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|type = [[Skirt]] | |||
|made by = [[Human]]s | |||
|used by = [[Human]]s, [[the Doctor]], [[Nardole]] | |||
|first cs = The Highlanders (TV story) | |||
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A '''kilt''' was a knee-length skirt-type garment which was the traditional dress of men and boys in the [[Scottish Highlands]]. | A '''kilt''' was a knee-length [[skirt]]-type [[garment]] of [[Tartan|tartan]] which was the traditional dress of men and boys in the [[Scottish Highlands]]. It was characterised by [[Zoe Heriot]] as "a barbaric form of garment as worn by a [[kiltie]]." She associated it with [[Scandinavia]], specifically [[Denmark]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Wheel in Space (TV story)}}) | ||
[[ | == Worn by the Doctor == | ||
The [[Fifteenth Doctor]] sometimes wore tartan kilts in either dark blue and [[crimson]], ([[TV]]: {{The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}) or deep red and brown. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Hans of Fear (comic story)}}) | |||
[[ | [[Ruby Sunday]] once recalled [[celebrating]] at [[Christmas]] at [[club (The Church on Ruby Road)|a club]], not being able to take her [[eye]]s off of the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] in the [[middle]] of the packed [[dancefloor]], who was "[[spinning]] round in a [[vest]] and a kilt". She rhetorically asked who could [[carry]] off a [[look]] like that, before answering "The Doctor, that's who!". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who's the Doctor? (short story)|page=6}}) | ||
When the [[Fifth Doctor]] was giving [[Erimem]] a tour of the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], he told her the kilt in the wardrobe belonged to Jamie. ([[AUDIO]]: | == Worn by Companions == | ||
[[File:JamieFullScotsTWG.jpg|thumb|Jamie McCrimmon in his traditional kilt. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)}})]] | |||
During a trip to [[Edinburgh]] in [[1645]], [[Nardole]] wore a kilt complete with a [[Sporran]] and [[tam o' shanter]] before being told to remove them by the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Plague City (novel)}}) | |||
[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] wore a kilt when meeting the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Harry Sullivan]] in [[Scotland]]. He explained to Sarah Jane that the reason he was wearing it was that his family was from the clan Stewart, even though he was embarrassed at her and the Doctor mocking him for it. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Terror of the Zygons (TV story)}}) | |||
Being a Scottish Highlander, [[Jamie McCrimmon]] spent his time travelling with the [[Second Doctor]] wearing his kilt, even when it was too cold to do so. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Highlanders (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}}, etc.) He got annoyed with it being described as a [[skirt]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Glorious Revolution (audio story)}}) He wore a brown version when he reunited with [[Zoe Heriot]] on the [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Tales of the TARDIS)|Memory TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TotT TV story)}}) When the [[Fifth Doctor]] was giving [[Erimem]] a tour of the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], he told her the kilt in the [[TARDIS wardrobe|wardrobe]] belonged to Jamie. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|No Place Like Home (audio story)}}) | |||
== Worn by Others == | |||
Highland [[soldier]]s fighting as part of the [[British Army]] in [[World War I]] wore kilts, leading their [[Germany|German]] adversaries to call them "the [[devil]]s in skirts" and "the ladies from [[hell]]" in reference to their attire. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Mouthless Dead (audio story)}}) Similarly, a [[Selachian]] once mistook Jamie McCrimmon's kilt for a skirt, and therefore believed Jamie to be female. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Selachian Gambit (audio story)}}) Zoe initially mistook Jamie's kilt for a female garment. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Wheel in Space (TV story)}}) | |||
On [[19 May]] [[1884]], [[Burrows (Judoon in Chains)|Justice Burrows]] compared the [[Judoon]] [[Captain]] [[Kybo]] to "a [[rhinoceros]] in a kilt". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Judoon in Chains (audio story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
