How ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ Costume Designer Shawna Trpcic Captures the Spirit of the Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy

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Wilson Chapman editorSince the very first movie premiered in 1977, “Star Wars” has been a franchise with a clearly identifiable aesthetic: rusty armor, billowing capes and a retro vibe firmly entrenched in ’70s science fiction.

Later iterations of the franchise would update or play with that look to varying extents, but “The Book of Boba Fett” miniseries on Disney Plus is a full-fledged resurgence of the original trilogy’s magic, thanks to the work of costume designer Shawna Trpcic.A hardcore “Star Wars” fan, Trpcic first joined the franchise during season 2 of “The Mandalorian.”In preparation for diving into the show’s spinoff “The Book of Boba Fett,” she studied the original making-of books that George Lucas created during production of the first movie, which provided templates for the original designers like production illustrator Ralph McQuarrie and costume designer John Mollo to follow.

Then, she started working to create costumes that looked and felt like they belonged right back in 1977. “I am very aware of the aesthetic that George Lucas had in 1977 and 1983, and I’m very aware of the technology that they did or didn’t have,” Trpcic says. “So one of the things I tried to do is use tools and resources that would have been available to them.”For example, Trpcic would look for jackets from the ’40s, which would have been vintage when the first film was being shot.

Unlike modern superhero costumes, which often print details on top of Euro jersey fabric, Trpcic and her team also focused on using real embroidery and fabric treatments for the vast majority of clothing characters wear over the course of the show.