DIY The Eleventh Doctor's Costume

Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor is styled like a quirky professor, calling to mind our beloved Cosmic Hobo, Two.  He is a bit distracted, a little uncertain, and an eccentric mix of well-put-together and ruffled, with his crisp shirts and his rolled up, slightly-too-short pants.

To recreate Eleven's look for yourself is not terribly difficult.  You will need:

• Brown tweed jacket with brown leather elbow patches
• Bow tie
• Skinny suspenders
• Black pants
• Black ankle-high boots

To delve into the finer points of the costume, the suspenders and bow tie vary in color, but usually match, either both burgundy or both blue.

Individual episodes have seen occasional differences, as in his Black and White attire at Amy's Wedding, complete with top hat, or the recurring theme of "cool" headgear, such as his burgundy Fez or the Stetson he wore in The Impossible Astronaut and A Town Called Mercy.

To style your hair like his, ideally, it would be a bit shaggy, a side-parted schoolboy 'do which has grown out.

The retail version of his costume hits the high points (though note it comes without pants, sonic screwdriver, or shoes):

Toddler Doctor Professor Costume

Child Doctor Professor Costume

Adult Doctor Professor Costume

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However, a bit of luck in a thrift store would offer the chance to put together a much better representation. Lacking that, Amazon.com offers a few key pieces of good quality fit for cosplay or discerning fans.  Check their Tweed Jacket selection, which includes a genuine Harris Tweed Light-weight Wool Jacket, should you want the best.

Alternately, check out the officially licensed replica jacket, available from Entertainment Earth: Doctor Who Eleventh Doctor's Jacket.

A woman dressing as the Eleventh Doctor can have a lot of fun with it.  My favorite female cosplayers of The Doctor have kept the instantly recognizable brown tweed, suspenders and bow tie combination, but changed the pants in for skirts.  It's a cool effect.

For example, these would be my picks to match my personal taste to portray the Eleventh Doctor:

The boot feels a little steampunk to me, which I like.  I'd get more use out of them than just for this costume.  The blazer strongly references the Doctor's true costume, but is fitted to a woman's form.  I like this particular skirt because it is close fitting, similar to the Doctor's pants, but also has a flowing cut at the bottom, and ends highly enough to display a bit of the boot.  But a shorter skirt could also be quite wonderful.

Series Six Ad, showing a few variations of Eleven's costume: