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Hello, I pretty new here, but I am a long time fan of Star Wars and of costuming in general. I had posted in the big FIDIM questions thread, but my notes were so extensive that I wanted to create a separate post for them, especially since I'm planning on going to the mesuem at least two more times. I'm working on organizing the notes, my sketches and my pictures on a web page, but until then I'll post my notes here.
The exhibit is really stunning. The quality of the fabrics and the sewing is just amazing, not to mention the designs behind them. And there are so many of them! There are also prosthetic aliend heads, helmets and lightsabers. I have several observations with the exhibit that I hope will give everyone an idea of what to expect. Flash photography is not allowed and they don't allow tripods. I used my Cool Pix 3200 to take photos and a lot of them are blurry because I couldn't use my tripod. I am going to borrow my friend's Cannon D 10 for the next trip. The costumes are surrounded by a waist high glass wall and if you so much as breathe over the line you will get yelled at by the security guards, which sucks because you can only zoom in so much and you can't get an idea of size (like if you included a ruler in the pic) or any sort of color comparison (like with a color wheel) and most of the costumes are not close to the glass walls. Most of the costumes face a back wall so you can't see the backs. The exhibit is a u-shaped set of hallyways and you can only move in one direction (ie you can't go back into a room you just left). They will let you stay as long as you want, however. You can't sit and sketch, but you can stand. My biggest issues were the lack of lighting (the Sith exhibit is very dark and you can't really see the great details on Maul's or Sidious' costumes or the Palpatine robes). A lot of goregous details were lost in the dark and I just wanted a bit more light- oh say a flashlight or a light saber! I'd give up some of the atmosphere for more light. And then there are the security guards. They are completely unprofessional and were being loud and disruptive, chatting over the radios and to each other when I was there. Not to mention eating and drinking in the hall! That's especially not cool when they yelled at me for kneeling down on the floor to fish out some fresh batteries. The icing on the cake was when they made me use the porta potty out on the street after I had just spent $100 in the gift shop. So yeah, make sure you find a rest room before you go into the museum and you can't use any of the FIDIM restrooms. There's a gas station close by next to a cheap ($4!) parking lot, that's closest to the 10 freeway. I don't want to sound like a complete b1tch- but I do want to share these observations with everyone who does go so that they can prepare properly with the right camera and will know what to expect so that they can get the most out of the trip. And it is worth the $50 to get the book that goes with the exhibit. It's included in most of the rooms and explains sooooo much about the costumes. And Biggar's commentary is very insightful for any would-be costumers like myself.
As for my notes- I've been sewing for a long time and I am self-taught. I have just started studying advanced construction techniques, couture, patternmaking and fabric manipulation. So on the bad side, I'm not really great with identifying cloth. On the good side if you would like to know more about dyeing I can probably tell you or ask my teacher a famous Bernina fabric artist. For example, I can give you info on dyeing the flame handmaiden outfit and Padme's funeral gown. I can share construction techniques as well.
Parts of my notes have been informed by Trisha Biggar's book Dressing A Galaxy. The citation for the book is as follows: Biggar, Trisha. Dressing A Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars. Insight Editions/Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York. 2005. The book contains 300 full color illustrations. Buy it or suffer! : )
If you would like to know more about a specific costume, how to make something, or anything else, please email me: drivergirl@rallyestar.com.
I will return to the exhibit and will hopefully have sketches and photos up soon.
x,
Lisa
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Leia Hoth- The outfit is one piece and looks like a ski suit. It looks like it is made out of polished cotton. It is quilted and piped.
Luke ROTJ- The cloak appears to be made out of either raw silk or a light weight wool (like a Channel suit). It’s not synthetic. The collar or scarf was not on display. The entire outfit is black. It looks like it might have been hand dyed. It didn’t look like there was a seam on the side- perhaps it is on the back?
Rebel Pilot-The flack vest is white and made out of canvass. The canisters on the legs appear to be Whip-Its (small Co2 cannisters used for cooking).
TPM
Qui-Gon- The cloak is possibly some sort of a jersey knit fabric. It is light a fluffy looking. There are two undershirts and one outer shirt, all made out of a tan cotton material. His belt is dark brown and his obi is made of the same tan material as his shirt. His pants are dark brown and made out of a khaki/chino material.
