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The Rings of Power Season 2 is here and we decided to take a little side quest over to Middle Earth to check it out. We're talking clothes, lore, and whether Sauron was a black tar venom monster for 1000 years? Our chat on Episode 3 will be coming out in a couple days. Thanks for tuning in! 

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Ariel and Melinda are doing a bonus project! 

In addition to our sci fi series, we are going to cover the new season of RIngs of Power, talking costumes and enjoying some fantasy content. We are also do a costume project where each of us has chosen a costume from the show to build IRL in a scaled down size. Check out this announcement for all the info! 

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Buckle up friends because we were really on one for this episode. And how could you not be for a movie like Barbarella? This movie sent our brains into outer space. If you are looking to learn something, you will not find it here. What you will find are killer dolls, killer parakeets, killer organs, killer lakes, and a lot of killer costumes.

Info from:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062711/

https://costumedesignarchive.blogspot.com/search?q=barbarella

https://time.com/3634395/life-with-jane-fonda-behind-the-scenes-on-the-camp-classic-barbarella/

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This is classic sci fi in so many ways. The flying saucer, the desert planet, the iconic robot (who's also a seamstress!) as well as skirts so short, you wouldn't believe it's the 1950's. Join us as we ask the age-old question- why are the men acting like that? 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_forbidden

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet

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Dr. Cyclops was a bit of a wild ride featuring- mad scientists, radium shrinking technology, colonial-nightmare chic outfits, and honestly some really nice design moments. Join us to hear all about it. 

Info from: 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032412/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_dr%2520cyclops

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0372128/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

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We move forward to sci fi from the 1930's with the little-remembered Just Imagine. Billed as the first sci fi musical. Is that true? We did not look it up to find out! We continue our examination of costumes based on only what we saw and very little outside research. And we saw a lot.

Info from:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Imagine_(film)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021016/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_just%2520imagine

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We kick of 100 years of sci fi by looking at the costumes in Metropolis. This un-researched and un-serious exploration of the costume design won't answer any of your burning questions, but hopefully will be a fun time.

Information pulled from

IMDb- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_metrop

Wikipedia- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_(1927_film)

Women in Weimar Fashion: Discourses and Displays in German Culture 1918-1933 by Mila Ganeva

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Season 1 of Haute Set we are covering 100 years of sci-fi film talking about costume design. Please join us as we watch the development of this genre with our broken millennial brains. 

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