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