The field gray service dress introduced in 1910. Before that, the German army wore uniforms of dark-blue.Īll German Uhlan regiments wore tunics with plastron fronts. Tunic, 1910 Ulanka from the Imperial War Museum in London John Mollo based the final design of the Imperial officer uniforms not on Nazi attire but rather on the cavalry – to be precise, the Uhlan or light cavalry uniforms of the Imperial German army (the name given to the combined land and air forces of the German Empire of World War I). In all other shots, Peter Cushing wore a pair of fuzzy slippers.

So, he only wore them in a few shots, in which Tarkin's feet could be seen. Peter Cushing (played Grand Moff Tarkin) found the boots that came with his costume extremely uncomfortable to wear because they were too small for his feet. The naval officer’s service uniform worn by Grand Moff Tarkin, general Motti, and general Cassio Tagge, as we see them in the Death Star War room, is an olive-gray double-breasted tunic with matching trousers and tall black boots. The Imperial Navy, sometimes referred to as the Imperial Starfleet, was the naval branch of the Galactic Empire's military. It’s only natural that he took inspiration for Star Wars movie costumes from real-life military uniforms.

He wrote a few books on the subject and worked as a war film consultant. George Lucas wanted the costumes for the Death Star to have the military preciseness but to be natural, not designed.īy the way, John Mollo was a military expert. They've got to look familiar, but not familiar at the same time”. Lucas told Mollo, “You've got a very difficult job here, because I don't want anyone to notice the costumes. First of all, he wanted the Imperial people to look efficient, totalitarian, fascist…” So, their costumes had to be special.Ĭostume designer of Star Wars John Mollo said, “George made pronouncements of a general nature. This article is based on the video from YouTube channel “Costume CO”.īoth the Death Star troopers and the Imperial Navy officers are bad guys in Star Wars. What details do they have in common with some of the real-life uniforms? Were they really based on the Nazi uniforms? Let’s find out what historic military clothes inspired the costume designers of Star Wars to create the costumes of the Imperial Navy officers and Imperial Navy guards. But this material is dedicated to military uniforms.

Usually, we analyze civil historic clothing in our articles about stage costumes used in popular TV shows – ladies’ gowns, gentlemen’s suits, national costumes, historic accessories, and so on.

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