Costume Designers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 892: The landscape of sci-fi would be very different were it not for Star Trek and Star Wars. What was once considered fodder for nerds has become the nucleus of the triumphant rise of geek culture. These two intellectual properties have permeated society so thoroughly that words and terms from them have entered the public lexicon, and symbols they originated are as familiar as traffic lights. Most recently, the Star Wars property has morphed from the film into a live-action television show, The Mandalorian, and Star Trek is back on the small screen in its latest iteration, Star Trek: Discovery.
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Although these two TV shows are of the same Si-Fi genre, their costumes are radically different. Star Wars seems to give most of their characters more of a rustic, rigid feel with their costumes whereas Star Trek gives all of their characters more of a sleeker look, even the ones who live in what could be considered rustic conditions. I think Star Trek looks the way it does though mainly because they are trying to convey that they are essentially living in a utopia where even the people who live off the grid are able to have basic things done for them like having food be made by a replicator and whatnot. Star Wars on the other hand does not have that utopian feel and their characters dress like it. They dress like they are the cowboys of the galaxy and have this feeling of danger all the time that Star Trek does not necessarily have.
I understand why people do you put Star Trek and Star Wars in the same category, but they are honestly so different. Star Trek has a very clean, sleek feel, but Star Wars is meant to feel rugged and lived in. Aside from my own opinions, I was really interested how this article mentioned fan reaction and cosplay of these costumes. Of course, seeing your design on screen is probably ridiculously fulfilling, but going to a convention and seeing a long time Star Wars fan wear their own version of your design? It has to be so validating. Hard-core fans are so dedicated to the world they love, and I've seen cosplays that I have more detail than the costume on screen. There are even legions of people who get together and create their own versions of the costumes, like what they would wear if they lived in the world. Beyond a re-creation of a costume, someone taking your work and giving it a unique spin shows a true appreciation and love for the details and time put into the design.
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