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Star Trek DS9 Phaser Rifle on eBay

A Star Trek TNG/DS9 style Phaser Rifle is up again on eBay. The seller has offered this before, but because of his high price has never sold it. The eBay ad states:

Here's the info I was given about the rifle when I got it:

"ANYWAY....here is one of my favorite Phaser rifles. I bought it from Next Gen's Property Master on one of my set visits. It was the day they filmed inside the Borg "hall" for the 6th season's cliffhangar "Decent part 1". I saw this being used right in front of me, and when I went to lunch with the P.M. we worked out the deal and when I left that day, I left with the prop."

Comes with an LOA (Letter of Authenticity) detailing the history of the prop (it was also used on DS9), and is guaranteed to be authentic.

OK, so the seller didn't get it from the Prop Master, the guy he bought it from CLAIMS he did. I don't know about you, but I don't know many prop master's who sell props on the studio lot.

Now, to be fair, no one makes replicas in rubber. So that works in its favor. Still, shaky provenance and way overpriced.

Alec

River Island Boots - buyers review

This week I helped a friend in the US get a pair of the River Island Double Eyelet Boots, since they do not ship outside the UK.

Here are his views and comments now he has received them.

Thanks to a particularly awesome UK based member here, my pair of River Island double eyelet boots arrived today. If anybody was on the fence about getting a pair of these, I’d say go for it.



The pictures warranted the ridiculously overpriced Tom Baker socks.

Once you get the strangely oversized tongue tucked in place, they’re incredibly comfortable. They’re made with a nicely broken in predistressed leather, so they’re soft from the minute you take them out of the box. I'm not particularly planning on doing an 11 costume, but the boots look so cool I had to get a pair. In my opinion these are way better looking than the All Saints boots, and the sole is rubber with some really nice grips, so no slipping.

I like just about everything about them, except they only look good with tight pants, which contradicts the recent switch I made to never wearing tight pants again, haha. I’ll just have to find a compromise.

A video of my 1860s gown on youtube

I guess I should include this, since it does show my gown on me, and moving. I was interviewed at the Riverside, CA Dickens Fair by a young wannabe video journalist. He actually got some good interviews with costumers there but apparently had some major loss of his recordings, so not too many survived. By chance, mine survived, and I'm the first one on the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxoOaIdfMjw#t=00m24

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Julien's auctions off Roddenberry and Shatner items

Julien's Auctions has added a Star Trek items to their Summer Auction on June 27th. What was originally just props & costumes from the new movie has morphed into a broader Star Trek sale with the addition of items from Eugene Roddenberry and William Shatner.

This will be a big summer for Star Trek prop & costume collectors as June will also see the Profiles in History sale, which will have a couple hundred props in their sale, and the Propworx official Star Trek auction (licensed by CBS and including assets from the Star Trek Experience).

The items from the JJ movie are all top notch and will draw good bids. But besides a few Majel Roddenberry costumes from her estate, the Roddenberry and Shatner items are not of interest to most collectors.

From Roddenberry:

Highlights from Roddenberry's Bel Air home include: a Gene Roddenberry hand annotated script from Star Trek: The Next Generation (Est. $2,000/$3,000), costumes worn by Majel Barrett Roddenberry as she portrayed Lwaxana Troi in both Star Trek The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine (Est. $800/$1,200), a copy of “I Sing The Body Electric” inscribed to Gene Roddenberry by Ray Bradbury (Est. $1,000/$1,500), a Peabody award for Star Trek The Next Generation episode “The Big Good-bye” (Est. $400/$600), the remaining archive of Lincoln Enterprises Star Trek film clip collection (Est. $2,000/$3,000), cast bronze sculpture after Frederic Remington (Est. $2,000/$3,000), cast bronze figure after Auguste Moreau (Est. $600/$800), Steinway and sons baby grand piano ($8,000/$10,000) and other fine & decorative art pieces.

And from Shatner:

Leading the collection of William Shatner is his 2005 FXDC Dyna Super Glide Custom Harley Davidson (Est. $12,000/$14,000).Boldly go where no man has gone before… riding William Shatner's motorcycle; the first FX Super Glide was produced by Harley Davidson in 1971. Also included are his Golden Globe nomination certificates for Boston Legal (Est. $300/$500), “Rescue 911” pinball machine (Est. $1,000/$1,500), William Shatner original “Walk of Fame” plaque when he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in May 1983 (Est. $150/$300) and various ephemera from his personal collection relating to Star Trek and other productions from his career.

Now, for any prop & costume collector, the above are pretty boring. The focus for collectors will remain the 25 items from the 2009 movie which are all pretty good.

Alec

halle berry catwoman costume

You will see Catwoman costumes from the movies Batman Returns and Catwoman featuring Michelle Pfieffer and Halle Berry.


Back tocatwoman-costume

My first Louboutins

This is my birthday present to myself! LOL

Other than a laptop, these shoes are probably the BIGGEST investment I have made. They are perfection ( I love shoes, like Carrie Bradshaw) . I think they are worth it all and will probably last me a long time. I know that there are fakes that are sold of these at the faction of the price but I would NEVER be tempted to buy them. When I was younger I used to think that it was ok to buy fakes but now I realize that #1. the quality will never live up to the real things #2. the designers are being taken advantage of.

For example if you had this really big exam and you have taken weeks out of your time studying and preparing for it. When you take the exam some random person next to you decides to cheat and copies you. This person and you both get A's at the end. I think if you were the one doing ALL of the work and studying, you would be pissed off that the person got the same grade as you but did nothing to earn it.

