My brother and I argued about this one, you guys. He originally suggested a Patrick Jane (“The Mentalist”) costume, but that turned out to be wildly expensive, and I couldn’t make it work. When I announced that I was doing a Martha Jones costume instead, he argued that a Martha Jones costume wasn’t distinctive enough to be a costume. My retort was that a Sheldon Cooper costume wasn’t distinctive as a Sheldon Cooper costume, either, but it still worked as a costume.
(Same could be said for a Patrick Jane costume – it’s only a three piece suit – but I was going to include a little ceramic tea cup as a prop because I’m smart and classy like that.)
He said if he saw a girl wearing this outfit on the street, he wouldn’t think twice about it, and he certainly wouldn’t think to identify it as a Martha Jones costume. I countered by saying that if I saw a guy wearing my Sheldon Cooper costume on the street (which he felt was an actual costume, as opposed to this one), I wouldn’t necessarily think it was a Sheldon Cooper costume, although I might. I would be far more likely to be like, “Oh, there’s a guy wearing a Flash tshirt. He must like comic books. Maybe he is one of the gentlemen that Andy gets together with every Saturday night from 7pm-1am to play Dungeons and Dragons with.”
(Also, Andy blogs now! His blog link is in his twitter profile, which I linked to above. Go check it out and talk to him. He gets lonely. And I can’t tolerate him for long stretches of time. The feeling is totally mutual. He says I’m too much of a free spirit for him, and he does not appreciate such an excessive show of whimsy. it offends his exceedingly delicate sensibilities.)
But anyway, I put together a Martha Jones costume from the promo stills of Frema Agyeman and David Ten-Inch, I mean, Tennant. (Wait – WHAT did I just say?! :P Working blue.)
Ugh. Love it.
So, whatever. It’s really your call or not whether this suffices as a costume. I maintain that it passes muster. My brother is not as confident. I suppose that if all else fails you can buy a little Dalek figurine off eBay, or a Tardis coffee mug, and carry that around with you. THEN people will get it!
:D
…Okay, a lot of people still won’t.
:|
Because they are jerks who won’t watch Doctor Who no matter how awesome it is.
>:/
Especially people like Andy, who is basically the worst man.
>:C
I don’t know why I talk to him, you guys. It really does reflect rather poorly on me.
:c
Anyway, here’s the costume.
Blue Jeans ………. $15
Ruched V-Neck in Coral Sizzle ………. $12.99
Faux Leather Jacket in Brown ………. #39.98
RSVP Romala in Kid Brown ………. $19.60
Nothing too crazy: I just replicated her outfit from the promo pics.
I went with these whiskered blue jeans, and found this cute tee from Old Navy that is totally something that will blend in easily with the rest of your wardrobe. After Halloween, wear it with a cardigan and pants, and you’re totally set.
I went with brown heels, even though Martha wears either brown boots or sneakers, I think, but whatever, and then looked around for a brown or brownish red leather jacket that wouldn’t break the bank. In some pictures it looks like her jacket is red, but I’m convinced that’s just Photoshop color filtering. It’s really just a nice, rich, warm brown. This jacket from Sears was the best I could do on that end. I think it works quite well.
And there we have a Martha Jones outfit! And seriously, I urge you mightily to buy that Tardis coffee mug.
:D
If nothing else, buy it for me!
:D :D :D
