Town-square butchers, busily wiping creature blood on greasy suede aprons. Handmaidens cool and fair, floating luminously in sunset-colored ombre chiffon. Corrupt senators wear sumptuous velvet togas, living handsomely on majestic wealth and vast power.
Human slaves toil in degradation, making due with dingy homespun wrappings.
Archetypes and archfiends such as mutant amphibians, masked Sand People, a beak-nosed junk dealer, a corpulent slug, valiant warriors and skittish lizards allow for more intricate costuming and extravagant accessorizing than ever before, while still maintaining ample wardrobe references to earlier story lines. The task of dreaming up 1,000 otherworldly garments fell to children's book illustrator Iain McCraig. A native of Scotland, Biggar's previous experience consisted mainly of costuming the innovative Glasgow Citizens' Theater company in her hometown. Lucas was the show's executive producer. Biggar and her core group of 40 stitchers and handcraft artisans first procured new fabrics and vintage trim from all over the world.