I did AWESOME JUST AWESOME! I WANTED TO GET A STORMTROOPERS ARMOR IT RUNS 350 TO 450 BUCKS WITH THE E11. I WANTED TO JOIN THE 501 HERE IN WISCONSIN WERE I LIVE! TO MAKE KIDS HAPPY!
Going back to 1977 and when I first saw Star Wars, Darth Vader's image and name invoked Death. He was Lord Death, or Death Father. Being a cyborg strengthened that image in my mind. Costumes are part of the character. The Stormtroopers were supposed to be cyphers--so nobody would sympathize with those faceless servants of the Empire. Much like the gas masks of riot police during the Sixties depersonalized police, the lack of a human face made the Stormtroopers a faceless menace. Note that United Nation peacekeepers prefer to wear blue berets instead of blue helmets--one reason is that a beret leaves the face visible, and the UN trooper is human, but the helmet makes the peacekeeper a killer robot.
My favourite costume (apart from Vader) is the TIE pilot costume. It's funny but the F-35 Helmet looks almost like the Imperial pilot helmet, so there's a bit of foreshadowing going on there, I reckon. lol
Tarkin in fuzzy slippers, it would be great to have those pictures. The Imperial Guard helmets look very similar to WWII USN gunners helmets. That was very interesting about the bug-like Vader mask being used as the droid in the sandcrawler. I always wondered about that and now I know. I got a good chuckle when you said Vader's belt was held together on the inside with duct tape. It reminds me of the old joke of the Force is like duct tape, it has a light side and a dark side, and together they bind everything together. Again, I loved this video and you did a great job with both of them. I found out a lot I didn't know. You have a subscriber and I'm looking forward to watching your other videos.
This is the best! I’ve been obsessed with “the bad guys” since I first watched Star Wars twenty or so years ago. Thank you! And posted on 501st day! Perfect!
Wow, that's very cool. I am also hosting a livestream with Roger Christian on Star Wars Day: th-cam.com/video/tHeoxjnyER4/w-d-xo.html Hope you can join us!
Great video I was 10 when mom dad took my sister and I to See Star Wars back in 1977. It changed my life. I was a cub scout, weeblow and boy scout. A Marine Forced Recon sniper and a Police Officer! But I loved the Stormtroopers and Darth Vader! So cool!
If you look carefully, have you noticed that Vader's helmet looks like a Jedi hood? Almost certainly a coincidence, because Lucas hadn't decided what Jedi wear until the ROTJ (Obi-Wan wore Tatooine garb), but it is interesting how similar in design it is to their hoods.
I enjoyed this very much. Very informative and I thought well put together. Thank you very much and I couldn't be happier that it was about the first trilogy and I think best of all of them . Very well done! So enjoyed!!!
It is also possible that the small wings on the Vader helmet were to be similar to the lugs on a M1916 Stahlhelm the lugs were used to add an extra plate to shield Stosstruppen in trench raids in WWI
@@Costume_CO true but John does have a brother who is also known for work on uniforms and is still alive, Andrew Mollo, and from memory they both talked about the work on SW
Just stumbled upon your channel and loving every video! Would love to see you cover the other films. The Last Jedi has some of my favorite costumes in the franchise.
Thank goodness you got it right in that Liz Moore, who tragically died before the movie came out, is rightfully credited as the maker of the Stormtrooper along with Muir. Andrew Ainsworth has tried for 30 years to steal credit for that, going as far as buying fan sculpted replicas and modifying and saying that's screen used from his sculp for the movie.
This is great! Any plans to cover the sequel trilogy? I’m particularly interested in the subtle callbacks to Vader and the Imperial uniforms in Kylo Ren and the First Order’s uniforms. The FO uniforms seem to be more streamlined and severely cut. Meanwhile, Kylo Ren’s costume is ragged and looks cobbled together to look as much like Vader as possible with materials at hand.
@@Costume_CO I find The Mandalorian far more interesting tho. Awesome work Costume CO!!! finally, I know what the cylinders on the costumes are, and much much much more!!!
After recently getting into Hopi kachinas, I realized that most of George Lukas’ ideas for characters came from there. If you look into it it’s uncanny
A prototype Vader costume: www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/ee1efv/1976_ilm_artist_john_dykstra_with_a_darth_vader/ Any possibility that you could look at Empire and the fantastic Rebel Hoth outfits, and Luke's "Dagobah Gear"?
In your otherwise very good video you made a mistake on the history side. You stated that German troops in WWI called Canadian troops as "Stormtroopers". There is, at least by my knowledge, no known statement of German troops calling Canadian soldiers in this way.* Also, the German soldier in WWII weren´t called Sturmtruppen. That´s a confusion of historical facts. "Sturmtruppen" were special elite formations during WWI that used tactics that were later used by the normal(!) German infantry units. The term did fall largely out of favor after WWI. Also, I´m a bit unsure about the suit for Darth Vader and the Tie Fighter Pilots as motorcycle suits or simple black overalls. The original Tie Suits look a lot like car racing suits - as well as, and must stress here probably (yes, I´m not sure), Darth Vader´s suit. But, again, that´s more of an annoyance and pedantry by an history buff - most of the other info is good and correct. As you seem to have a knack for the whole topic of costumes - have you any good sources for space suit designs in movies? I´m searching for years now but didn´t find any good and acceptable sources. * This is probably a Canadian propaganda myth like the naming of the U.S. Marines as "Höllenhunde" (Hellhounds or Devil Dogs) by German troops - there´s not a single evidence of that ever happening.
