Earthbound Costumes

I was excited to work on Earthbound as the costume designer because I am a science fiction fan.  The kataginu were the base inspiration for my design concept.  To me they have always seemed a bit space age.  I worked in metallic fabrics to give the piece an old school sci-fi feel.  It was a joy to incorporate little pieces of sci-fi lore into the piece.  I was able to represent Star Trek, Star Wars, and Call of Cthulhu. Tarō Kaja and Jirō Kaja became the red shirts.  The mon (logos) for each character were pulled from Star Wars, Cthulhu, and a piece of fabric specific to our teachers’ company.  Placed with the magnificent scenery, the piece came together as its own science fiction adventure.

– Hannah Schauer

  • A screenshot of an actor standing in front of a pokemon virtual background wearing a red turtleneck, a silver vest with a black and white crest, and black headset.
    Clayton Searcy as Martian Jirō in a costume fitting for Earthbound.
  • A screen shot of an actor wearing a yellow turtleneck with a green patterned kataginu over her shoulders and tied down around the waist with a black belt.
    Audrey Castañeda Walker as Martian Captain in a virtual costume fitting for Earthbound.
  • Three pictures of a silver material in front of various light sources. One appears purple, the other gold and the third a turquoise.
    Lighting tests on silver fabric. All three images are the same piece of silver fabric under different colours of light.
  • A blue kataginu on the left, a picture of the torso of a man in a red turtle neck.
    The costumes in Earthbound were inspired by the kataginu of kyogen and the crew colour coding of Star Trek.
  • An actor in a cat ear headband has her face painted light blue with purple, orange, and yellow lines and geometric shapes on top.
    Iana Weingrad as Martian Tarō in a makeup test session for Earthbound.
  • A woman with pink face paint accented at the edges with purple marks
    Audrey Castañeda Walker tests a make up design during an Earthbound costume fitting.