I have been to the EMP museum once before, and did not anticipate returning unless an unbelievable exhibit was being showcased; for instance, like a Desserts of the World exhibit or a Gotta Have Coffee exhibit.
My mom is currently visiting me in Seattle; therefore, we are visiting some of my favorite things to do and see in Seattle and the State of Washington. However, my mom learned that this exhibit was being featured during her visit. In other words, I have returned to the EMP (my least favorite museum in Seattle). My Star Wars knowledge comes only from watching the last three movies (only once, and I barely know the main characters' names), the episode of Friends where Rachel dresses up as Princess Leia, Pitch Perfect taught me that "Vader" means "father" in German, and references in The Big Bang Theory episodes.
However....the exhibit was amazing, even if I am not a devoted fan to the saga. Here are some glimpses of the costumes and some information behind the costumes and the movies.
- "In many cases in the film, the actors are working in a blue environment. So the only thing they have that is clue to the environment that they are working with is their costume." -George Lucas
- "Costume is not separate from character design." -Sang Jun Lee, Concept Artist, Episode III
- "For Episode I, I think we made well over a thousand costumes...Couture-level cutters, sewers, dyers and printers, embroiderers, beaders, milliners, leatherworkers, mold makers, sculptors and jewelers used a multitude of techniques to create articles of beauty, or ceremony, or authority, as the occasion demanded." -Trisha Biggar, Costume Designer, Episode I, II, III
- "I was hired to give George Lucas a chance to get as close as he could to the ideal look for htings he had been dreaming about getting into his films....Science fantasy allows me to create realities that have never been seen before...I've done a lot of dreaming in my life--and now I'm getting a chance to put it all to work." -Ralph McQuarrie, Concept Artist, Episode IV, V, VI
- "We didn't look at any films specifically, but had a lot of books, all the books there were on science fiction and science-fiction films, books on World War II, on Vietnam, and on Japanese armor." -John Mollo, Costume Designer, Episode IV, V
- "For the first Star Wars films, I wanted the costumes to be simple but timeless...outfits modeled on the archetypes that audiences would find understandable and familiar." -George Lucas
- "On the prequel trilogy, I knew a different approach was needed...we would be visiting the Republic in its heyday, spending time in the galaxy's lavish capital, and witnessing royalty, opulence, and advanced, albeit sometimes corrupt, civilizations." -George Lucas
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| Droids C-3PO and R2-D2 |
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| The Stormtrooper The entire wardrobe budget for the 1977 Star Wars film, produced in England, was $220,000. The costumes that stood out for their cost were the Stormtroopers ($93,000). |
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| Princes Leia |
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| Chewbacca King of the Creatures: George Lucas was trying to do a combination of a monkey, a dog, and a cat. |
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| Emperor, Sith Robes Darth Sidious, the evil Dark Lord of the Sith who becomes Emperor of the Galactic Empire, wears the instantly recognizable black hooded shape that was established in the first trilogy. Darth Sidious's costume barely changes or develops throughout the saga. Jedi Robes Every prinicpal Jedi needed multiple versions of their costume to accommodate wear and tear, and for stunt requirements, doubles, and unexpected problems. During a wet scene, the vintage wool cloak fabric quickly began to shrink and shortened to almost knee level in a matter of minutes. This meant using and running a new cloak for every take. |
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| Padme Amidala, Lake Retreat Dining Gown with Feathered Cape George Lucas helped designed this leather-corseted gown Padme Amidala, Lake Retreat Arrival Dress Is a ombre (layer)-dyed silk chiffon and silk satin dress, held at the neck and arm by hand-cut abalone shell. Concept Designer wanted a dress that "looked as if it would fall off if one sneezed." |
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| Senator in Action Padme must dress as a Naboo starfighter pilot as a safety precaution. The Geonosis Action Costume, which she wears in the epic arena battle, is perhaps her most iconic costume from Episode II. The costume alludes to the all-white costume that her daughter, Princess Leia, wore in the original films. |
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| Star-Crossed Behind the seams the finishing touches: the night before the wedding scene was to be filmed, costume designer Trisha Biggar decided the gown needed a little something "extra." So she pulled an all-nighter and pearled Padme's wedding dress herself. |
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| Senatorial Fabrics |
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| Aerial view from the second floor of the exhibit |
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| Aerial view from the second floor of the exhibit |
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| Darth Vader: Iconic Villain "He's more machine now than man. Twisted and evil." -Obi-wan Kenobi "Darth Vader became such an icon in the first film, Episode IV, that the icon of evil sort of took over everything." -George Lucas George Lucas wanted him to look like a "dark lord riding on the wind" with black flowing robes, a large helmet like that of the Japanese Samurai, and a silk mask covering his face. |
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