Hi Costume CO, Great video. Really enjoyed it. So much I have liked it and subscribed to your channel. I thought you put the point across well. Like yourself I like sharing skills and knowledge. To share some of my knowledge I have set up my own you tube channel. You should check out. Well many thanks for a great video.Keep the good work up. Look forward to future videos.
Great video, with a huge amount of detail. 1 point is completely wrong. The Germans already had Stormtroopers in 1915 and built on these units to create large numbers of Divisions of them in WW1. They didn't adopt the name from a moniker they certainly gave to the Canadian troops taking Vimy Ridge in 1917. It was in tecognition that they took that Ridge in 1 hour. The Stahlhelm was first issued in 1916.That's 1 year before you say, based on what the Yank author states, the Stormtroopers came into being.
Check out Part 1: Star Wars Costumes - A New Hope: th-cam.com/video/l78X-xovov8/w-d-xo.html
I did AWESOME JUST AWESOME! I WANTED TO GET A STORMTROOPERS ARMOR IT RUNS 350 TO 450 BUCKS WITH THE E11. I WANTED TO JOIN THE 501 HERE IN WISCONSIN WERE I LIVE! TO MAKE KIDS HAPPY!
Going back to 1977 and when I first saw Star Wars, Darth Vader's image and name invoked Death. He was Lord Death, or Death Father. Being a cyborg strengthened that image in my mind.
Costumes are part of the character. The Stormtroopers were supposed to be cyphers--so nobody would sympathize with those faceless servants of the Empire. Much like the gas masks of riot police during the Sixties depersonalized police, the lack of a human face made the Stormtroopers a faceless menace. Note that United Nation peacekeepers prefer to wear blue berets instead of blue helmets--one reason is that a beret leaves the face visible, and the UN trooper is human, but the helmet makes the peacekeeper a killer robot.
My favourite costume (apart from Vader) is the TIE pilot costume. It's funny but the F-35 Helmet looks almost like the Imperial pilot helmet, so there's a bit of foreshadowing going on there, I reckon. lol
Ah what a treat to wake up to! Thank you for your immense work sweetie, we all appreciate it.
Tarkin in fuzzy slippers, it would be great to have those pictures.
The Imperial Guard helmets look very similar to WWII USN gunners helmets.
That was very interesting about the bug-like Vader mask being used as the droid in the sandcrawler. I always wondered about that and now I know.
I got a good chuckle when you said Vader's belt was held together on the inside with duct tape. It reminds me of the old joke of the Force is like duct tape, it has a light side and a dark side, and together they bind everything together.
Again, I loved this video and you did a great job with both of them. I found out a lot I didn't know.
You have a subscriber and I'm looking forward to watching your other videos.
Thank you so much John!
This is the best! I’ve been obsessed with “the bad guys” since I first watched Star Wars twenty or so years ago. Thank you! And posted on 501st day! Perfect!
Wow, that's very cool. I am also hosting a livestream with Roger Christian on Star Wars Day: th-cam.com/video/tHeoxjnyER4/w-d-xo.html Hope you can join us!
Better late than never, girl! Fabulous as always. Would've loved to see a pic of Grand Muff Tarkin in bunny slippers, that would be everything.
Hi sweetie, yes, I wish I had that picture. 😁
@@Costume_CO You're having that live stream on Monday?! NOOOO! I have class all day! 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Hi Tatiana, it will be recorded. 😁
Cool uniforms too, the helmets and everything very organized like a real army.
Yes, it was all really thought out.
Thank you! Really hope we get a video on The Empire Striked Back. That film has most of my favorite costumes from the Star Wars films.
It's the best Star Wars movie of all time.
Great video I was 10 when mom dad took my sister and I to See Star Wars back in 1977. It changed my life. I was a cub scout, weeblow and boy scout. A Marine Forced Recon sniper and a Police Officer! But I loved the Stormtroopers and Darth Vader! So cool!
Thanks so much for sharing Douglas. We must be the same age and I was also 10.
Very special Heidi! May the force be with you always. Love the details of the creation of this epic tale.
Thanks so much John!
If you look carefully, have you noticed that Vader's helmet looks like a Jedi hood? Almost certainly a coincidence, because Lucas hadn't decided what Jedi wear until the ROTJ (Obi-Wan wore Tatooine garb), but it is interesting how similar in design it is to their hoods.
