Capaldi Doctor Costume

This halloween, I want to go as Capaldi from Doctor Who. I thought about the costume for a bit and most of it is just dress clothes so I didn't think this would be to hard to pull off. I hope this instructable provides information, inspiration, and ideas for your own costume this ye

The coat is probably the hardest part of this whole costume. My first thought was to sew it but thats no easy task. I ended up looking through thrift shops for a black suit coat with a red silk lining. I actually found one for $7 and bought it immediately. Another option for the coat would be to buy the black suit coat and hot glue or sew red silk inside it. The only problems I had with my coat were the fact that Capaldi's coat is pretty long (almost like a trench coat) and that my collar didn't exactly look right. I couldn't do much for the length of the coat but I could give the illusion that it's a trench coat. What I did was I re-ironed my collar to a different length, making it appear shorter so that the rest of the coat would seem longer. This was fairly easy to do. I just pinned it in place and ironed it down. Next I sewed another button just under the collar to match Capaldi's coat. And that was it for the suit coat.

The rest of the outfit consists of black slacks, a white dress shirt, and a vest. I had all of these lying around so this wasn't a big deal. Once I had pieced together the outfit, I topped it off with a pair of dress shoes.

Last for my costume was the sonic screwdriver, which I had purchased for $25. I also sprayed my hair gray and white for a costume party I had went to and talked with a strong scottish accent. Please comment with any ideas and check out the rest of my page!