Insight Editions Announces Three Trek Books For 2015
1 min readThree new books from Insight Editions set to debut next year will cover costumes, and traveling to Vulcan and Qo’NoS.
The books include: Star Trek: Dressing the Final Frontier, Star Trek Travel Guide: Vulcan and Star Trek: Travel Guide: The Klingon Empire.
Details on one of the books, Star Trek: Dressing the Final Frontier, is now available.
In Star Trek: Dressing the Final Frontier, “this deluxe book will showcase the unique costumes featured in the Star Trek franchise, from Mr. Spock’s staid Starfleet uniform to Uhura’s alluring mirror universe outfit. The book will feature a dazzling gallery of wardrobe designs, which explores the beautiful and innovative fashions that appeared in the various different versions of Star Trek, in both film and television, including the many different iterations of the iconic Starfleet uniforms, exquisitely designed alien garb, and much, much more. Every costume will be examined in intimate detail, tracing the design process from pre-production sketches to the stunning realization of the final outfit. Exclusive interviews with costume designers and experts will put the images into context. This unique visual treat will delight Star Trek fans and fashionistas alike.”
Two-hundred-and-eight pages in length, Star Trek: Dressing the Final Frontier will cost $60.00, and will debut next fall.
TrekToday will provide more information on the two travel books as it becomes available.
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William Ware Theiss, who did the eye-catching costumes for TOS, died in 1992, so I wonder just how much they can tell us about the design process for the TOS costumes.
They are illegally using a photo of mine in this promotion