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Jun 27, 2015 - Jun 29, 2015
One interesting aspect specific to this example is that the braids go both directions (in season one, they went one direction and the opposite in season two). The Starfleet uniforms worn in the mid- to late 1960s original series were designed by William Ware Theiss. In the first two seasons of the series, the costumes were made of velour, but production found that it shrank and tore easily following dry cleaning, so in the third and final season, costumes were instead made of nylon fabric. Because of the type of fabric used, this tunic was made for the first or second season.
These costume pieces are among the most rare in the marketplace – even Christie’s had none available to auction in the historic “40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection” event, which liquidated material from all of the franchise television series and movies. Images of the costume have been reviewed by collectors with confirmed authentic examples, and everything matches, from the fabric to the zipper style and manufacturer to the braids to the collars and placement of the patches, as does the stitching when turned inside out (i.e., details never seen on screen in the series).
The three tunics offered in separate lots in this auction all come from the same consignor. The collection belonged to his father, who had them in his possession since the early 1970s, originally acquired from someone who worked on set. Accompanied by a copy of Star Trek : The Original Series .
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