‘Ahsoka’: Rosario Dawson on How Costume Designer Shawna Trpcic Honored the ‘Star Wars’ Aesthetic
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “Star Wars: A New Hope” director George Lucas wanted the costumes of the film to be both memorable and help inform audiences about the personality of each character.
But he didn’t want them to look like they were a fantastical sci-fi creation, so he leaned toward a military-inspired aesthetic.
From 1977 to the present day, the “Star Wars” look has borrowed from the European military for the rustic armored appearance, Samurai culture for the Jedi knights and helmets, and capes.
Costume designer Shawna Trpcic used that in her creations for “The Book of Boba Fett,” “The Mandalorian” and most recently, “Ahsoka.” Trpcic passed away last year before speaking about her work on “Ahsoka,” but Rosario Dawson, who played the titular character spoke with Variety about how Trpcic’s deep dedication and knowledge of the universe brought the character to life. “One of the things I loved about working with Shawna was her level of rigorous detail and research,” says Dawson. “From Easter eggs to nods to the animation and the film’s history, she would imbue it in her work.” Ahsoka Tano was first created for the animated series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” Introduced and established in live-action form during Season 2 of “The Mandalorian,” the decision was made to keep her in the same gray colors for “Ahsoka,” so the audience would have that familiarity with the character, but to give her a new costume. “You’re catching up with this character at a completely different stage in her life.
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