I enjoyed this very much. Very informative and I thought well put together. Thank you very much and I couldn't be happier that it was about the first trilogy and I think best of all of them . Very well done! So enjoyed!!!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you comments. :)
It is also possible that the small wings on the Vader helmet were to be similar to the lugs on a M1916 Stahlhelm the lugs were used to add an extra plate to shield Stosstruppen in trench raids in WWI
Yes, it's quite possible! Thing is, neither Ralph McQuarrie or John Mollo are with us now so sadly we can't ask these questions.
@@Costume_CO true but John does have a brother who is also known for work on uniforms and is still alive, Andrew Mollo, and from memory they both talked about the work on SW
Just stumbled upon your channel and loving every video! Would love to see you cover the other films. The Last Jedi has some of my favorite costumes in the franchise.
Thanks for the "Star Wars Helmets" tip. Just been there looking at the site and it also looks very interesting.
No problem 👍
The Galactic Imperial uniforms have become so iconic that they haven't changed at all since 1977.
I was wondering if you could do a video like this for "The Hobbit" Trilogy. Especially for the elves and Thranduil costumes. I love your videos❤❤
Possibly!
@@Costume_CO Thank you❤❤❤
Fantastic video!
Thanks Douglas!
Have you thought about doing a video about the costumes of Sucker Punch?
Love this video. Learned so much. Obviously a lot of research was done for this video.
Thanks Hindsight. 😁 Yes, it took me 3 years. 😂
Brilliant video sooooo much info I love it . And what a day to watch it as well
Please cover the other movies.
Thank goodness you got it right in that Liz Moore, who tragically died before the movie came out, is rightfully credited as the maker of the Stormtrooper along with Muir. Andrew Ainsworth has tried for 30 years to steal credit for that, going as far as buying fan sculpted replicas and modifying and saying that's screen used from his sculp for the movie.
Her story is so sad. Thank you for commenting.
The TIE pilot and the Imperial gunner are the best.
The gunners are my favourite. Love them!
This is great! Any plans to cover the sequel trilogy? I’m particularly interested in the subtle callbacks to Vader and the Imperial uniforms in Kylo Ren and the First Order’s uniforms. The FO uniforms seem to be more streamlined and severely cut. Meanwhile, Kylo Ren’s costume is ragged and looks cobbled together to look as much like Vader as possible with materials at hand.
We'll see, it took me 3 years to get this one done! Thanks for your comment. :)
This is a wonderful idea,would love a video like that. :)
@@Costume_CO I find The Mandalorian far more interesting tho. Awesome work Costume CO!!! finally, I know what the cylinders on the costumes are, and much much much more!!!
Thank you Julio. I am a big fan of the Mandolorian as well.
After recently getting into Hopi kachinas, I realized that most of George Lukas’ ideas for characters came from there. If you look into it it’s uncanny
A prototype Vader costume: www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/ee1efv/1976_ilm_artist_john_dykstra_with_a_darth_vader/
Any possibility that you could look at Empire and the fantastic Rebel Hoth outfits, and Luke's "Dagobah Gear"?
thank you!
When will you be doing the other five SW movies made by George Lucas?
In your otherwise very good video you made a mistake on the history side.
You stated that German troops in WWI called Canadian troops as "Stormtroopers". There is, at least by my knowledge, no known statement of German troops calling Canadian soldiers in this way.* Also, the German soldier in WWII weren´t called Sturmtruppen. That´s a confusion of historical facts. "Sturmtruppen" were special elite formations during WWI that used tactics that were later used by the normal(!) German infantry units. The term did fall largely out of favor after WWI.
Also, I´m a bit unsure about the suit for Darth Vader and the Tie Fighter Pilots as motorcycle suits or simple black overalls.
The original Tie Suits look a lot like car racing suits - as well as, and must stress here probably (yes, I´m not sure), Darth Vader´s suit.
But, again, that´s more of an annoyance and pedantry by an history buff - most of the other info is good and correct.
As you seem to have a knack for the whole topic of costumes - have you any good sources for space suit designs in movies? I´m searching for years now but didn´t find any good and acceptable sources.
* This is probably a Canadian propaganda myth like the naming of the U.S. Marines as "Höllenhunde" (Hellhounds or Devil Dogs) by German troops - there´s not a single evidence of that ever happening.
Thanks Thorsten.
Hi Costume CO, Great video. Really enjoyed it. So much I have liked it and subscribed to your channel.
I thought you put the point across well. Like yourself I like sharing skills and knowledge. To share some of my knowledge I have set up my own you tube channel. You should check out. Well many thanks for a great video.Keep the good work up. Look forward to future videos.
Great video, with a huge amount of detail.
1 point is completely wrong. The Germans already had Stormtroopers in 1915 and built on these units to create large numbers of Divisions of them in WW1. They didn't adopt the name from a moniker they certainly gave to the Canadian troops taking Vimy Ridge in 1917. It was in tecognition that they took that Ridge in 1 hour. The Stahlhelm was first issued in 1916.That's 1 year before you say, based on what the Yank author states, the Stormtroopers came into being.
Thanks Martini!