Read Gene Wilder's feedback on Willy Wonka costume concepts for the 1971 film

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never where black shoes and a brown belt, always takes your hat off inside, tweed/hounds tooth jackets go fine with a vertical striped shirt, but not with differently patterned pants :smile: (and no, it hella isn’t innate)

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Yep, he knew by that part the kid was going to do whatever so he just half assed the warning.

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Would you say that one cannot go wrong with tweed?

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Yeah, you got me there. I also fell on my keys.

Is that the Colin Baker Doctor Who coat… cause it sure as hell nearly looks like it?

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It could stand in as one, but the sixth doctors coat was a frock coat, not a jacket. As an aside, I started looking up Doctor costumes (git your mind out of the gutter) and while I hated Paul mcganns doctor (but have a man crush on him in everything else) his wardrobe is excellent.

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God bless it, but that is taste.

I want him to dress me.

Fortunately, I already have someone with taste who dresses me.

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Yeah I thought the same thing. I like his style! He starts out preparing them for a massive shit fight, and by the end of it his complete redesign sounds like a few modest alterations. And most of all, he offers his aesthetic rationale, meaning there is room for a creative dialogue with the designer.

It’s pretty damn perfect.

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I read somewhere once there are two kinds of genius: the kind that burns exceptionally bright then fades, and the kind that burns steadily and sustains over a lifetime (Picasso for example). I’m personally aiming for the latter, having plainly not exhibited the former.

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… nothing says “prepare for 2 hours of bondage aerobics training” than orange latex and a giant spiky studded headset with huge antennas …

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Deep Roy was the best thing about that movie.

Added: he’s the hardest-working little guy in showbiz:

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Arguably, but he was involved in all of the musical numbers which managed the impressive feat of each being in a different musical style, but nevertheless all sounding the fucking same.

This is EXACTLY what I always picture you wearing, to be honest.

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Somehow, Colin Baker’s outfit works better as a dress.

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I saw it and was thinking “next year’s all-hands meeting” - I disappointed folks by being rather pedestrian this year.

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One last piece of whovian fashion. I’ve posted this before, but I feel it is appropriate. And yes, this is mine.

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drool

I have the cheaper purchased one. I bought the 12-foot length which was a mistake as I’m only 5’5" and it’s just waaay too much scarf to comfortably wear. I’ve seen a much nicer looking retail version, but it’s eighteen feet and there’s just no way unless I wrap it around myself like a dress.

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I’m 6’2" and this is a hell of a lot of scarf to wear. But it looks fabulous, so I’ll persevere :smiley:

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I LOVED that movie when I saw it in the theater as a child! Of course, my sibs teased me that I was Veruka Salt!

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