The Fashion Guide to The Avengers

John Steed in Series 5 (1967–8) Page 4

Dark grey overcoat

He wears a knee-length double-breasted grey woollen overcoat with notch collar. It has square flap pockets on the waist; there is a long vent in the skirt.

Worn with:

• The Bird Who Knew Too Much : over a couple of suits
• The Hidden Tiger : over a charcoal suit and red tie

Dark grey overcoat

He wears a knee-length double-breasted grey woollen overcoat with notch collar, darker than the one above. It has square flap pockets on the waist; there is a long vent in the skirt.

Worn with:

• The Bird Who Knew Too Much : over a grey suit, pale grey tie and white shirt
• The Winged Avenger : over a charcoal suit and blue silk tie

Grey single-breasted suit

He wears a single-breasted grey suit with flap pockets, the right hip has a smaller “gentleman’s pocket” above the waist pocket. The breast pocket is also covered with a flap and the jacket is fastened with two buttons; there are two vents in the skirt.

Worn with:

• The Bird Who Knew Too Much : pale grey tie, white shirt, grey bowler hat and umbrella
• The £50,000 Breakfast : white shirt, silver silk tie, grey bowler hat and umbrella, black shoes
• You Have Just Been Murdered : white shirt, grey with white spot tie, grey bowler hat and umbrella, black shoes
• The Positive Negative Man : pale grey shirt, dark grey tie with white spots, black shoes, grey socks

Lab coat and gas mask

He disguises himself with a white laboratory coat and gas mask over a grey suit and gold tie.

Worn in:

• The Living Dead

Grey chalk-striped suit

He wears a pale grey single breasted suit with charcoal chalk stripe. A very mod cut, the jacket is fastened with 3 buttons and has two short vents in the skirt, the waist pockets are slanted flaps, the breast pocket a slit. The waistcoat has eight buttons.
Despite not appearing until episode 9, this suit was used in 7 episodes, more than a quarter of the series.

Worn in:

• The Correct Way to Kill : white shirt, navy cravat & handkerchief, grey bowler hat and umbrella
• Never, Never Say Die : white shirt, navy cravat & handkerchief, grey bowler hat and umbrella
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station : pale blue shirt, dark blue tie
• Something Nasty in the Nursery : pale blue shirt, dark blue tie
• The Joker : white shirt, dark blue tie
• Return of the Cybernauts : white shirt, blue tie & handkerchief
• You Have Just Been Murdered : white shirt, metallic grey silk tie

Grey marle overcoat

He wears a knee-length double-breasted grey woollen overcoat with notch collar, darker than the one above. It has square flap pockets on the waist; there is a long vent in the skirt.

Worn with:

• The Correct Way to Kill : over his charcoal chalk striped suit with brown bowler and grey umbrella
• The Joker : over his grey chalk striped suit (above) with grey bowler