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This deluxe book showcases the unique costumes of the Star Trek saga, taking in fifty years of iconic and hugely influential designs. Drawing on the entire franchise, including all twelve films and six TV series, Star Trek: Costumes explores the creation of some of the most memorable garb in the galaxy, telling the complete story of how Star Trek's outlandishly chic wardrobe has been expanded in increasingly thrilling ways throughout the years. From the classic Starfleet uniforms and daringly provocative outfits of The Original Series to flowing Vulcan robes, flamboyant Ferengi fashions, and formidable Klingon wedding attire, Star Trek: Costumes explores how these designs have played a key role in transporting fans to distant worlds and alien cultures over the last five decades. Filled with exclusive photography, stills from the saga, rare concept art, and other striking visuals, Star Trek: Costumes also focuses on the talented individuals who have brought the Star Trek universe to life, including original costume designer William Ware Theiss and his successors, Robert Fletcher, Robert Blackman, and, most recently, Michael Kaplan. Featuring extensive information on the creation of each featured costume, with insight and anecdotes from interviewees including Blackman, Kaplan, J.J. Abrams, LeVar Burton, Jonathan Frakes, and Ronald D. Moore, this book is a comprehensive and captivating celebration of the incredible artistry that has made Star Trek’s costumes as innovative and imaginative as its futuristic technologies. Also featuring an introduction by Robert Blackman, Star Trek: Costumes is the ultimate way to experience the incredible fashions of the Final Frontier. TM & © 2015 CBS Studios Inc. © 2015 Paramount Pictures Corp. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Insight Editions (October 20, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1608875180
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1608875184
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.2 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 1 x 12.75 inches
Reviewer: Autumn Grace
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Exquisite Book on Star Trek Costuming
Review: If you're a cosplayer, or a costume designer, or even just a Trekker, this book is a must-have! It takes an in-depth look at the costumes from the various Star Trek TV series and films, starting with the original 1960s show, the classic movies, all the spinoff series, and even the recent reboot movies.I bought it for the photographs and design sketches, of which there are a great many, and of very high quality, too. However, when I cracked the book open, I found myself entranced by the text! The author interviews all of the different costume designers, gleaning details about their designs that I've never read anywhere else. You'll learn all kinds of fascinating tidbits about what it was like to design exotic alien costumes in the 1960s, when television censors demanded that no nipples or belly-buttons could show---not even on men! You'll learn the shortcuts costume designers have to take to stay on budget when creating hundreds of uniforms and other costumes for a new show or movie. Often, what looks like heavy leather on-screen is actually something entirely different!, like waxed cotton, or silk laminated with terrycloth. It's truly fascinating stuff.It's such a high-quality book, almost like a coffee-table book, filled with gorgeous photographs and interesting text. Five stars and highly recommended for anyone who's interested in costuming and/or sci-fi.

Reviewer: Ruth Ellen Miller
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: But I do enjoy costumes. My company manufactures fiber optic lighting
Review: I am not a Star Trek fan. But I do enjoy costumes. My company manufactures fiber optic lighting. We just lit a Marilyn Monroe dress worth half a million. So I see a lot of costumes, both historic and Hollywood produced. I know something of costuming. And I have read a number of books on the subject, many dry, professorial and dull. This was fun. The authors made it a delightful trip with beautiful photographs, details about actual construction, comments by designers, review of materials used, discussions of problems and what has made costuming for a science fiction icon that spans decades such a challenge. I recommend clicking the buy button. Do it. You know you want to. I am surely glad I did. This is a book not to miss. It will be in my collection for decades beside all those academic tomes. My hat off to the authors for a great book even if the last costume which was J.J. Abrams favorite in his renewing of the series shows a zipper, a Star Trek costuming mistake. See what neat stuff you learn.

Reviewer: Enrique Rivera-Mass
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wonderful Book
Review: Great book

Reviewer: Sunfell
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Beautiful book!
Review: Got my copy of "Star Trek Costumes" yesterday. What a treasure! It's a HUGE book, with gloriously beautiful images, beautifully printed, and worth every penny. I really enjoyed the explanations behind some of the costumes and uniform choices, tweaks, and interesting elements.I was particularly interested in the evolution of the Vulcan clothes, from the outfits used in Amok Time, to the massive group of Vulcans in "Search For Spock". Those were awesome costumes.They spent a lot of time on the original cast series, but kind of skimped on Enterprise, which was sad, because I would have liked to have seen more of the Vulcan clothing used in that series. Still, they did a two-page spread on the Vulcans in "First Contact" which were only on screen for a few seconds.The book is dedicated to Leonard Nimoy and Harve Bennett. If you're a Trekkie and costume lover, you'll love this book.

Reviewer: L. Skarka
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: but I was a bit disappointed by that
Review: There were not quite as many pictures from the Original Series as I was hoping for. Probably because a lot of them didn't survive, but I was a bit disappointed by that. If you're looking for a fun, interesting overview of all of the series costumes, though, it's quite good.

Reviewer: Chris A
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Early Delivery and Incredible Book
Review: While this book was supposed to come out 10/20 of this year, Amazon happened to have it in stock, so I ordered it. It arrived today and after much anticipation and months of hearing about this massive book, I can say it throughly lived up to expectations.This is my first Amazon review and I have been a lifelong Trek fan, this is a MUST have for any Trekkie out there. The beautiful photos, descriptions and commentary from designers immerses you into the behind the scenes of this amazing franchise. A lot of time is spent on the original series, showing how the "simple" uniforms shouldn't have pockets to why the women on each episode wore elaborate gowns - all within the framework of an optimistic and futuristic society.Buy this book and you won't regret it. LLAP

Reviewer: C
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Awesome commentary, GORGEOUS pictures
Review: Awesome commentary, GORGEOUS pictures, references of outfits that are hard to find. My biggest complaint is that there were not enough images of Romulan clothing, and nearly nothing on Cardassians. There's a range of useful stuff in here--everything from pantone swatches for Bajoran uniforms to tiny glimpses of other things (Garak's clothing), but it really could be twice as thick as it currently is if they included detail for everything!

Reviewer: JoT
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Hefty book
Review: Hefty book and reading.lot in it and for design or fibre people, A great read. And its practical ad a chair raiser in an emergeny. ItIS a coffee table book.

Reviewer: Cliente Amazon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Amei. Sensacional! Mas não poderia ser diferente! É Star Trek gente! TUDO que se refere à Star Trek é sensacional! Sou suspeita para avaliar....rsrrs

Reviewer: Marco Paolo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Un Trekker non può non averlo nella propria collezione! Fotografie bellissime, rilegatura e carta veramente di alta qualità.

Reviewer: Ben Sharples
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Arrived in a few days! Brilliant stuff! Thanks a lot!

Reviewer: STARFAN
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Un livre magnifique sur les costumes de l univers star trek, les photos sont juste superbe je le recommande vivement à tous les fans.

Reviewer: Amazon Kunde
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Ware umgehend erhalten und qualitativ einwandfrei. Mehr kann man nicht erwarten. Ein Buch in dem ich stundenlang blättern kann und mich an diesem unglaublichen Ideenreichtum erfreue.