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I had hoped that I would be the one to show you the AbbyShot version of the Eleventh Doctor's Jacket and Bow Tie, but once again I see I was foiled by the staff at AbbyShot HQ when they posted it on both Twitter and Facebook.
If you have any thoughts on these stripes, please post them here as per usual on the Blog, on Twitter or on the AbbyShot Facebook Page.
Yours,
Eon
2 comments:
The rank braid is all wrong because the grey stripe on the braid is too thick. Look at the following photo for comparison to see what I mean:
Captain Jack Photo
I have used flying officer braid from this website to rank my RAF greatcoats for Group Captain:
Flying Officer Rank Braid
This braid should be far more accurate.
The buttons look good, are they made of brass and polishable?
Not being a military historian or buff I cannot comment on the correctness of the thickness of braid, however, I am a costume designer and I would like to point out a few things:
1. it is a costume
2. "that coat looks more like world war one"
3. even a REALLY good wool coat is not going to last in mint condition after 80 odd years
conclusions: Jack, at some point in the 20th century [probably recently](either for kicks or because it genuinely meant something to him) had a replica of a world war one great coat made. The person who made Jack's coat is unlikely to have been a costume historian and, possibly at Jack's request, put four bands on the epulettes - probably as a 'I'm cool and nobody really understands me 'cos I'm from the future and I work at Torchwood'. The poor coat maker probably couldn't get "correct" braid of the required thickness.
Thus, I dont think this is a "blame the designer" moment - I think it is a concious design choice on the history of his coat
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