Young Anakin (Padawan)- Undershirt is made of a cream colored kettle cloth (I don’t know if that’s what it is called, but it is the light cotton fabric that people use to make not quite historically correct shirts for Ren faires. It’s rather loosely woven and crinkley.). His jacket is made of a ribbed cotton jersey knit in tan, as are his obi and tabards. His pants are sand colored medium weight cotton. His boots are natural leather as is the belt. The metallic colored canisters on his belt are caps off of a pen painted gold, silver and bronze.
Padme Red Senate- There are about 15-20 chains of each side of the headpiece. The chains are gold necklaces and you can even see the clasp ends up close. The only pattern on the headpiece is the beads. The swirls on the robe are embroidered with a gold/bronze thread in a freehand style. It could be bobbin work. The pleated material is opaque, and looks like silk taffeta.
Amidala Black Invasion- The triangular pieces are not sewn on. The fabric was molded over something to give it that shape. The other part of the dress is an iridescent salmon silk taffeta with navy blue lace on top.
Flame Handmaiden- The red portions are bias cut silk crepe dyed red. The dresses started off as white silk velvet, were assembled, fitted and unassembled and then dyed as a group to create a uniform color before being sewn again.
Gray Handmaiden (Parade Scene)- The outfit is moss green and a variety of light greens. The crests are embossed. The skirt appears to be raw silk and the sleeves look like organza. A hoop skirt wasn’t needed.
Naboo Soldiers- Pants are green suede leather, armor is molded leather with black glazed patina to suggest age, use.
Darth Maul- Everything is black. The inner tunic is either polished cotton or silk. It extends below the knee. It is lined and quilted at the neckband. There are five lines of stitches that make up the neck band and that intersect at the chest closing, where additional stitch lines intersect, allowing the fabric to lie flat. The second layer is a light, gauze-like cotton that ends just above the inner layer. (The costume was presented with the cloak attached with the hood raised, so I’m assuming there is another layer of silk that forms the outer jacket. It was absolutely impossible to see anything on the bottom other than these two hems.) His belt/obi is made of leather. Four small folded sections lie on top of a larger piece, similar to an obi. The pants are made of a light weight fabric, probably cotton or silk. The cloak was made out of a coarsely woven silk/linen blend and a gauze material. The cloak is rather complex with the hood, shoulder yoke and sleeves being constructed out of the silk/linen blend. The rest of it was made out of gauze that was sunray pleated in multiple sections then sewn onto the yoke. The pieces are circular and use the shoulder to ankle measurements for sizing. The sleeves are set at about a 45 degree angle to the hem of the cloak, and the tip of the sleeve ends at the hem of the skirt. The longest part of the sleeve is the side closest to the back. The sleeves open about halfway down the bicep and remain open. The shoulder yoke appears to run perpendicular to the armpit. The yoke, sleeves and hood are lined with silk. The edge of the cloak is unfinished and a stay stitch was not used. The costume was layered kimono-style and comprises of various lengths of skirts that were all hand dyed. The cloak was based off a picture of the Tibetan Lama from the 1940s. The cloak is designed to create a narrow silhouette when at rest and a whirling circle when in motion. The boots rise to the mid calf and have a buckle on the outside and have a spat-like piece on top.
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Padme Picnic- The cape is attached to the chemise in the front where it is straight with a delicate stitch, probably tacked by hand. The dress and top spaghetti-strap portion are either one whole piece or two pieces made of the same material, a gold silk organza. Looking at the way it moves, I would say that the white under slip is a separate piece. The ribbons are silk organza.
Padme Purple Senate- The embroidery was created using metallic thread. The middle v is done with vintage iridescent sequins, like the funeral dress.
Padme Black Corset- The skirt is a velvet lace in a triangle pattern. The underskirt is a cream colored satin. The headband is a half circle that seems to push back into the hair. The outfit has the feathered cape attached so you can’t see the back. The gloves are leather. The collar is leather and has a long piece in the front that sits behind the beads.
Padme White Battle Costume- The outfit is a light cream color. (Side note: I was just at South Coast Plaza and I found a pair of cream colored leather boots in the Aldo store that resembled these, but without the shin guards. Would also work for a Lei Hoth costume.)
Padme Wedding Gown- The gown was made out of an antique lace bed spread and the veil was made with Eduardian wax flowers and Maltese lace. It used over 300 yards of French-knit Cornely scroll work. There are some soutache parts. The front part of the dress is vintage and pearls were sewn on to accentuate the lace.
Padme Gold travel Dress- The shoulder piece appears to be lined. It is piped with olive green satin and a row of covered buttons follow along the back side of the shoulder seam.
