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tschmitty's review against another edition
5.0
It was treat to see so many of the costumes up close, the details are amazing. Who knew Lando's Bespin cape had an inner lining of frabric with dragons? Very cool nerd geeking out while reading this. The process on how so many of these iconic costumes came to be was very interesting.
kryten4k's review against another edition
4.0
Amazingly detailed photos, but there are more than a few typos that hold it back.
krista7's review
3.0
I'm between a 2 and a 3 on this one.
The pros: Superb photography of the costumes of "Star Wars." (The original trilogy, that is.) The text is extensive, with in-depth commentary and notes about how ordinary objects became essential props/costumes. (Luke's wearing jeans!)
The negatives: Some of the text is repetitive, the text itself is too small for the book size, and there's no commentary on hair/makeup. In addition, it would have been interesting to see some commentary about how styles of the 1970s/1980s influenced the look of "Star Wars," as well as the fantasy and historical elements frequently mentioned.
Another negative: The book reveals that Leia's infamous slave dancer attire came about because the costuming team and the production people thought Carrie Fisher was attractive. As a result, the team came together and bugged George Lucas to put CF in this position. He said he would so long as CF agreed. This is offensive on two levels: 1.) the story was shifted for 100% reasons of sexism; 2.) the book doesn't call it out for what it was. I never thought that sequence was anything other than gratuitous to begin with, but it is sad to see how pathetic it really was.
The pros: Superb photography of the costumes of "Star Wars." (The original trilogy, that is.) The text is extensive, with in-depth commentary and notes about how ordinary objects became essential props/costumes. (Luke's wearing jeans!)
The negatives: Some of the text is repetitive, the text itself is too small for the book size, and there's no commentary on hair/makeup. In addition, it would have been interesting to see some commentary about how styles of the 1970s/1980s influenced the look of "Star Wars," as well as the fantasy and historical elements frequently mentioned.
Another negative: The book reveals that Leia's infamous slave dancer attire came about because the costuming team and the production people thought Carrie Fisher was attractive. As a result, the team came together and bugged George Lucas to put CF in this position. He said he would so long as CF agreed. This is offensive on two levels: 1.) the story was shifted for 100% reasons of sexism; 2.) the book doesn't call it out for what it was. I never thought that sequence was anything other than gratuitous to begin with, but it is sad to see how pathetic it really was.
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