Gingham was a form of cotton with stripe or cheque symbols from India and Indonesia.[source needed]
The Sixth Doctor wore a single-breasted red and white gingham waistcoat, most notably during the Valeyard's "trial", (TV: The Mysterious Planet [+]Loading...["The Mysterious Planet (TV story)"]-The Ultimate Foe [+]Loading...["The Ultimate Foe (TV story)"]) and when helping River Song to defeat Golden Futures and Sperovores on London during 1703, (AUDIO: The Eye of the Storm [+]Loading...["The Eye of the Storm (audio story)"]) His successor, the Seventh Doctor, wore it before switching for a beige jumper with red question marks and turquoise zigzags. (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"])
Ian Chesterton wore a sapphire and white gingham shirt during a meeting of companions. (TV: The Power of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Power of the Doctor (TV story)"])
Tom Barclay wore a gingham shirt when he joined forces with the First Doctor, Ben Jackson and Polly Wright to save Earth from Mondasian Cybermen during the 1986 Cyberman invasion of Earth. (TV: The Tenth Planet [+]Loading...["The Tenth Planet (TV story)"])