Doctor Who: The Main Inspiration Behind Each Doctor's Costume
7. The Seventh Doctor
The costume for Doctor number seven was significantly toned down when compared to his predecessor, with clothes that could be considered a bit more normal - something that wouldn't look too out of place for an ordinary human.
This was John Nathan-Turner's main goal when devising the Seventh Doctor's look. He wanted to step away from the more peculiar designs used for the Fifth and Sixth Doctors, and asked costumer Ken Trew to come up with something that "wouldn't make people freak out if he was walking down the street."
From here, Trew outfitted Sylvester McCoy in a simple jacket and trousers, keeping any eccentric elements - like those question marks on his sweater - to a minimum.
Each piece of clothing was made by the Doctor Who costume department (except the panama hat, which was purchased and retrimmed), with the sweater being based on a very specific source: a 1930s golfer.