The sincerest form of flattery
It’s an odd moment in the movie. Lando Calrissian is wearing Han Solo’s clothes and has taken the smuggler’s spot in the pilot’s seat of the Falcon. Chewie seems to accept the new status quo and remains co-pilot, while Luke and Leia place their trust in the gambler / businessman to help track down Han Solo. But why is it okay for Lando to wear Han’s clothes?
I find it hard to believe that Han’s pants and sleeveless jacket are standard pilot attire. No, it looks like Lando went on a wardrobe raid. Were his Bespin threads in the wash, or was he doing it in a badly misplaced effort to bring some levity to the sombre crowd? I favor the latter.
Technically, Lando is wearing a baggier shirt which is buttoned right up and has a longer, squarer collar. But who cares about that right now? And sure enough, there is an action figure of Lando in this outfit. For the short time he’s in the movies, he sure gets to change costumes a lot!
Meanwhile, on Mantooine… Ryan Consell, seasoned cosplayer and Star Wars fan has done the unthinkable! He has gender-swapped the Slave Leia costume! The geek culture website Mad Art Lab has a great blog entry from Ryan about his project and his reasoning as to why he undertook such a daring challenge. It is an interesting read, that raises good points about how we perceive image in society and why people choose to don the bronze bikini (male AND female).
I have to admit, it is hard not to objectify women who wear the Slave Leia outfit. I’m a guy and I’m really keen on the female form, so comic conventions often provide some eye candy that the gentleman in me tries my best not to get caught oogling at.
Skin! Princess Leia! It’s a combination that a red-blooded Star Wars fan can hardly ignore. But the reality is that the girls (and guys!) who put on these outfits (a lot of them painstakingly tailored from scratch by the cosplayer) have no intention of doing anything more than paying homage to their beloved fictional characters and the artistry of their costume design.
Meanwhile, in Barry’s living room… Barry has another video, detailing his latest progress on his epic living room Hoth diorama. The deadpan humor really makes this video series for me. See last Friday for the overview of Barry’s Hoth diorama work.
And finally, on Leannetooine, Leanne made a really sweet illustration of her two favorite local sports teams which you can also buy on a T-shirt! Another way to support us even if they’re not your teams.
I think it is two sided.
First, Harrison Ford was not entirely guaranteed for ROTJ, so smacking Lando into that clothing gave continuity as to the possible Lando in Han’s position version of ROTJ.
Secondly, they left all of Lando’s clothes behind on Cloud City. They just get Luke out of there and bolt. Days later, they are at the rendezvous point and Lando has been marinating in the same clothing. Further, we see other people dressed like this in the trilogy. So even if it is Han’s clothing (and his underwear; think of that! You’re welcome!), I can cut Lando a lot of slack here since he just lost his entire wardrobe.
I’ve also read once long ago, that han’s type pants are apparently common for correllians
You know, I have seen ESB at least 100 times (it used to be our road trip film and we took at least six road trips a year, with two viewings per trip minimum), but I never once noticed that Lando wore Han’s clothes.
Wouldn’t it be funny if they were actually Lando’s clothes, and Han won those too when he won the Falcon? Strip Sabaac flashback please!
I didn’t notice Lando’s change of clothes either. And when you now suggested that maybe Han won those clothes from Lando when he won the Falcon, I realised that of course Lando would’ve had a travel wardrobe on board, which Han could’ve just merged with whatever clothes he already owned.
But then you revealed that that wasn’t what you had in mind at all… 🙂
i find it interestingthat Lando looks way spiffier in Han’s outfit than han does.. guess Lando just knows how to be a sharp dressed man..
I see the mustache is not the only new look for Han! 😛
I always figured he wore Hans clothes because when they escaped Cloud City, Lando didn’t bring ANY of h7s own stuff let alone a change of clothes.
I’d say having a pissy Darth Vader point at you and curse you out infront of everybody at least warrents a change of underpants…
…which is probably why Chewie didn’t mind…
I love the “Too Soon” gags, keep em coming!
I never noticed the change of wardrobe before, now I have to go back and re-watch empire. 🙂
I see Han as just having that one vest, which he wore in Star Wars but not in Empire Strikes Back cause it was cold. When it comes to outer wear, how many people not in uniform own several copies of the same thing? So Lando saw that vest in Han’s closet and decided to wear it. It doesn’t seem to be protective or that functional with bulging pockets – they just have the same sense of fashion!
Wow I never even noticed the change of clothes yet I noticed the storm trooper hit his head in A New Hope.
I love the strip another wonderfull look at a small moment, that now I will see Lando in his Han outfit and think of this comic….. 🙂
Keep up the great work.
I had always noticed the change of clothes. I thought it was sort of amusing but always figured Lando needed them, and found them on board the Millennium Falcon, since it appears to be Han’s ANH costume, which Han gets back by ROTJ.
Ah, I just figured it was traditional Corellian clothing.
nice tag team drawing. I’m not a fan of either team, but i am a fan of that drawing. Good luck this year. Vegas has Toronto as the odds on favorite for the World Series and the are division rivals of the O’s
Great strip. Really made me laugh.
how do you know han wasnt wearing Lando’s old clothes? it was HIS ship first. He’s just taking it back. (to the old school, cause he’s an old fool who’s so cool)