what do you think makes an outfit or garnet ‘Time Lordesque’? like, if you had to narrow down the style or aesthetic, how would you describe it?

ouidamforeman:

gallifreyburning:

ouidamforeman:

gallifreyburning:

I mean, the first priority of Time Lord fashion is to create personal space. Is the robe and the collar/hat voluminous enough to act as a force field, and compel everyone to stand 4-10 feet away from you at all times, to discourage any inadvertent to*ching or advertent h*nd h*lding? Welp, better make it bigger, just in case! 

The second priority is maximum plumage and aesthetic ridiculousness, because while they don’t want anyone to to*ch, they DEFINITELY want everyone to LOOK. Big dumb collars, big dumb hats, shiny dumb skullcaps, and glittery robes – they bedazzle the shit out of EVERYTHING. I mean, even the CIA robes – which are supposedly some of the simplest, least fussy robes on the whole planet – are made of sparkly, glittery fabric that puts Twilight vampires to shame. Look at this disco situation:

That photo is by asexualconnor from their incredible Gallifrey clothing post, which is an a gold mine of specific information with extensive photos from the BBC’s Doctor Who Experience exhibit (also @asexualconnor is a lovely, talented person and everyone should follow them).

But yeah, Gallifreyan fashion is a big old impractical train wreck, just like the Time Lords are as a whole lmao, I love these pretentious aliens. 

#this was … not a narrowed down description like you asked for jksldf #I mean maybe “touch-averse alien peacocks” is the most succinct version of this

Also I’m like, 90% sure it’s only this one CIA-esque costume that’s shiny, I’m p sure these guys aren’t sparkling:

And Narvin doesn’t look very shiny on any of the Gallifrey covers, but of course we can still headcanon them as glittery if we want

And the uniform is still overly pretentious, heavy, and inconveniently long and trailing

SPARKLY TWILIGHT VAMPIRE NARVIN IS CANON, OUIDA, YOU WON’T TAKE THIS AWAY FROM ME

#are they wearing trousers under the robes or just freeballing it? THAT’s the most important question to resolve

I think they’re wearing shirts and trousers under there because then they can unfasten the front of their robes and let them billow out behind them like a long coat and look really cool while still technically being decent and not naked