Weird Costume choices?


The humans of 2150 A.D. seem to be dressed in clothes from the World War 2 era, while The Robomen potter around in PVC jumpsuits very odd.

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Well, the film as made in 1966, before the big fashion explosion that produced Carnaby Street, when fashions weren't so very different from the 40s and 50s. Also, one can presume the producers were intending to ground the appearance of the cast in some sort of 60s reality. If you want a movie-justified answer, it's never made clear how long the Dalek's have been in control of the Earth: we're now in 2013 and you still see women's dresses patterned on 40 and 50s fashion, men's narrow suits from the 60s, flares from the 70s etc, so maybe the fashion choices aren't so unlikely.



"Duck, I says..."

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Firstly, the humans are poor because they've been persecuted by the Daleks and secondly IT'S NOT SET IN THE 1960s! This film is dated enough without people wearing the height of 60s fashion.

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