Full disclosure: I will watch any Terminator film, any time. But Terminator 2: Judgement Day is a favorite of mine, mostly due to Linda Hamilton’s Sarah Connor. Her physical transformation from The Terminator to Terminator 2: Judgement Day is striking, and she does a great job selling Sarah’s dedication in preparing John Connor for the… Continue reading Deconstructing Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Did Obi-wan really go into hiding wearing his Jedi robes? With The Rise of Skywalker coming out this week, I thought it would be a good time to revisit some Star Wars costuming–specifically what happens when new design breaks the world the old design established. Specifically: Jedi robes. Many jokes have been made about Obi-wan… Continue reading Hiding the Jedi
I will watch pretty much any Terminator film. With Dark Fate out, I thought it might be fun to look at the costume design of the original two films. In this post we’ll look at the first Terminator film. The Terminator has two costume palettes living inside of it–the LA pastel costuming of the regular… Continue reading Deconstructing The Terminator
Sometimes the best costuming is the costuming you don’t notice. The role of costuming is to help establish the world, and set the mood of the story. At its best, costuming is giving you information about the characters that you won’t realize you’re getting. It (2017) is a great example of storytelling in costume design.… Continue reading Deconstructing IT: Chapter One
It’s time for Part 2 of our deconstruction of Princess Leia. This post is going to look at Leia’s appearances in the new Star Wars movies. If you missed last week’s Deconstructing Princess Leia: Part 1, you’ll want to read that before you read this post. Let’s get started shall we? Star Wars: The Force… Continue reading Deconstructing Princess Leia Part 2: Here Comes the General!
Today I am going to talk about the costuming of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy. YEAAAH. Star Wars: A New Hope is one of my favorite movies, and I’ve mentioned in previous posts how the costuming is so good they won an Oscar. Princess Leia is one of my favorite characters, so… Continue reading Deconstructing Princess Leia
Lando’s not a system, he’s The Man. Have I mentioned I love Star Wars? I do! Lando Calrissian has appeared in three—soon to be four—Star Wars films and has looked great every time. So, let’s look at the secret to his styling. Lando’s styling relies on three colors—gold, sky blue and navy, worn in different… Continue reading Deconstructing Lando Calrissian
I’m going to talk about Rey’s costume design in the trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. I love Star Wars, and I love the costume design of the original trilogy. The original three movies were always very specific with their costume design and Star Wars: A New Hope took home the 1978 Oscar… Continue reading Deconstructing The Rise of Skywalker Trailer