Miss Spite's Miscellany

undeadaffairs:

dbsw:

“Darth Vader evolved out of numerous design concepts and discussions with George. He was described in the script as leaping aboard the starship through a hole in the hull, wearing flowing black robes. The first thing I thought was, ‘Shouldn’t he have some sort of breathing apparatus if he’s entering the vacuum of space?’ I asked George and he said, ‘Fine, give him a breath mask.’ It was then decided to give him a samurai helmet, and as I continued to work on the concept it evolved into a close approximation of what you see on screen. Later on, the storyline was developed to explain the mask and such, but at the time, it was a purely practical reason that it was introduced.” - Ralph McQuarrie

(via Learn the Real Reason Darth Vader Wears a Helmet - Cinematical)

undeadaffairs:

Bonjour Charles - Les Puces Savantes.

cjwhite:

mercurialblonde:

…And some days you just want to be Debbie Harry.

mollycrabapple:

Oh, childhood idols