Padme Tattooine Midriff- The top appears to be lined. It is hard to tell how the whole thing comes together. There is a separate hood. It looks like the back cloak and sleeves are somehow attached. The draping at the front of the skirt is separate from the skirt and it appears to hide a seam in the front, as there are no seams at the sides. The skirt is also lined. I agree that is probably viscose/silk jersey or another type of jersey material that drapes well.
Naberrie Family Dinner Outfit- The cape is devored panne velvet and the brooch is vintage with a butterfly pattern.
Padme Flightsuit- Pants are maroon lycra, vest is green leather w/black patina, undershirt has tan sleeves w/suede texture, neck is dark brown knit turtle neck. The turtleneck is not sewn onto the jerkin. There are no highlights, just leather. The gauntlets are some sort of plastic with a rough texture. They look best when viewed afar. The belt clasp is not functional. It is something that slides onto the belt itself. The boots are plain leather. There is a zipper on the inside seam that is hidden with a flap of leather. The set of earphones seem to make up the helmet.
Luminara Unduli- The head dress is probably made out of a fine wool attached to a round hat form that might possibly extend around the back of the head for support. The cloth is probably a circle. I will work on a drawing. The trim is one single big piece with a floral pattern on it and a smaller solid colored piece on top of it. It could possibly be one piece. The middle piece and gauntlets are punched leather with red, ocher and black colors. The top is stretch cotton. Cape is a light cotton/poly brocade, might stretch. Skirt is black pleated cotton with three lace bands originating from the bottom.
Jocasta Nu- Undershirt is dark brown jersey with horizontal stripe weave. The tabard is machine embroidered pilly linen/cotton/silk or some mix of the three. The thread is dark brown. The top jacket is made of the same material. There are two dark brown underskirts. She has a brown pouch that attaches at her left hip under her obi. The obi is also embroidered like her tabards.
Younglings- Three costumes are presented. Most are composed of pilly cotton jackets, soft jersey undershirts, calf-high moccasins, cotton/poly light weight fabrics and khakis. They all share the inner shirt, outer jacket, obi and tabard Jedi model.
Shaak Ti- The middle piece is punched leather with dark brown accents. Her skirt is a pleated cinnamon crepe material with gathers. Her undershirt is dark brown. Her tabards are a dusty brown seersucker. Her cloak is a purplish-brown fine wool. There are three tucks on her sleeves, centered on the line that follows the top of her shoulder.
Palpatine- Lots of brocades, real velvet
Zam Wessel- Lycra unitard (thick like a wet suit), top is leather, samurai skirt is leather, cool thorns/claws on shoes. Everything is dyed to match.
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Sidious (ROTS black cloak)- Black cotton with honeycomb pattern, like thermal underwear. Sleeves gathered to mid arm towards middle of shoulder. No seam on the back
Anakin- The costume is a study in browns, from chocolate to coffee to plain brown. There is no black. The back of the robe is not visible. The shoulder seam is welted. The seam is on the bottom of the sleeve for the cloak. The inner tunic is made of a light poly-like fabric with a small v-pattern to it. The boots look custom made. The spats look like they are part of the original boot. The belt clasp is a three-pronged clasp that opens when you push the two legs on the side. The pants are dark brown and made of a light canvas. The cape is dark brown and looks to be wool or polyester or a combination of both. His belt also has the pen cap accessories.
Obi-Wan Kenobi- Outer jacket, tabards and obi are made out of kettle cloth in tan. Inner tunic is milk chocolate cotton with three pleats at the collar. Pants are medium weight light brown cotton. Cloak is a red-tinged brown vintage wool. Boots are roan leather with a spat portion that attaches with a little mini belt. Also has the pen cap accessories.
Mace Windu- The inner shirt is a smooth cream cotton. The tabard, obi and outer shirt is made from a tan/honey colored silk/cotton (?) material with a definitive woven pattern. It is light, yet drapes well. The pants are a light tan khaki material and he wears chocolate colored plain boots. His cloak is a warm chocolate light weight wool. He also carries pen caps on his belt as well as the three-pronged belt clasp.
Breha Organa- The sleeves are made from a metallic turquoise, gold and purple fabric that compliments the overdress. It is the same material as the skirt. I would guess it is a synthetic polyester, as is the sleeve liningThe shoulder is in a cylinder shape. At the elbow it forms a 90-degree angle with the fitted lower sleeve. Looking at the garment, I would guess that it has three layers- lining, interfacing and top fabric. The interfacing is probably buckram, a stiff sew-in interfacing. The designs were probably traced on while the garment was flat, then cut out and then stabilized with a short zig-zag stitch that also finished the design. The overdress ends in a point on the back that is equal to the one on the front.
