Cyberman

:This article is about the Doctor Who villains. For the movie about Steve Mann, see Cyberman (movie).

Costume design

The design of the Cybermen acted almost as a guide to prevailing fashion at the time of transmission. Nearly all were silver in colour and included items and material such as cloth, rubber diving suits, PVC, chest units, tubing, practice golf balls and cricketers' gloves. The 1980s design used converted flight suits painted silver. Unlike the Doctor's other foes, the Cybermen have changed substantially in appearance over the years, looking more and more modern, although retaining certain commonalities of design.

Related Topics:
Fashion - PVC - Golf - Cricket - 1980s

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Due to the time-travelling nature of the television series, this can be confusing since Cybermen from earlier periods of "history" look more sophisticated than those from later ones. Lawrence Miles suggests in his reference work About Time 5 that the anachronistically designed Cybermen of Earthshock (1982) and Silver Nemesis (1988) are time travellers, like those in Attack of the Cybermen (1985).

Related Topics:
Lawrence Miles - Earthshock - 1982 - Silver Nemesis - 1988 - Attack of the Cybermen - 1985

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