I've been studying Baylan Skoll's costume since he first appeared in the trailers. As a long time Ray Stevenson fan (loved him since Rome), I'm working on a Baylan Skoll costume as a tribute to him. Some details I've noticed:
Many of Baylan's costume details aren't black. They actually appear to be very deep green. Including his pauldrons and bracers. Or at least they have a green augmentation. Both in the Ahsoka fan event images and the BTS tribute photos of Ray Stevenson, his chest armor is deep green. I'd thought that in the fan event photo, the costume might have been lit subtly green. But I don't think so comparing it to the BTS photo, which is in daylight. When comparing the Baylan costume to Ahsoka's in the fan event photo, it appears to be distinctly green. And there is green verdigris on the pauldrons.
This is the link to the full resolution Ahsoka Fan event video for reference -
The chest harness also appears to be made of at least two different fabrics or leathers. It seems pretty clear in the BTS photo. I -think- it's a faux leather. The same that is used in the trim of the hood (which is black, not green). His cloak, undertunic and the rest of his kit all appears to be black, (turned grey by the harsh light in the fan event images).
Full size BTS images of Ray Stevenson -
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FwwcWEkWwAAkBos?format=jpg&name=large
Yesterday, we learned that Ahsoka star Ray Stevenson has passed away aged 58. His co-star, Rosario Dawson, has since taken to social media to share a tribute and new behind-the-scenes photos from set.
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Baylan's grieves are chevroned like his chest armor and I can't really tell, but may also be deep green to match his chest. They are closed with what looks like a double d-ring and strap arrangement that starts on the opposite side of the grieve. It looks like there is a hidden stirrup strap. It appears he's wearing a calf height boot beneath the grieves based on the bulge below the top strap. The boots are squared toe with a plain, stitched on leather sole and a relatively low heel. They look like a western or work boot, but I've been trying to find something similar, but so far haven't been able to identify them.
There are good photos of Baylan's "belt buckle", but so far no really good, detailed photos have shown up of his ring. But the stone in both buckle and ring also appear to be green - not black. They don't appear to be obsidian. In the Twitter advert image, the whole picture is tuned toward black, it makes his entire costume look black. But both the stone in the buckle and ring appear green.
full size poster image -
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/...ot+2023-08-07+at+11.15.23+AM.jpg?format=2500w
All the green with Baylan is there for a reason. What that is, is unclear. But if we look at him as an analogue of an Arthurian knight, Gawain becomes the obvious association. Gawain and the Green Knight, etc.
These are just some observations I've made that will hopefully help other builders to create epic Baylon costumes. I think that would be a fitting tribute to a great actor who was taken too soon.
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