Note: Yes I am still going through and fixing up older articles, and splitting them apart into 'new' articles. After Doctor Who (which I really want to be done with!), it will be Lexx and Babylon 5 next. After that, I promise any articles will be entirely new ones! Apologies if it seems like I'm going around in circles...
'The Dominators'
Costume Design by Martin Baugh
Two main types of costumes were designed for the peaceful 'Dulcians'; the women wore a type of miniskirt dress with the skirt segment made of chiffon, and the top almost resembling a bra. A colour photo of Wendy Padbury in costume reveals the top's colour was red.
A similar costume was designed for the Dulcian men, with a large panel of fabric aroun the abdomen; unfortunately it just looks like a giant curtain! The elders of Dulcia wear a similar unifor, with the, ahem, 'curtain' skirt going down to the floor.
More elaborate were the bizarre uniforms of the titular 'Dominators', realized as bulky vest with hard panels forming a hunchback, and the rest of the outfit coated in flaps of fabric.
I wonder if Paco Rabanne's fashion designs, which used 'hard' materials in unusual ways, were a subliminal influence on Baugh's design of the Dominator costumes?
'The Mind Robber'
Costume Design by Martin Baugh
Two sparkly fabric catsuits were made for Padbury in this serial; one in dark blue, and one in white. The white catsuit was specifically for the scenes of Zoe trapped in a void.
I feel Baugh also designed the bizarre dress worn by Sue Pulford as Medusa from Greek myth; the dress is made up of tubed material, evoking vines and snakes, fitting a Gorgon.
(All the costumes worn by the other 'Land of Fiction' characters were wardrobe hires, including the superhero parody 'Karkus' I suspect; the costume has a cobbled up look, especially with the fakey muscle suit torso!)
'The Invasion'
Costume Design by Bobi Bartlett
This serial was set in the very near-future of 1975, meaning most of the cast's costumes was contemporary clothing. Bartlett's main task was to design a uniform for the fictional 'UNIT' organization; her intention was that it shouldn't resemble any existing military design.
Bartlett's UNIT uniform is based on the WWII American army 'Eisenhower jacket', but in a beige colour scheme and with futuristic touches such as rectangular pocket flaps. A few of these uniforms were made, and they were reused in the first year of Jon Pertwee's tenure as the Doctor a year later.
Most likely, the nehru-style buttoned shirt worn by Kevin Stoney as the corporate villain Tobias Vaughn was custom-made for him, though no doubt the suit was bought. The buttoned shirt, with its stiff, slightly militaristic feeling, gives Vaughn a more stern feeling - fitting with the reveal that he is a cyborg.
'The Krotons'
Costume Design by Bobi Bartlett
Interestingly, Bartlett was costume designer on a serial that was halted mid-production, and replaced with 'The Krotons'. This serial, 'The Prison in Space',
was described by Bartlett as having 'a lot of nice leather wear'.
Given she had already made some of the costumes, I suspect one of these costumes later appeared in the Doctor Who serial 'Invasion of the Dinosaurs' worn by Carmen Silvara (and later again worn by Derek Farr on the Blake's 7 episode 'Orac').
When Bartlett worked on 'The Krotons', she designed a PVC jacket and skirt for Wendy Padbury to wear; as Zoe was from the future, her character was a chance for costume designers to come up with bizarre clothing!
A futuristic armored tunic was made for James Copeland as Selris, leader of the 'Gond' people. The tunic has raised shoulders and a very modernist-inspired colour block pattern.
The 'Gond' guest cast all wear a uniform consisting of a collar-less tunic with short sleeves, and trousers with stripes around the ankles. The women wear a short cape with the tunic.
The Gonds chosen to be 'companions' for the alien Krotons wear a shiny wide-shouldered cape and pendant.
'The Seeds of Death'
Costume Design by Bobi Bartlett
Bartlett designed a leather jacket and trousers for Padbury to wear as Zoe; the jacket is buttoned up with string in a similar manner to a buckskin vest, and according to Padbury was in a yellow colouration.
