- June Hudson
June Hudson is a British television
costume designer , most famous for her work on British science fiction tv series in the 1970s. Her most notable work featured in the classic series ofDoctor Who andBlake's 7 .Doctor Who
Her Doctor Who stories include the following (notable costumes in brackets):
The Creature from the Pit (Lady Adrasta)Destiny of the Daleks (Romana 's feminine version of the Doctor's costume)The Horns of Nimon (Romana's riding costume, Nimons, bird-like guards, Soldeed's robes)The Leisure Hive (TheFourth Doctor 's new burgundy costume, exaggerated and colourful hair, luxurious costumes)Logopolis (The Master's new costume, the Logopolitans' robes)Meglos The Ribos Operation (Romana's feather cloak, also used byServalan in Blake's 7)Warriors' Gate (The Tharils, leonineanthropomorphic creatures)Blake's 7
Her
Blake's 7 costumes include (notable costumes in brackets) many of the costumes in the second series of the show: overall, her most notable contribution was putting the Liberator crew in leather, arguably one of the most memorable aspects of the show.Redemption:
Kerr Avon 's dark blue leather and studs (dark leather and studs were to become the character's trademark),Roj Blake 's voluminous green leather bat-sleeves and boots, Cally's wide-shouldered outfit.Shadow: Avon's infamous silver leather tunic [Hudson refers to fans calling it "oven-ready"] , studded belt and thigh-high black leather boots, opulent velvet suits for the Terra Nostra crime lords.
Weapon: Large, elaborately decorated collars for
Servalan , Coser, Rashel and Clonemaster Fen. Servalan wearing the same white feather cloak as Romana in The Ribos Operation. Travis's new uniform made of ribbed black material. Androgynous, flowing leotard-cloak-skirt combinations for Carnell and the Federation officer. Jenna and Cally's elaborately cut and pleated long dresses. Avon's infamous red leather "lobster suit" that proved difficult with producers, directors and the actor himself. The original costume included conical spikes on the collar, which she had originally designed to symbolise the character's angry nature, but which had to be removed on the insistence of the producer. [Source: June Hudson's interview, Blake's 7 Season 3 DVD extras]Horizon: Velvet costumes for Ro and the Federation officers, flowing blue robes with elaborate feather decorations for Ro and Selma's native costumes.
Pressure Point: Servalan in a coat-like dress revealing her thighs and legs, made entirely of soft white plastic, complete with hat and wide collar. Later, she sports an elaborately cut and pleated white gown with a large metal insect-shaped decoration holding the dress in place.
Trial: New leather costumes for the whole Liberator crew.
Killer: Insect-like plastic capes for laboratory workers, insect details on their white costumes, safety suits made entirely of modified
Michelin Man costumes.Hudson mentions delegating the costume design to other colleagues for the second half of the second series, so for example, she doesn't identify as the designer of the extravagant costumes of the episode Gambit, although she approves of the work and is still credited as the costume designer on the end credits throughout the second series.
Sources and links
*"June Hudson's Costume Designs", an extra feature on the Blake's 7 Season 3 DVDs.
*"June Hudson's Leisure Wear", an extra feature on the Doctor Who Leisure Hive DVD.
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/people/june_hudson.shtml The BBC Doctor Who Classic Series Episode Guide]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0399885/ June Hudson's IMDb profile]
* [http://www.junehudson.com/ June Hudson's website]
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