silurians; ( TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians) and when helping many versions of the Doctor and companions. there‘s some amazing stuff on offer, from Mr Spock’s costume from classic Star Trek, to costumes from Back To The Future, the Alien and Star Wars films. Become one of the most celebrated regeneration of the Doctor in this BBC Doctor Who Tenth Doctor Jacket. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Keep up with the latest fashions across time and space by donning this well-crafted, perfectly tailored Twelfth Doctor’s Coat.Certain types of vegetable tanned leather create a hide which is coloured on the outside but remains a natural colour towards the core. It wasn’t until late in the war that the Germans started to produce their own version of this captured British uniform.

When I come to reline my personal coats I will be using the body lining material in the hand warmer pockets and a dark brown brushed cotton in the other pockets. all my normal coats and jackets are XL so I bought that size and I’m swimming in the thing im fuming as I’ve paid through the nose for it and now have to pay even more to take it to a tailor where it’ll loose its screen accuracy.

Although the body lining for both the Hero and Stunt could be considered fairly generic they are incredibly difficult to find perfect matches to.

Webley wore a double breasted frock coat of bottle green tweed with a scarlet overcheck up to his death during the Battle of Hedgewick's World of Wonders. This rejuvenated series brought about many changes to the character, the fresh psychological wounds of the Time War gave this new face an anger and melancholy not seen in previous versions.To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. For example, if you shine a powerful torch through your skin you’ll see it go a pinker colour due to how it’s exposing the blood underneath the surface. Displaying wear including tears in the latex and foam from use, the piece remains in good condition. The striped blue lining is also wonderfully screen accurate and the orange segments for the inner pockets are spot on.