Tenth Doctor Tie Index

I’ve noticed that there’s been a lot of buzz lately on the Doctor Who costume forums about the ties David Tennant wore throughout the stories he was in.

Following on from the Third Doctor Costume Indexes I did late in 2009, I thought I’d put my two-pennace in and do a tie index!

I’m limiting myself to the ties worn with the pinstripe suits, ignoring the bow ties worn with tuxedos (as in Voyage Of the Damned) or tweed suits (as in Human Nature).

A couple of surprises have come up by doing this detailed study: the tie commonly known as the “Time Lord” tie (tie Two in my index) is no where near worn as often as I thought; nor is the burgundy/mauve flora tie (tie Eight) is worn even less; the swirly tie (tie Four) which bridged the regeneration to Matt Smith popped up a few more times than I thought, partly because it features in both the Doctor-lite episodes of series two and three.

Tie Nine was a dark horse, not appearing for the first time until halfway through series three, but going on to feature in eleven episode, far outstripping it’s nearest contender.

Finally, there is one anomaly I have not resolved as yet. In the Bonhams Auction on 24th Feb 2010, there were a number of ties on sale in a single lot. One of them was a dark-colour with diagonal stripes (centre of the three ties, right).

So far I have not found an episode it appears in.

So – if you spot any I have missed (or can solve my mystery tie), do drop me a line, this is a work-in-progress and further input is more than welcome.

Tie One

Only seen in: The Christmas Invasion (see above)

Description: Dark chestnut brown, with subtle flora woven pattern

Maker: Lavin

Tie Two

First seen in: Attack Of The Graske (see left)

Also seen in: New Earth, Rise Of The Cybermen (see above), The Age Of Steel, Doomsday, The Runaway Bride, Partners In Crime, The Unicorn and the Wasp, The End Of Time Pt 1, The End Of Time pt2

Maker: Daniel Hechter

Description: Brown and blue with a woven geometric pattern

Notes: One of these ties was sold at auction at Bonhams on 24th Feb 2010 (see right).

Replica or next-best: Two versions of this tie have been available from Magnoli.

The first version was printed onto silk, and suffered from being too light in colour and not the best design of pattern. A revised version appeared in 2009, this time woven.

The pattern was improved and the colour was better, but was still not quite right (see below, Magnoli v1 left; screen-used centre; Magnoli v2 right).

Tie Three

Only seen in: School Reunion 
(see right)

Maker: Yves Saint Laurent

Description: Dark chocolate brown birds-eye weave, with very subtle brown circles in a diagonal grid (the circles cannot be seen on screen, but if you look closely can be seen in the photo, right)

Tie Four

First seen in: The Girl In the Fireplace

Also seen in: Love And Monsters (see above), Blink, 
The End Of Time pt2

Maker: Christian Lacroix

Description: Dark brown, with bold swirly woven design in light blue

Replica or next-best: Two versions of this tie have been available from Magnoli.
Both are woven, the first of which appeared in 2009 (see below, left).

A much improved revised version became available in 2010 (see above, right).

Note: There is much debate that the tie worn in The Girl In The Fireplace and the one seen in The Eleventh Hour are not actually the same tie. The later has some lighter reddish patches between the swirls, which are not visible on the earlier tie.
The Magnoli ties reflect both of these variations (see above: Top, The Girl In The Fireplace; bottom, The Eleventh Hour).

Tie Five

Only seen in: The Idiot’s Lantern (see above)

Maker: Thomas Nash

Description: Brown with repeating s-shaped woven motif

Notes: This tie was sold at auction at Bonhams on 24th Feb 2010 (see left).

