The Fashion Guide to Series 4 (1965–6)
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White linen safari gear — unlined blazer and matching trousers, with shirt and tie from the previous outfit, initially worn with a beige pith helmet.
- Worn in Small Game for Big Hunters
Leather hipsters
Leather hipsters with a white belt, worn with a sleeveless black top. Initially with black and white driving gloves and a white PVC mackintosh.
Worn in:
- Small Game for Big Hunters
- Small Game for Big Hunters with a polo necked blouse (see below)
- How to Succeed .... at Murder without the PVC coat.
- The Danger Makers — the hipsters, with a polo necked blouse which is buttoned up the back and Edward Rayne’s black & white boots
- A Sense of History — the hipsters, with a polo necked blouse which is buttoned up the back and Edward Rayne’s black & white boots
Sarong
This skimpy floral sarong was taken from the unconscious body of one of the villains, and reveals how much taller than other actresses Diana Rigg is — it only just reaches from low on her breasts to the tops of her legs.
- Worn in Small Game for Big Hunters
Peaked cap and greatcoat
She’s probably wearing the leather hipsters with polo necked blouse seen above, we only see the blouse on screen.
- Worn in Small Game for Big Hunters
Steed appears to be wearing a navy peaked cap and greatcoat over a white t-shirt, although where he acquired any of this attire is beyond me.
- Worn in Small Game for Big Hunters
White fishnet body stocking with feathers
White fishnet body stocking adorned with (probably) canary yellow feathers to cover the obvious, worn over skin-tone underwear. Initially worn with her ‘Chemin’ black and white striped coat and white shoes.
- Worn in The Girl from Auntie
‘Chemin’ black and white striped fur coat
She wears a black and white striped fur coat, dubbed “Chemin” by the designer, John Bates, worn over the golfing attire seen more clearly below.
Worn in:
- The Thirteenth Hole
- Small Game for Big Hunters — the coat, over a sleeveless black top and grey hipsters
- The Girl from Auntie (above) over her (dolly) bird costume
- Quick-Quick Slow Death over a black dress
Suede jacket
He wears a light brown suede military-style wind jacket with matching trousers. the jacket has epaulettes and patch pockets with metal stud fastenings, and the jacket zips up. Underneath he wears a dark collared shirt and mid-tone jumper with probably forest green neck and hem. It must have been cold during filming!
- Worn in The Thirteenth Hole
Golfing attire
She wears a hipster golfing outfit — white military-style shirt (chevroned pleated patch pockets, epaulettes and tight cuffs with black metal buttons), worn with cream hipsters with a canvas belt and black and white checked scarf. Initially with the coat above.
- Worn in The Thirteenth Hole
Slate grey overcoat
Slate grey double-breasted overcoat, single vent, thick black collar, flat pockets and black leather buttons. Worn with a black bowler, black leather gloves, black umbrella and black trousers. He’s wearing a white shirt and dark tie, but if he’s wearing a jacket under the coat I can’t tell — this outfit also turns up in the colour season.
Worn in:
- The Thirteenth Hole
- Quick-Quick Slow Death Briefly worn with an Admiral’s hat (top right), then with a shiny topper (bottom right) for comic relief.
Dark skivvy, light plus fours
Checked plus fours with a dark rollneck skivvy and soft hat. Worn while Steed’s running around the golf course — the hat is revealed to have been lined with a metal band to prevent him dying when shot by a golf ball.
- Worn in The Thirteenth Hole
Leather catsuit with a waistcoat
Leather catsuit with a waistcoat styling to the torso, worn with a her white blouse with the loose cuffs and roll-neck, along with Edward Rayne’s black and white boots. The catsuit zips up the back.
Worn in:
- The Thirteenth Hole
- What the Butler Saw (with a buttoned rollneck, bottom right, last seen worn with Bates’ ‘TV’ design)
‘Calvary’ black coat with cross motif
He’s wearing his Prince of Wales check jacket, while she wears a black and white coat with a cross motif. The coat is bone with black trim down the buttonholes and around the false belt, as well as a black collar, the cuffs are untrimmed. The dress underneath the coat is the negative of the coat, with a black body and white trim, but no collar. This is worn with black and white shoes, driving gloves and beret.
Worn in:
- Quick-Quick Slow Death
- A Touch of Brimstone
- What the Butler Saw (the jacket over a different dress)
Black blouse with white lace collar and cuffs
Black blouse with white lace collar and cuffs, worn with an ivory skirt with a high waist. Accessorised with a black and white handbag and white dancing shoes (not visible here).
- Worn in Quick-Quick Slow Death
