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  In 1996, the University Press of Mississippi published Star Trek Fans and Costume Art. Heather R. Joseph-Witham introduces readers to fans of the hit TV show who attend conventions dressed in highly creative costumes to us, but ‘uniforms’ to those who wear them. Known as ‘Trekkers’ she adds: Many are affiliated with fan clubs whose members buy or create such attire to be worn at conventions and public events. They come from all walks of life and show up extravagantly costumed not only at science-fiction venues but also at charity fund-raisers and public-service meetings. Klingons and Federation members may appear in the actual world of strip malls and shopping centers as they stage food-fight wars in behalf of the homeless. They surface anywhere they can make a statement about the positive ideals they feel are fostered in the Star Trek universe.     Costumers may portray figures from the popular TV show and films as well as invent characters in the tradition of Star Trek. No matter where they may be geographically, their zeal for the show and its values bond them into a community. They must toe a thin line between maintaining the tradition of authentic uniforms and the wish to create costumes that express personal aesthetics and innovation. Many Trekkers on occasion demonstrate extreme creativity in their costume art. Nevertheless, to meet the approval of their peers, it must be plausible and appropriate. Trekkers find a sense of friendship, family, and high ideals within fandom. A gamut of reasons can be listed for why Trekkers costume themselves. For some it is a public way of demonstrating affection for Gene Roddenberry’s creation. For some dressing as a Klingon expresses empowerment for women. For others it is escapism or pure fun. Such alien garb and motivations for wearing it are explored here in this fascinating book that connects expressions of contemporary folk art, folklore, and popular culture.     We meet Doug: Doug often attends conventions looking like Mr. Scott from the original Star Trek television show or like a Bajoran-Klingon fusion he invented who wears a Federation uniform. When appearing as Mr. Scott, Doug puts tire gauges in his vest pocket to simulate the character’s engineering tools. He also can dress quickly. However, when appearing as Dellahan, a Bajoran-Klingon character, Doug spends three hours applying makeup. Doug most enjoys appearing as Dellahan, because he created the character and writes stories about him. The Dellahan personality alters as Doug’s own life changes; he sees his story as well as his costumes as a never-ending process of evolving. Dellahan is an extension of Doug. And when he is in Star Trek costume, Doug is taken “out of depressions.” He says that costuming “makes me forget things for a while. Be somewhere else for a while…. Everybody knows what Star Trek is and being associated with a phenomenon like that—it’s fun!”     The Palavra We head to a The Palavra, a Star Trek fan club based in San Diego, California. It started as an idea in the minds of several current members. … Mimi Gallandt-Oakes, the captain of the Palavra, keeps members active and involved, holds club meetings at her home, supervises a club newsletter, and plans events for the group. She joined the Palavra initially because “it looked like fun,” but believes that the ideals of Star Trek and the fact that all members are “doers” holds them together. She states, “We’re somebody who believes in the future, in a better future. We believe you can’t just sit here. You have to work for it. You have to do things. If you sit on the fence and you don’t do anything, you’re just as bad as the people who are causing the trouble to begin with.” While the Palavra does many things for others, its members have also benefited. Mimi met her husband, Michael Oakes, through fandom. He often attends events dressed as Commander Data, an android from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Alesha Holder, who was formerly engaged to a Klingon, met her current boyfriend through the club.     “Before I joined the Palavra we still did things as a family but not as much as we do now. I’m a lot more active now, my kids are a lot more active now… They like the role-playing and it helps them release a lot of energy. They love the attention. Every time somebody wants to get their picture, they are absolutely eating the attention up. . . . I think they get noticed more. It’s good for their self-esteem.” – Susan   Mimi says her teenage son “calls us a bunch of Star Trek nerds.” Referring to her and her husband’s extended family, she states, “Well, they all think we’re really weird.” Alesha Holder has also found people who do not approve of her pastime. She says, “They think of us as a bunch of weirdos and lunatics dressing up in outfits that only actors should be wearing.” For the most part, however, Palavra members’ hobbies and costume wearing have been accepted by their mundane (mundane meaning all nonfans) friends and family.     “I don’t wear partial uniforms. It would be disrespectful to the uniform… Everything that Star Fleet stands for. I suppose that Star Fleet is the future of the military and all of the respect that goes behind the military. There’s a certain amount of dignity that goes along with it. I put the uniform on and I’m not Mimi anymore, I’m a commander. I have an attitude that I adopt out of respect to the uniform. The uniform’s respect comes from Gene Roddenberry’s dream and the respect that all of us, the Klingons, the Romulans, the Ferengi, we all respect Gene’s dream and… we’re working to make [it] a reality. Just because Gene isn’t here anymore doesn’t mean his dream isn’t.” – Mimi   The post Highlights From Star Trek Fans and Costume Art, 1996 appeared first on Flashbak.

Psycho (1960) Turns out that stabby Mrs Bates is actually Norman in drag! That’s right, our motel man is a phallic-knife-wielding nutjob – Freud’s wet dream. Audiences in 1960 wouldn’t have seen that coming and probably needed a good shower afterwards. No, wait . . . 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Bowman (Keir Dullea) crosses [...]