Barbarella

detenten

Active Member

• Apr 14, 2016

• #1

I was surprised to find very few threads about Barbarella, especially since it's available on Netflix now. The film has gratuitous costume changes and awesome weapons.

I've been researching a few of her costumes and thought I'd start a thread with my findings for posterity.

Here's a great blog I found: http://barbarella1968.blogspot.com/
Also a big collection of photos: http://www.magnumphotos.com/Catalogue/David-Hurn/1967/ITALY-Film-Barbarella-1967-NN110146.html
Tested Adam Savage builds Barbarella's rifle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWiqr-lwYA0

 

Last edited: Apr 14, 2016

detenten

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• Apr 14, 2016

• #2

Translucent Flight Suit

The boots and the trim along the bikini line look to be matching brown suede.

 

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detenten

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• Apr 14, 2016

• #3

Armored Mail Brassiere

Update user TC092867: The costumes were designed by fashion designer Paco Rabanne. The discs are one of his trade mark designs. You can find his chainmail handbags from time to time on eBay.

I posted to the facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/therpf/ , to appeal for help identifying the parts of Barbarella's armored haltertop with her white bodysuit.
By morning someone had identified it as a Butcher's Apron, which are made of aluminum discs. Often from France, stamped with "LAMEX FRANCE". http://www.cottedemailles.fr/nos-matieres-en.php German word for them is Schnittschutzschürtze (the umlaut is important when searching on eBay for them).

 

Last edited: Jul 18, 2016

detenten

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• Apr 14, 2016

• #4

Tongue Box

 

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TC092867

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• Jul 16, 2016

• #5

It's not a Butcher's Apron. The costumes were designed by fashion designer Paco Rabanne. The discs are one of his trade mark designs. You can find his chainmail handbags from time to time on eBay.

I've been working on a screen accurate display and it has taken 3 years to get enough discs to build this costume. Here are a few pics but far from done.

 

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TC092867

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• Jul 16, 2016

• #6

I found some pictures online that appear to the original costume but I don't have any additional info.

 

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TC092867

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• Jul 16, 2016

• #7

Her boots have all the styling of Pierre Cardin. Considering that Paco Rabanne and Pierre Cardin were friends it would make sense that these are custom Pierre Cardin boots. These are the boots I found and although the color and the hight is wrong, the seams look right. I thought I could pull patterns of them.

 

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TC092867

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• Jul 16, 2016

• #8

Barbarella calls it a "Tongue Box" in the film. Here is a website with some info and good pics: https://scifiinterfaces.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/portable-brainwave-detector/

 

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TC092867

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• Jul 16, 2016

• #9

Fev Studios is helping me with Barbarella's gun. You can check out the progress on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fevstudios/sets/72157666547540676/

 

detenten

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• Jul 18, 2016

• #10

Oh, nice on ID'ing the discs! I'm still probably building mine out of the butcher's apron, but yours is MUCH shinier! Thanks for the extra pics!!!