Creating iconic characters in Star Wars: The Force Awakens meant that they also needed iconic looks. That job fell to costume designer Michael Kaplan.
"When you’re watching a movie, color, texture, details of silhouettes and all help you understand where you are and what’s going on. I knew it was important to give people the world they remembered, but people have become a lot more sophisticated as filmgoers, so it was a case of taking on the origins and adding 30 years and a bit of patina and sophistication," he said in a new interview of the process of designing the costumes.
Of adapting the classic Star Wars costumes to the present day story, Kaplan said, "Everybody who was coming back had some complaints about their previous costumes, so it was my job to correct those issues. There were shirts collars for Harrison that would drive him crazy, boots that were uncomfortable, and C-3PO’s costume was a nightmare to get in and out of and pinched as well. So, it was an honor to be able to go back and adjust those things."
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"When you’re watching a movie, color, texture, details of silhouettes and all help you understand where you are and what’s going on. I knew it was important to give people the world they remembered, but people have become a lot more sophisticated as filmgoers, so it was a case of taking on the origins and adding 30 years and a bit of patina and sophistication," he said in a new interview of the process of designing the costumes.
Of adapting the classic Star Wars costumes to the present day story, Kaplan said, "Everybody who was coming back had some complaints about their previous costumes, so it was my job to correct those issues. There were shirts collars for Harrison that would drive him crazy, boots that were uncomfortable, and C-3PO’s costume was a nightmare to get in and out of and pinched as well. So, it was an honor to be able to go back and adjust those things."
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