Bartlett designed a similar style of shirt for Frazer Hines to wear as Jamie McCrimmon; most of Hines' Jamie costumes tended to be bought or stock clothes, so this was a rare exception.
According to an interview with Hines, the shirt was made of elastane, and very tight and hot to wear!
Several futuristic jumpsuits and vests were made for this serial; a catsuit made of a coarse synthetic material was designed for Louise Pajo to wear as Gia Kelly.
A set of two designs of jumpsuits were made for the rest of the guest cast; the paler jumpsuits are in a powder blue colouration, but I don't know about the darker-coloured versions. A vest made of a synthetic material was made for Philip Ray as Eldred.
A set of further jumpsuits, made of a spandex-like fabric, and synthetic vests were made for the extras playing the security guards. These uniforms are worn with futuristic domed helmets.
Costume Reuse Note: One of the security guard vests was reused in the later serial 'Colony in Space' a few years later, revealing that its colour was purple!
'The Space Pirates'
Costume Design by Nicholas Bullen
Nicholas Bullen designed a futuristic unitard and bolero jacket for Wendy Padbury to wear as Zoe; again, as most of this serial is lost, there's not a lot of good shots of this costume.
A very Pierre Cardin-influenced costume was made for Lisa Daniely as Issigri; the minidress is made of a shiny fabric, with a tabard-like garment over it. The look is completed with a metallic headdress.
A similar minidress was made for Issigri's secretary; sadly there are barely any shots in the surviving episode.
A set of futuristic uniforms were made for cast members playing the 'Earth Space Corps'; these uniforms, being a scifi spin on police or naval uniforms, had silvery ornamention over the collars and lapels.
A spacesuit costume was also made for Gordon Gostelow as the spacefaring Milo Clancey. The costume consists of a jacket and trousers covered in tubing; a cliche of spacesuit designs of this era.
Costume Reuse Note: The spacesuit helmet was reused in the later serial 'The Mutants' where it was repainted in a silvery colour.
A futuristic armored spacesuit was made for Dudley Foster as the space pirate Caven, with a similar shiny jacket and trousers made for Brian Peck as his aide Dervish.
Unfortunately, most of this serial is lost and there aren't even telesnaps showing the costumes in action, or even most of the guest cast's costumes, such as assorted pirate thugs.
Given how much of 'The Space Pirates' is missing, I wonder how many more costumes from it we never got to see...or perhaps we did, and they ended up reused in later productions?
In particular, these two spacesuits from the later serial 'Carnival of Monsters' - the design is similar to both the Earth Space Corps uniforms and Milo's spacesuit. Were they originally made for this serial...?
Costume Reuse Note: Assuming they really originated from 'The Space Pirates', then one of these spacesuits made yet another appearance in the opening scene of the 1984 serial 'Resurrection of the Daleks'
'The War Games'
Costume Design by Nicholas Bullen
Several nehru-style uniforms were made for the guest cast playing the 'War Lords', in different colours. Edward Brayshaw's uniform as the 'War Chief' as a slightly higher collar compared to the other War Lord uniforms.
Costume Reuse Note: I suspect the 'worker' War Lord uniforms - which appear as pale on black and white - were reused in the later serial 'Colony in Space', where turns out their colour was yellow.
A longer version of the nehry-style uniform was made for Vernon Dobtcheff as the War Lord scientist, evoking a labcoat or medical smock.
Several futuristic jumpsuits were made for the War Lord workers; at first I assumed these were bought racing overalls of some kind, but the collar and zip match the style of the other War Lord costumes, so they were likely custom-made. Also, note the prop goggles worn by the scientist and workers!
A set of futuristic hooded jackets were made for the War Lord's solders; again a case where I assumed it was some kind of bought diving gear, but the odd cut and fabric indicate these were also custom-made. And yet again, note the prop goggles!
Nicholas Bullen also designed the robes of the enigmatic Time Lords in their first appearance, coming up with an austere futuristic gown with trailing panels of fabric going down to the feet.
