# Please Critique My New Clown Outfit **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 18, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223 "2013-03-18T03:10:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/1 "2013-03-18T03:10:37Z")
Reviews of the last one were almost entirely negative. You said the colors were too dark. You said the stitching on the coat was shabby. You said some other stuff. I took it all into account and made a new clown outfit. [Here are the hat and rainbow suspenders](http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a151/doccathode/clown3001.jpg) [Here are the shoes](http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a151/doccathode/shoes001.jpg) [And here’s the outfit](http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a151/doccathode/Clown3.jpg) NOTE- The background is a friend’s house, not mine. My place is cluttered with entirely different crap. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/2 "2013-03-18T03:16:21Z")
Looks fine to me. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/3 "2013-03-18T03:18:31Z")
I missed the last thread. Why are you a clown? ---
**Author:** ![the\_O](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@the\_O](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_O)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/4 "2013-03-18T03:28:17Z")
Are you my oncologist? ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/5 "2013-03-18T03:33:11Z")
**Ellen Cherry** Short version- It may be what I was born to be! ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/6 "2013-03-18T03:40:30Z")
Bro, that’s a clown question! 😉 But seriously, you look great. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/7 "2013-03-18T03:42:28Z")
The big white coat is a missed opportunity. There must be a way to silly that up a little. Otherwise, looks pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/8 "2013-03-18T03:44:16Z")
I remember your last outfit, and this is FAR superior. I like the white coat – you should make up some kind of “professor” schtick to go along with it. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/9 "2013-03-18T04:28:43Z")
That’s looks good! You look friendly and approachable. Maybe some big silly epaulets for the coat? Maybe some kind of makeup or rinse out color for your hair & goatee? Or maybe not. It does look like it suits you, as is. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/10 "2013-03-18T04:41:31Z")
looks really good. I would want to be amused by that clown. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/11 "2013-03-18T04:50:54Z")
Pants, coat and shirt are all solid colors. I think it would look more clownish if you found a way to break that up a little. Also think you need make-up and a wig. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/12 "2013-03-18T05:08:43Z")
Never saw the other outfit. Is this intended for professional clowning, if so it’s kind of generic. The white coat and hospital scrub type pants makes you look like a doctor dressing up for Halloween. If this is just to amuse your buddies it’s fine, if you intend on going on gigs you need to pimp it up. ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/13 "2013-03-18T05:10:10Z")
It didn’t terrify me nearly as much as most clowns, so thumbs up! ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/14 "2013-03-18T05:12:02Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > I missed the last thread. Why are you a clown? [Here’s the original thread **DocCathode** made about his costume.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=648073&) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/15 "2013-03-18T06:50:55Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Pants, coat and shirt are all solid colors. I think it would look more clownish if you found a way to break that up a little. A patch on a knee, and a coloured handkerchief in a breast pocket, maybe? BTW, I love the coloured buttons on the coat. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/16 "2013-03-18T07:44:45Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > A patch on a knee, and a coloured handkerchief in a breast pocket, maybe? > > BTW, I love the coloured buttons on the coat. Yeah…something like that would help. Still think he needs a wig and make-up, too. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/17 "2013-03-18T08:04:58Z")
I like this much better! The lab coat is a good idea, if you can do a little sewing, add colorful cuffs to the sleeves (also will help hide dirt - white cuffs get dirty fast) and trim along the bottom, piping to the collar, and some patches all over in colors that match the buttons. Do they still make iron-on patches? Those might be good around the body of the coat. Consider rolling up the pants to mid-calf with striped knee-high socks. Much better this time with just a little tweaking. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/18 "2013-03-18T12:10:30Z")
It looks great, Mr. Gacy. ETA: Ha! I kid. But it’s a fun outfit. I like the tie in particular. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/19 "2013-03-18T12:20:03Z")
The coat needs two large pockets on top and two larger pockets on the bottom. Standard clownkerchief coming up out of one of the top pockets , and colorful toy versions of stethoscopes and other medical essentials hanging out of the bottom pockets. The plain blue scrubs have got to go-there are any number of real scrub suits I’ve seen that would look good on a clown. Oh, and nothing says doctor like an oversized head mirror for a hat. Or even put in on the hat itself. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223/20 "2013-03-18T15:22:04Z")
Here’s my first reaction, from looking at the pic of you in the whole outfit: “Oh! this guy’s a doctor and wants to cheer up the kids in the cancer ward.” The kids are used to seeing doctors in white coats, but this doc looks happier than the others. Am I right? If not----you need totally eliminate the white lab coat. It’s drab, it’s serious-looking-- the opposite of what a clown is. Cover it _completely_ with patches, each in a different bright color. And add huge pockets, too. Good for reaching into and pulling out “secret” gifts or candies.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-critique-my-new-clown-outfit/653223.md?page=2)