Hello, fellow Whovians!
You may have seen the latest episode "The Girl Who Died". Today, after seeing a tip off straight from Ray Holman, the current designer for Doctor Who, I took a long journey to find the exact trousers worn in this episode!
We saw the first pictures of the trousers back in May, during filming -
At that time, people where so busy identifying the t-shirt worn by Peter Capaldi, that no one really bothered to look for them. After Ray Holman himself confirmed the shop the trousers where sourced from, I quickly popped over to see for myself.
The place the trousers were sourced from is a small shop called Mendoza Menswear.
Once I entered, I was greeted by a man named Scott. Once I explained my reason for coming, he was very happy to show me the EXACT trousers bought!
Although the trousers are already cut to the exact fit pattern, the pockets were altered by the request of the BBC to be at an angle. There was also a 1 inch fold added to the bottom of the trousers.
These trousers can be yours for 180 pounds, but the quality and fabric of these trousers are worth every penny! But from what I have established, these trousers are from an "exclusive range", meaning they will eventually sell out for good, so if you're toying with the idea of getting them - hurry up!
As these trousers are not on my priority list at the moment, I will be hopefully be getting the fabric separately, and then when I have the money, with the kind help of Mendoza, get them made into the trousers!
I was also shown a sample book, which was shown to the BBC during the time the new look was being decided. We'll have to see if anything else worn on screen might be from this pile!
Also, as a coincidence, the fabric used for the trousers was also used to make a coat! Imagine Peter Capaldi wearing the two together!
You may have seen the latest episode "The Girl Who Died". Today, after seeing a tip off straight from Ray Holman, the current designer for Doctor Who, I took a long journey to find the exact trousers worn in this episode!
We saw the first pictures of the trousers back in May, during filming -
At that time, people where so busy identifying the t-shirt worn by Peter Capaldi, that no one really bothered to look for them. After Ray Holman himself confirmed the shop the trousers where sourced from, I quickly popped over to see for myself.
The place the trousers were sourced from is a small shop called Mendoza Menswear.
Mendozas was founded in 2005, and they take style choices from the late ’60s & early ’70s. I have been told they may have been visited during the time of the 11th Doctor.
Once I entered, I was greeted by a man named Scott. Once I explained my reason for coming, he was very happy to show me the EXACT trousers bought!
He pulled the trousers from a vast range of different patterns -
The trousers are made from a wool blend, and a woven with a yellow and "peach" check pattern -
These trousers can be yours for 180 pounds, but the quality and fabric of these trousers are worth every penny! But from what I have established, these trousers are from an "exclusive range", meaning they will eventually sell out for good, so if you're toying with the idea of getting them - hurry up!
As these trousers are not on my priority list at the moment, I will be hopefully be getting the fabric separately, and then when I have the money, with the kind help of Mendoza, get them made into the trousers!
I was also shown a sample book, which was shown to the BBC during the time the new look was being decided. We'll have to see if anything else worn on screen might be from this pile!
Also, as a coincidence, the fabric used for the trousers was also used to make a coat! Imagine Peter Capaldi wearing the two together!
Great find! Still would really like to find the "Magicians Apprentice" version but did a lot of online searching for both without success...awesome!
ReplyDeleteThe trousers for that episode was custom made using vintage wool fabric. There was only enough to make 2 pairs of trousers!
DeleteHi Alexey (MENDOZA MENSWEAR HERE),
ReplyDeleteWhat a pleasure it was to meet you in the shop and show you around everything the the Doctor and the BBC chose to use for the series. We are planning to re-weave the fabric now and will be offering a pre-order service for people to spread the cost of the trousers over the months whilst the fabric is being woven specially.
As you say, the current run of our fabric is in very low quantities so it is wise to get them ASAP if you are looking to get a pair.
Thanks for all the interest and great blog.
MM
Hi! Thanks for the information and for the kind words! :)
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