Bail Organa (end of ROTS, gray military suit)- Made of gray coarse canvas, with a gray leather belt. The buckle design is also embroidered on the left sleeve. The coat has a Nehru collar and is separate from the pants. The boots do not appear to be originals. The cape is gray-green and loosely knit and is edged with a matching strip of leather.
Sheltay Retrac (Bail’s Aide)- Off white/cream loose weave polyester, lined.
Mon Mothma- Both costumes are cream colored. The wool/mohair coat is particularly interesting.
Koyi Mateil (Red Twilek opera)- There is no bra in the costume. The top is attached with a thin, flesh colored netting on the sides next to the breasts that also extends under the beading to lend support to the skirt and the appliqués. The back was not visible. The skirt is cream colored and made out of a clingy ‘jersey’ polyester. Underneath the beading is a cream netting just like the flesh-colored netting that holds the top up. The top is beaded with two types of beads- a larger cream-colored pearl and a smaller iridescent glass bead. The pattern is always pearl, bead, pearl, bead. At the bottom of the beaded section are two seedbead appliqués that are attached on top of the pearls. The top part is attached to the skirt with the flesh-colored netting.
Padme Sleeveless- The top is made out of tan colored suede/ultra suede. The seams around the breasts and arm holes are welt seams. The boots are brown leather, very plain. The sleeves match the top and the left shoulder has the Naboo emblem embroidery. The pants are a lighter shade made out of a thick cotton/poly stretch material with either a welt seam or decorative topstitching.
Padme Lavender Nightgown (Steel Silk Nightdress)- The satin is gray/blue, like steel. There are six panels separated by fagging. The back appears to go as high as the front, but it is obscured by a cape that attaches to the straps near her ear. The cape is bias cut and its ends are attached in two places with a three pearl brooch, or are just sewn in. The barett looks Norse in origin.
Padme Water Gown and Casket- The cloak was made out of wave-shaped silk devore velvet and hand painted. There is not a pattern on the underdress. It is silk mousselline ombre-dyed blue-green, then hand pleated. The sequins are iridescent and vintage. They are a standard size and scattered along the bottom of the cloak, like bubble rising from a champagne glass. The collar wasn’t visible, but according to the book the collar is done with sapphire stones and silver.
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"Rebel Pilot-The flack vest is white and made out of canvass. The canisters on the legs appear to be Whip-Its (small Co2 cannisters used for cooking)."
Actually the vest is nylon, and I think cotton twill, not canvas. I'm hoping for super hi-res photos to help confirm the texture of the material.
The leg flares (unless they did change those from Magic of the Myth, and I can't see why, since the entire pilot costume appears to be the same) are simply wooden dowels, rounded edges, and painted silver.
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If you have links to really hi-res photos that support your observation, I would love to see them!
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Thank you for your observations, both about the details a visitor needs and your notes on the costumes.
Qui-Gon- The cloak is possibly some sort of a jersey knit fabric. It is light a fluffy looking. There are two undershirts and one outer shirt, all made out of a tan cotton material.
According to the text in Dressing A Galaxy., Qui-Gon's tunics are "a jersey silk bourette undershirt and silk noil overshirt" From hi res publicity photos, I always thought it looked like linen.
From everything I've ever seen, and this quote, there is only one undertunic and one over. With the "tabs" (as they're called in the book) it was initially hard for me to distinguish how many tunics there were until I started seeing a lot of photos from the film and publicity shots.
Also according to the book, the robes are made of "several rolls of vintage brown wool fabric [found] in a warehouse in the East End of London that still had the utility marks on the selvedges, which meant they had been manufactured around the time of the Second World War, when textiles were rationed." It's possible Qui-Gon's is made of something else and it is a failing of the book, in my opinion, that, for the money, we still don't have details such as this on individual Jedi costumes!
Interesting that you observe Jocasta Nu's undershirt, skirt and markings are brown. Am I assuming too much in thinking the photos in the book are color corrected? If not, the shirt and skirts appear black. Using daylight enhanced by a daylight lightbulb, it does look like markings could be brown. How 'bout that! In the Visual Dictionary, I never noticed that there are 2 skirts. However, now that you mention it, I do see 2 in Dressing A Galaxy. It would have been nice if the text would have stated the colors.
