#sci-fi costumes

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

October: White Redux

Blake's 7 (s2e3, "Weapon") / Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan

Iron-willed, ruthless, and terrifyingly stylish, Servalan was rarely seen in an outfit that wasn't either black or white. She particularly favored white in the first half of the series, perhaps as a contrast to her thoroughly villainous nature. This is one of her more adventurous looks, with what appears to be a gold mesh bodysuit underneath the two-part draped gown. The drapery of the dress itself gives a feel of half toga, half sari, while the fantastical standing collar suggests an Elizabethan ruff.

This article has a fascinating and thorough analysis of the work of each of the six costume designers who worked on the show. It reveals that the designer for this episode was June Hudson.

[prokopetz]

1990s sci-fi television makeup is like "is this character supposed to be a space alien, or just old?"

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The Nip Must Flow

[theactioneer]

Emma Porteous "Pvt. Hudson" costume from Aliens (1985)

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Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse by Jake Panian

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Star Wars: Attack of the Clones - Padme Costume Designs by Ian McCaig

[2001hz]

Mindy Clarke as Julie in Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993) Costume & Make-up By: Steve Johnson’s XFX

[humanoidhistory]

On the set of Alien with Sigourney Weaver and Ridley Scott.

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Dune 2 movie costumes by designer Jacqueline West

Pic 1, 3 - Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan

Pic 2 - Léa Seydoux as Margot, Lady Fenring

📷 by Niko Tavernise via Vogue magazine

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"BUT THE REAL DIVERSION IS PUGH'S PRINCESS IRULAN..."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on film stills of English film actress Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan of the Bene Gesserit in the American epic science fiction film "Dune Part 2" (2024). Costume Design by Jacqueline West. 📸: Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures.

OVERVIEW: "But the real diversion is Pugh’s Princess Irulan, whom [Jacqueline] West describes as the film’s voice of reason. To that end, she wanted to eschew the grand headpieces in favor of a more subtle nod to her Bene Gesserit roots. Irulan is often seen in smaller, metallic headpieces, which West likens to armor. “She’s the moral compass in "Dune Two."

[The Bene Gesserit have] been assigned to control the future and make it go on a certain path. She sees through that and she’s playing the long game,” she says. “She’s seen beyond the manipulations of Bene Gesserit, so I kept her out of that a bit.” Still, she managed to incorporate the nun look into Pugh’s costume.

"I remember when I was a little girl, how the nuns’ habits framed their face. I tried to do that with her, to keep a certain aspect of the Bene Gesserits without giving her the shape, the Virgin Mary-esque mantle," she says. "I thought I could do that best with headdresses.""

-- VOGUE, "Tarot Cards, BDSM, and Nuns’ Habits: How the "Dune: Part Two" Costumes Came to Life," by Hannah Jackson, published February 26, 2024

Sources: www.vogue.com/article/dune-part-two-costumes-jacqueline-west-interview, Vogue [Scandinavia], Vogue [Singapore], Pinterest, Buzzfeed, X, various, etc..

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Saw Dune: part 2 yesterday, and it made me remember these character/costume designs I did for the three main houses (and a guild navigator!) a few years ago… the stark, minimalist aesthetic of Villeneuve’s version grew on me over time, but I always pictured the Duneiverse looking a bit more… fanciful, as you can gather from these designs!

[cressida-jayoungr]

Coeli's Picks: Men, part 3 (Dishonorable Mention)

Just in time for April Fool's Day, here are some truly eyebrow-raising and head-scratching costumes. I know neither of these shows had a huge budget, but that's no excuse.

Coeli's comments:

"If I had to look at them, so do you!"

Blake's 7 (s4e4, "Stardrive")

"Punk space pirates who totally fail to come across as menacing:"

Doctor Who (s10 e5, "Carnival of Monsters") / Leslie Dwyer as Vorg (and Cheryl Hall as Shirna)

No seriously, why is his costume Fruit Loops?

[lastoneout]

I finally watched the Doctor Who specials and they were delightful but can I just say the BEST part was how hard these committed to the aesthetic of classic sci-fi. Legit they were giving 'first season of The Next Generation if it was good' energy. They used CGI for The Meep and a lot of other things ofc but like those mothman ass aliens?? They looked like dudes in costumes and I could tell it was On Purpose!! And it was awesome!! It's just so refreshing to see a modern show be like "remember when a sci-fi monster was just an exhausted intern in a costume made of stapled together trash? wasn't that great? let's do that again!" just *muah* 10/10 god I missed this stuff.

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Be it Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Oldschool Cool, or just pure Halloween-y...

Reblog with your Halloween pet costumes! Let's see them, and get a huge post rolling for Halloween!

[theactioneer]

"Ben Richards" competition jumpsuit, The Running Man (1987)

[this-is-cool]

The stunning 3d character creations of Dylan Kowalski - https://www.this-is-cool.co.uk/the-stunning-3d-character-designs-of-dylan-kowalski/