Tie Six

First seen in: The Impossible Planet (see above)

Also seen in: The Satan Pit, Human Nature, The Family Of Blood (see right)

Maker: Unknown at this time

Description: Navy blue, with burgundy circles in diagonal grid

Tie Seven

First seen in: Love And Monsters

Also seen in: Army Of Ghosts (see right), Doomsday, Smith And Jones. The Shakespeare Code, Gridlock, Fires of Pompeii (see above), The Family Of Blood (see below), Turn Left, The Stolen Earth, Journey’s End, Planet Of The Dead


Maker:
Giorgio Armani

Description: Dark brown, with stylised peacock-eye blue and brown motif in honeycomb grid

Notes: A few of these ties, but in a blue colourway, turned up on a number of tie retailers’ sites, as well as Amazon.com

Tie Eight

First seen in: Smith And Jones (see above)

Also seen in: The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky, 
The Wedding Of Sarah Jane Smith (Sarah Jane Adventures)

Maker: Nina Ricci

Description: Herringboned burgundy background, with mauve random flora random design

Notes: This tie often appeared on display at the various exhibitions around the UK, such as Earl’s Court, and in 2010 was on display at Cardiff.

Tie Nine

First seen in: Daleks In Manhattan

Also seen in: Evolution Of The Daleks, The Lazarus Experiment (see right), The Last Of The Time Lords, Time Crash, Voyage Of The Damned,  The Unicorn And The Wasp, Silence In The Library, Forest Of The Dead, The Waters Of Mars

Maker: Kenzo

Description: Deep navy blue background, with red flora random design

Tie Ten

First seen in: Utopia

Also seen in: The Sound Of Drums (see above), The Last Of The Time Lords

Maker: St George by Duffer

Description: Ribbed brown, with a white and sky-blue repeating stylised flora design in diagonal bands

Notes: One of these ties was sold at auction at Bonhams on 24th Feb 2010.

Replica or next-best: In 2010 Magnoli produced a near stitch-perfect replica of this tie, but the background colour is disappointly off, being too light (see below)

Tie Eleven

First seen in: Partners In Crime 
(see above)

Also seen in: The Next Doctor 
(see right)

Maker: Massimo Dutti

Description: Brown with raised diagonal stripes of navy and light blue

Replica or next-best: A tie produced by Paul Smith is a very good substitute, and is the right colours and spacing of stripes. (see left)

Tie Twelve

First seen in: The Poison Sky (closing scene only)

Also seen in: The Doctor’s Daughter (see above)

Maker: Massimo Dutti

Description: Burgundy with diagonal black stripes

Tie Thirteen

Only seen in: 50th Anniversary Special (title TBC)

Maker: St George by Duffer

Description: Dark brown with semi-random floral design of blue flowers and bronze foliage

Finally, here is an
episode-by-episode index,
referencing the ties above.

EPISODE		TIE NUMBER
The Christmas Invasion		One
Attack Of The Graske		Two
New Earth		Two
Tooth and Claw		–
School Reunion		Three
The Girl In The Fireplace		Four
Rise Of the Cybermen		Two
The Age Of Steel		Two
The Idiot’s Lantern		Five
The Impossible Planet		Six
The Satan Pit		Six
Love And Monsters		Four, Seven
Fear Her		–
Army Of Ghosts		Seven
Doomsday		Seven, Two
The Runaway Bride		Two
Smith And Jones		Seven, Eight
The Shakespeare Code		Seven
Gridlock		Seven
Daleks In Manhatten		Nine
Evolution Of The Daleks		Nine
The Lazarus Experiment		Nine
42		–
Human Nature		Nine
Family Of Blood		Nine, Seven
Blink		Four
Utopia		Ten
The Sound Of Drums		Ten
The Last Of The Timelords		Ten, Nine
Time Crash		Nine
Voyage Of The Damned		Nine
Partners In Crime		Eleven, Two
Fires Of Pompeii		Seven
Planet Of The Ood		–
The Sontaran Stratagem		Eight
The Poison Sky		Eight, Twelve
The Doctor’s Daughter		Twelve
The Unicorn And The Wasp		Two
Silence In The Library		Nine
Forest Of The Dead		Nine
Midnight		Two
Turn Left		Seven
The Stolen Earth		Seven
Journey’s End		Seven
Music Of The Spheres		Eight
The Next Doctor		Eleven
Planet Of The Dead		Seven
The Wedding Of Sarah Jane Smith		Eight
The Waters Of Mars		Nine
The End Of Time pt 1		Two
The End Of Time pt 2		Two, Four
50th Anniversary Special		Thirteen