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Woofer posted:
"Rebel Pilot-The flack vest is white and made out of canvass. The canisters on the legs appear to be Whip-Its (small Co2 cannisters used for cooking)."
Actually the vest is nylon, and I think cotton twill, not canvas. I'm hoping for super hi-res photos to help confirm the texture of the material.
The leg flares (unless they did change those from Magic of the Myth, and I can't see why, since the entire pilot costume appears to be the same) are simply wooden dowels, rounded edges, and painted silver.
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If you have links to really hi-res photos that support your observation, I would love to see them!
Wooden dowels. Yup, wooden dowels.
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I'm planning on going soon, so just to be sure, are those 3 the only original trilogy costumes there?
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Wooohooo, thanks a lot Maulested !!!
Great info on all costumes, and especially on the Naboo costumes. I can´t shake the feeling that you went through the threads on FIDM and copied the questions 
Thanks a lot !!!
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Risu posted:
I'm planning on going soon, so just to be sure, are those 3 the only original trilogy costumes there?
Rebel Pilot
Han Solo
Obi Wan Kenobi
Luke
Hoth Soldier
Hoth Leia
Slave Leia
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Very sorry for the lack of pictures. The ones that I got were so bad that they weren't even worth posting. Hopefully the D 10 will change that.
The Jocasta Nu costume was like the Anakin costume- it left you wondering if it was black or not. Against the yellow fabric the embroidery was definitely dark brown.
When you talk about the Rebel pilot costume's vest, do you mean the white part that goes over the chest? Whatever it was, it seemed to be relatively thick. This is on my photo list. As for the cannisters, dowels seem likely. With the low light they looked like Whip Its. I used to work at a paintball park where people use them for their pump guns so if I had to make the costume, I would just go back there and pick up a handfull off of the ground for free. My Force senses told me that a lot of the stuff on that costume wasn't original. I will investigate further.
Looking at the book, I do believe that the brown vintage wool was used for Obi-Wan's cloak but they didn't say what was used for the others. I could immediately identify Obi-Wan's costume as being wool, having a bit of experience making renaissance costumes out of the stuff. But I'm really not sure about Qui Gon. It didn't have that thick weave and weight as your typical wool. I'm planning on taking a picture of it in hopes that one of you can tell me what it is as I've mentioned I'm not good at identifying fabric.
I'm looking at going again next week. I did print out everyone's questions and I will definitely do it again. And I've decided that I want to make a Darth Sidious costume with Force lightning for Halloween. And the sources for both are in the same place. : )
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Excellent, which Han and Luke were they?
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Risu posted:
Excellent, which Han and Luke were they?
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Cool, thanks. I was hoping for ANH Luke since I'm putting that costume together right now, but it would be a little out of place next to all the Padme dresses.
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Well, all of the old school costumes greet you as you enter. Someone called this
"the kids table". Actually its a nod to the inspiration that the original
Star Wars costumes provided.
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Darth_Manos posted:
Well, all of the old school costumes greet you as you enter. Someone called this
"the kids table". Actually its a nod to the inspiration that the original
Star Wars costumes provided.
That was me, actually. True, it is a nod to the inspiration of the original trilogy, but I wish that the costumes had been interspersed (i.e. old Vader, etc.) with the new, just so one could see how they had progressed throughout the story.
As for the 'rude' security guards -- all I can say is, geez, cut them some freakin' slack!!! They are doing their JOBS. They are charged with GUARDING this collection, not making things more convenient for YOU. It's a MUSEUM for crying out loud -- if you start pointing and waving your arms too close to the costumes, just like ANYWHERE ELSE, alarms DO go off (we heard them, they are loud, and much more annoying than anything a guard tells you to do!). You are LUCKY that these costumes are as out in the open as they are, without being totally behind glass. When we were there, some bozo actually reached over tried to touch part of a costume to see 'what was in a belt pack' (hint: STUFFING for the display, moron!). They have had to put up with A LOT of idiots so far, and it's only going to get worse. Don't act like a jackass, don't make sudden movements, follow the rules, keep your hands to yourself and you'll be treated just fine.
As far as not using FIDM's bathrooms -- um, it's maybe because you were there after hours or on a weekend, when the school itself is closed? We have NEVER been denied using the school restrooms on the 2nd floor, during the week and DURING SCHOOL HOURS. AND there are MORE exhibit COSTUMES up there! Why would they not want you to go up there, again, during open hours? Also check out the extensive Dior design collection, it's awesome.
The Parrot
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