There was some initial discussion about the possibility of [[Strax]] wearing a kilt in the [[TV]] episode {{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}}, as Strax is in [[Glasgow]] at the start of that episode. The character would have worn the kilt throughout the instalment. However, the garment would have required Strax actor [[Dan Starkey]] to wear prosthetic legs and there was insufficient time for those to be crafted. Starkey remarked about the kilt, "It would have been hell to wear. But it would have been great!" [[Vastra]] actress [[Neve McIntosh]] agreed that having Strax wear a kilt throughout the episode would have been "fantastic." ([[DWM 475]], p. 18) | |||
[[Category:Fashion and clothing from the real world]] | [[Category:Fashion and clothing from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Scotland]] | |||
[[Category:Fifteenth Doctor's clothing and accessories]] |
Latest revision as of 06:52, 25 November 2024
A kilt was a knee-length skirt-type garment of tartan which was the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands. It was characterised by Zoe Heriot as "a barbaric form of garment as worn by a kiltie." She associated it with Scandinavia, specifically Denmark. (TV: The Wheel in Space [+]Loading...["The Wheel in Space (TV story)"])
Worn by the Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Fifteenth Doctor sometimes wore tartan kilts in either dark blue and crimson, (TV: Template:The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)) or deep red and brown. (COMIC: The Hans of Fear [+]Loading...["The Hans of Fear (comic story)"])
Ruby Sunday once recalled celebrating at Christmas at a club, not being able to take her eyes off of the Fifteenth Doctor in the middle of the packed dancefloor, who was "spinning round in a vest and a kilt". She rhetorically asked who could carry off a look like that, before answering "The Doctor, that's who!". (PROSE: Who's the Doctor? [+]Loading...{"page":"6","1":"Who's the Doctor? (short story)"})
Worn by Companions[[edit] | [edit source]]
During a trip to Edinburgh in 1645, Nardole wore a kilt complete with a Sporran and tam o' shanter before being told to remove them by the Twelfth Doctor. (PROSE: Plague City [+]Loading...["Plague City (novel)"])
The Brigadier wore a kilt when meeting the Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan in Scotland. He explained to Sarah Jane that the reason he was wearing it was that his family was from the clan Stewart, even though he was embarrassed at her and the Doctor mocking him for it. (TV: Terror of the Zygons [+]Loading...["Terror of the Zygons (TV story)"])
Being a Scottish Highlander, Jamie McCrimmon spent his time travelling with the Second Doctor wearing his kilt, even when it was too cold to do so. (TV: The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"], The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"], The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"], etc.) He got annoyed with it being described as a skirt. (AUDIO: The Glorious Revolution [+]Loading...["The Glorious Revolution (audio story)"]) He wore a brown version when he reunited with Zoe Heriot on the Memory TARDIS. (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TotT TV story)"]) When the Fifth Doctor was giving Erimem a tour of the TARDIS, he told her the kilt in the wardrobe belonged to Jamie. (AUDIO: No Place Like Home [+]Loading...["No Place Like Home (audio story)"])
Worn by Others[[edit] | [edit source]]
Highland soldiers fighting as part of the British Army in World War I wore kilts, leading their German adversaries to call them "the devils in skirts" and "the ladies from hell" in reference to their attire. (AUDIO: The Mouthless Dead [+]Loading...["The Mouthless Dead (audio story)"]) Similarly, a Selachian once mistook Jamie McCrimmon's kilt for a skirt, and therefore believed Jamie to be female. (AUDIO: The Selachian Gambit [+]Loading...["The Selachian Gambit (audio story)"]) Zoe initially mistook Jamie's kilt for a female garment. (TV: The Wheel in Space [+]Loading...["The Wheel in Space (TV story)"])
On 19 May 1884, Justice Burrows compared the Judoon Captain Kybo to "a rhinoceros in a kilt". (AUDIO: Judoon in Chains [+]Loading...["Judoon in Chains (audio story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
There was some initial discussion about the possibility of Strax wearing a kilt in the TV episode The Name of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Name of the Doctor (TV story)"], as Strax is in Glasgow at the start of that episode. The character would have worn the kilt throughout the instalment. However, the garment would have required Strax actor Dan Starkey to wear prosthetic legs and there was insufficient time for those to be crafted. Starkey remarked about the kilt, "It would have been hell to wear. But it would have been great!" Vastra actress Neve McIntosh agreed that having Strax wear a kilt throughout the episode would have been "fantastic." (DWM 475, p. 18)