Mollins
Active Member
Hey Everyone, I've been sitting doing some research on General Hux, and his outfit from TFA, and seeing as I wasn't able to find any on the board, I decided it'd be best to start one, so that anyone who's interested in the character or costume could discuss/research/help each other with regards to identifying construction, material, parts etc of him.
To start off, I believe I may have tracked down the type of fabric used for the construction of the Uniform, look at the hi-res version of the following image, you can see some good detail on the weave/texture of the fabric.
Detail Image
From what I've been able to research/gather, the uniform appears to be made out of Grosgrain, which I managed to find:
This grosgrain is pure rayon - I had thought that the uniform was perhaps a silk, due to the shine of the fabric, however, upon stumbling over this fabric and looking at it vs the reference image, I think it's the correct fabric, as opposed to a Silk Faille (which is another fabric I had thought could be correct), or even a Silk Grosgrain (I say this as the only silk grosgrain I could actually find, whilst having the corded appearance, seems to look like it's made of small squares when looked at closer, as seen here
I currently have a swatch of the Grosgrain Rayon en route fro ma supplier, so I can see in hand what it's like in regards to weight, drape and cord wale.
As for construction of the Uniform, the tunic has Princess seams across the front, with a centre opening, and I think a pair of jetted pockets, one on either side:
For the closure of the tunic, from what I can guess, the collar is a strap that goes across the front middle opening, and snaps closed underneath the fold down collar at the side, for a cleaner look.
Whilst watching the film, I think I spotted the closure system in the centre seam/parting area, and to me, it looked like a busk style closure system, like you'd see on a corset.
He has Large cuffs on the tunic, mirroring those of his Greatcoat, as can be seen here:
On the Left sleeve of both his Tunic and Greatcoat, he bears his Rank Insignia, consisting of two black bands, each with a thin white band at the top and bottom, as shown:
The Shoulders of his tunic look very odd to me, as if there is an epaulet extending out of the top of the sleeve going right across the shoulder, but it may well be a trick of the light, until there are better quality images of his costume available we wouldn't be able to say, I don't think.
His gloves are totally plain black leather gloves.
The breeches are made of the same fabric as the Tunic, and have large flared hips:
As can be seen in the detail images, the flared hip doesn't just smooth into the rest of the breeches along the seam, instead they are wrapped across the front of the leg and tucked into the boot.
His Greatcoat, like his Tunic has Princess Seams up the front, and Jetted pockets. It also has the First Order Insignia on the left arm, in the form of a patch:
The lapels of the greatcoat, appear to be some sort of combination of Notch, Peak and Shawl, with the seam like the notch, but attached all the way to the tip without splitting like the shawl, and the point like a peak but without the bottom part of the lapel extending outside the top.
From the look of the coat in this image, I believe it to be something along the lines of a cashmere, or wool/cashmere mix, since it seems to give a rich sheen when the light hits it - but I'm not sure on this, and suspect I may very well be wrong.
His boots are knee high, shiny black leather, reminiscent of riding boots, but with a band across the top, with side seams:
I'm unsure if these will have been production made, or if they purchased off the shelf boots to be used, as they did for a few other costumes/characters.
His hat is very reminiscent of the Imperial Caps:
Made of a black fabric (I don't believe the same fabric as the tunic & breeches though), with a black leather peak/brim and metal First Order insignia.
The back of these caps can be seen in the trailer:
This is about all the research I've personally done into the costume so far, so I hope there's interest from other Denizens of the RPF, so that we can figure everything out and find any pre-existing parts and figure out fabrics etc.
To start off, I believe I may have tracked down the type of fabric used for the construction of the Uniform, look at the hi-res version of the following image, you can see some good detail on the weave/texture of the fabric.
Detail Image
From what I've been able to research/gather, the uniform appears to be made out of Grosgrain, which I managed to find:
This grosgrain is pure rayon - I had thought that the uniform was perhaps a silk, due to the shine of the fabric, however, upon stumbling over this fabric and looking at it vs the reference image, I think it's the correct fabric, as opposed to a Silk Faille (which is another fabric I had thought could be correct), or even a Silk Grosgrain (I say this as the only silk grosgrain I could actually find, whilst having the corded appearance, seems to look like it's made of small squares when looked at closer, as seen here
I currently have a swatch of the Grosgrain Rayon en route fro ma supplier, so I can see in hand what it's like in regards to weight, drape and cord wale.
As for construction of the Uniform, the tunic has Princess seams across the front, with a centre opening, and I think a pair of jetted pockets, one on either side:
For the closure of the tunic, from what I can guess, the collar is a strap that goes across the front middle opening, and snaps closed underneath the fold down collar at the side, for a cleaner look.
Whilst watching the film, I think I spotted the closure system in the centre seam/parting area, and to me, it looked like a busk style closure system, like you'd see on a corset.
He has Large cuffs on the tunic, mirroring those of his Greatcoat, as can be seen here:
On the Left sleeve of both his Tunic and Greatcoat, he bears his Rank Insignia, consisting of two black bands, each with a thin white band at the top and bottom, as shown:
The Shoulders of his tunic look very odd to me, as if there is an epaulet extending out of the top of the sleeve going right across the shoulder, but it may well be a trick of the light, until there are better quality images of his costume available we wouldn't be able to say, I don't think.
His gloves are totally plain black leather gloves.
The breeches are made of the same fabric as the Tunic, and have large flared hips:
As can be seen in the detail images, the flared hip doesn't just smooth into the rest of the breeches along the seam, instead they are wrapped across the front of the leg and tucked into the boot.
His Greatcoat, like his Tunic has Princess Seams up the front, and Jetted pockets. It also has the First Order Insignia on the left arm, in the form of a patch:
The lapels of the greatcoat, appear to be some sort of combination of Notch, Peak and Shawl, with the seam like the notch, but attached all the way to the tip without splitting like the shawl, and the point like a peak but without the bottom part of the lapel extending outside the top.
From the look of the coat in this image, I believe it to be something along the lines of a cashmere, or wool/cashmere mix, since it seems to give a rich sheen when the light hits it - but I'm not sure on this, and suspect I may very well be wrong.
His boots are knee high, shiny black leather, reminiscent of riding boots, but with a band across the top, with side seams:
I'm unsure if these will have been production made, or if they purchased off the shelf boots to be used, as they did for a few other costumes/characters.
His hat is very reminiscent of the Imperial Caps:
Made of a black fabric (I don't believe the same fabric as the tunic & breeches though), with a black leather peak/brim and metal First Order insignia.
The back of these caps can be seen in the trailer:
This is about all the research I've personally done into the costume so far, so I hope there's interest from other Denizens of the RPF, so that we can figure everything out and find any pre-existing parts and figure out fabrics etc.
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