Anyhow enough of my rambling here they are. They are super COMFORTABLE! And they are in the size 36 which is equivalent to a 6 in US sizing. I bought mine at Saks Fifth Ave. and they retailed to $595. Over all including handling and shipping/taxes was about $630.

xo

The Third Way

After everyones excitement of find the Paul Smith PS shirts last year in burgundy and blue; then the discovery of another shirt in blue, but with more screen-accurate cuff; there now comes yet another variation!!

This time it has cuffs with stripes, but these cuffs are french-style cuffs, intended for use with cuff links, though there does appear to be a button to do them up with as well (see below, left).

Paul Smith shirts often like to have little hidden details that only the wearer knows about and can see. The striped fabric is on the inside of the french-cuffs, and when worn conventionally cannot be seen (see above, left).

They could be folded inside out to display the stripes, though it would make them a bit bulky.

Thanks go to Ryan for sending me the pictures and sharing with us his amazing find.
Well done Ryan!!!
(And well done for wearing your watch face down.)

leather catwoman costumes

Catwoman The Movie Costume



The Catwoman Deluxe costume includes black leather-like pants that fit like a second skin and feature faux slashes in the thigh, an exaggerated bra-style top*, a pair of gloves with attached plastic claws, and a character headpiece.

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The leather material this catwoman costume is made out of gives it a sleek appearance.

Keep up with the sleek theme, the jumpsuit features a bare open back

Above you will find some leather catwoman costumes.

michelle pfeiffer catwoman costume

Batman DC Comics michelle pfeiffer catwoman costume



Meow! Fight Batman in this purrrfect Catwoman costume!

Consists of polyester jumpsuit, mask, belt and boot tops.

* Available in One size (woman's 9-10)
* This is an officially licensed Batman™ costume
* Mask may differ slightly from shown - see inset for a more accurate image (mask is solid black)
* Gloves not included

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Michelle Pfeiffer as Selina Kyle a lonely, frustrated woman goes a bit crazy after her boss tries to kill her because she knows his evil plans.

Saved by alley cats she becomes Catwoman. She starts out a bit evil, but still seems a bit good (kind of like Batman himself) however she is always a lot-ta bit sexy.

Rock Band Tournament Winners

Whether it was the beautiful weather or the Huskers spring game that kept people away, I can't be certain but we only had two contestants for our Rock Band Tournament on Saturday.

We decided to change up the rules a little to keep Gunther and Pat and their band "Tenacious D" in play.

They rotated picking 2 songs that each of them had to play on guitar, drums, mic and bass. We got to hear some

TOS Costume Designer William Ware Theiss

Another great article by Scott Lukas Williams

William Ware Theiss or Bill Theiss was the costume designer on the original Star Trek and for the first years of Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was responsible for the iconic Starfleet uniform designs that are so often copied these days. Theiss was a three-time Oscar nominee and an Emmy winner for his work on TNG "The Big Goodbye." Theiss was famous for being able to make something from nothing. He had minuscule budgets to work with on TOS and was still able to create compelling and unforgettable designs that fans will never forget.

Theiss' contribution to Vulcan design began with the TOS episode "Amok Time" which is probably the best-remembered Vulcan-centric episode of the entire franchise. His costume designs for the Vulcan guards at Spock's koon-ut-kal-if-fee ceremony are simple, yet striking. Here is a sketch which became the basis for these costumes.



With very few lines, Theiss was able to lay out an indelible design for the guards which was also the basis for Stonn (Lawrence Montaigne)'s costume.


Also in "Amok Time," Theiss created two beautiful costumes for the Vulcan women T'Pring (Arlene Martel) and T'Pau (Celia Lovsky). The T'Pau costume began a long tradition of including elaborate jewelry for Vulcan Masters. It is such an incredible piece that it sold for $45000.00 at the Christie's 40 Years of Star Trek auction!


Theiss' Vulcan designs also extended to Spock's parents: Amanda Grayson (Jane Wyatt) and Sarek (Mark Lenard). The ambassadorial couple visited the USS Enterprise in "Journey to Babel." Theiss crafted two militaristic jackets for Sarek and two beautifully flowing gowns for Amanda. The ones pictured below sold in a Profiles in History auction for $25000.00!

What's most impressive about these pieces is that they look like clothes and not costumes. Often, science fiction designers will focus on finding new and interesting "looks" but in the process, forget to create something that feels like a functional item of clothing. Also, established here, is the tradition of dressing Vulcans in warm, earthy colours and metallics. This theory of design will hold (more or less entirely) throughout the next forty-plus years of Star Trek.

Perhaps Theiss' most important contribution to Vulcan culture is his design for the IDIC. During the third season of TOS, Gene Roddenberry noted that fans were clamoring for Star Trek merchandise. He had Theiss design a symbol to represent the Vulcan philosophy of IDIC (Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations). The result was first seen in "Is There In Truth No Beauty?" and it frequently appeared in the subsequent Trek films and television series
becoming the ultimate symbol to represent the Vulcan species.



Finally, Theiss created a very memorable costume for the "Father of Vulcan Logic," Surak (Barry Atwater). Below is a design sketch for Surak's appearance in the third season episode "The Savage Curtain."


All of Theiss' Vulcan costumes manage to create a sense of otherworldly-ness while at the same time, being familiar enough to identify with. They are the clothes that one would expect a race of philosophers and logicians to wear. They evoke a sense of mystery, tradition and mysticism that pervades Vulcan culture.

William Ware Theiss passed away at the age of 61 in December 1992 but he lives on in his remarkable creations.

The Theiss designs featured here were found in The Star Trek Sketchbook by Herbert F. Solow and Yvonne Fern and in The Art of Star Trek by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. More can be seen at this wonderful Online Trek reference, Forgotten Trek