From: HF.ZMF@forsythe.stanford.edu (Miriam Ferziger)
Subject: Re: QL & the Emmys: 'We wuz robbed!'
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 16:17:19 GMT

In article <185ejpINNmfn@early-bird.think.com>,
barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin) writes:
>In article <1855e8INNdl1@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> eah4@po.CWRU.Edu (Elizabeth A. Hlabse) writes:
>>>At least TNG won a couple.
>>
>>Yeah, I suppose, but how in the world did TNG end up winning for
>>costuming.  How hard is what's done on that compared with what Jean Pierre
>>has to do every ten days?
>
>categories.  This was a pretty bad episode plotwise, but had some very
>elaborate costumes and body paint.  QL's costuming generally doesn't
>require as much cleverness; since it takes place in the recent past, they
>can get much of their stuff from the studio wardrobe collections.  The
>exceptions are the episodes that include scenes at Project Quantum Leap,
>which have some futuristic wardrobe.  Do you know which episodes QL
>submitted for the costuming categories?

As has been pointed out already, QL and TNG were nominated for Costume
*Design* which is entirely different from *costuming*.  Costumers are not
allowed to make a single item from scratch, whereas costume designers will
frequently design an entire show.  (As an aside, Jean-Pierre actually has
only SEVEN, rather than ten working days to do a show.)

Just because TNG comes up with wild and crazy "futuristic" designs, doesn't
mean that what they are better or worse than QL.  What always impresses me
about the designs for QL is that Jean-Pierre can design the same outfit
twice -- be it a dress, suit, or 1950s space suit costume -- for people
built completely differently (Scott and whoever is in the mirror that week)
and make it look good on both of them!

Jean-Pierre was originally brought onto the show to build a stock wardrobe
for Al and design Sam's costumes and that was supposed to be it.  He wound
up doing a *lot* more than that--designing the entire show.

He has won the Emmy for the second season show "Sea Bride" (Hey, Sally, you
forgot that in your list!) in which he designed early '50s swimwear,
lingerie, evening wear, and an entire wedding party.

Jean-Pierre was a guest at Comic Con, and I went to his presentation, which
consisted of a video tape of the "fashion show" he did for the convention
in March and a question and answer session.  I can't believe how hard this
man must work.  He had to leave early, in part because of a 120 piece show
he had then next day, and also because he still had about 1/2 of a "large"
show to costume before it started filming three days later!

I think that what makes him so good is his attention to detail.  After his
presentation, I gave him several pins I had bought at local craft fairs.
He remembered 1) the name of the artist whose pin I'd sent him last year,
2) that he'd used it 3) that he had written me a thank you.  A couple that
(legitimately) bought a prototype Cylon brought pictures of it to show him,
and he remembered just about everything about *it* and that was, what 12-15
years ago?  If he remembers one pin out of the dozens he must have for Al,
and a costume he worked on so long ago, he must have and incredible store
of fashion history in his head!

>Barry Margolin
>System Manager, Thinking Machines Corp.

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Miriam Ferziger              |                    DISCLAIMER:
miriamf@forsythe.stanford.edu| If any of the above  fails to make sense, it
                             | is because I was born with a  silver foot in
                             | my mouth and have a mind like a steel sieve.
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QUOTE:  "Hey, you can wear Dean on your *chest*!"  A QL crew member after
        buying a pin commemorating Dean's star on the Walk of Fame