Cerlin

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Cerlin was a type of fabric used in the wardrobes of Naboo's monarchy. As queen, Padmé Amidala wore a traveling gown with purple cerlin sleeves that had a soft sheen to them.[1] Apailana, another queen of the Naboo, wore an intricately patterned capelet made of metallic silver cerlin when she attended the funeral of Senator Padmé Amidala.[2]

Behind the scenes

The material called "cerlin" in-universe has different names in the real world. Trisha Biggar, the costume designer for the prequel trilogy, explained in Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars that the sleeves for the dark purple traveling dress were made of a double layer of shot-silk chiffon satin.[3] In the traveling exhibit Rebel, Jedi, Princess, Queen: Star Wars and the Power of Costume, which ran from 2015 to 2018,[4] the placard for Apailana's costume indicated that her cloak was made of silk with a pattern burned out using a devoré technique.[5]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
  3. ↑ Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars
  4. ↑ Premium-Era-real Itinerary by Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service on www.powerofcostume.si.edu (backup link archived on November 11, 2020)
  5. ↑ Premium-Era-real Star Wars and the Power of the Costume Art Exhibit on blog.hobbydb.com (April 14, 2017) (backup link archived on August 7, 2021)
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