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    The Martian: The Perfect 10 Spacesuit

    6 Oct ’15 /

    For a big budget movie about a lone astronaut who gets stranded on Mars, the spacesuits in The Martian are surprisingly sober in terms of design. There is an attempt here to make everything seem as plausible as possible, costume design especially. Director Ridley Scott’s regular costumer Janty Yates has created possibly the sexiest spacesuits ever seen on screen, and what’s more they are functional. To paraphrase a line in the film, she had to “science the shit out of them”. Yates collaborated with NASA looking specifically at their Z1 and Z2 prototypes to create an EVA (‘Extravehicular Activity’ – any time the crew must go outside) suit and surface…

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    Prince of Persia: Interview With Costume Designer Penny Rose

    7 May ’10
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    Man of Steel? Underwear of Steel More Like

    17 Jun ’13 /

    Superman’s new costume is underwear with a cape.

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    First Official Pic: Anne Hathaway as Catwoman

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    After Earth: Costume Designer Amy Westcott Explains Life Suit

    14 Jun ’13 /

    Exclusive Q&A with costume designer Amy Westcott about the After Earth life suit.

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    UK Film Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

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    A Sneaky Peek at The Green Hornet Costume

    1 Oct ’09

    Thor: Costume Revealed. Sort Of

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    Costume Round Up: Suited for Space

    16 Mar ’13 /

    With the trailer for After Earth revealing an intriguing ‘life suit’ worn by Jaden Smith, we round up the best space suit related posts from our archive.

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    After Earth Trailer Lands: First Proper Look at ‘Life Suit’

    8 Mar ’13 /

    Our first proper trailer for After Earth and our first proper look at the ‘life suit’.

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