The 11th Doctor’s velvet waistcoat featured a unique decorative trim; in fact, it was the only one of his three waistcoats to do so.
This trim was usually difficult to see clearly in the show, even on Blu-Ray.
However, there were a few times when it was actually possible to observe the trim in detail.
The 11th Doctor’s velvet waistcoat featured a unique decorative trim; in fact, it was the only one of his three waistcoats to do so.
This trim was usually difficult to see clearly in the show, even on Blu-Ray.
And finally, we have some up-close photos of the trim on the velvet waistcoat formerly on display at the Doctor Who Experience, courtesy of Thomas Dunn.
Observe the ovular “double chain-link” pattern on top of the “flatter” base, with tiny semicircles on each side – a unique trim, for sure.
A particularly nice touch was that this waistcoat was specifically coordinated with the “Snowmen” frock coat, with which it originally appeared; the same trim decorated both the frock coat and the waistcoat!
This lovely trim embellished every edge of the waistcoat’s front.
The outer edge of the waistcoat’s collar was accented with the trim, and it was sewn into the shoulder seam with the collar itself.
The trim extended onto the waistcoat’s lapels, as well.
Observe that while the trim appears to have been sharply pivoted along the outer corners of the collar and lapels (as one might expect), it appears to have simply been rotated at the collar notch.
This trim was attached to both the exterior and interior front edges of the waistcoat; observe how the trim is visible at the center front, then magically “segues” upward onto the lapel (which is actually the lapel facing).
The trim also pivoted sharply at the lower front corners of the waistcoat and continued across the bottom edges.
The same trim also decorated the side and upper edges of the pocket welts, but we’ll look at the pockets shortly.