2015-05-20
Star Wars: The Force Awakens' new stormtrooper uniforms have Apple to thank for their sleek new look, costume designer Michael Kaplan told Vanity Fair.
When asked if he created "some kind of fashion back-story ... to explain how the look of this galaxy might have evolved," Kaplan cited the company behind the iPod, iPhone and Apple Watch.
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"Maybe subconsciously, but with the stormtroopers it was more of a simplification, almost like, 'What would Apple do?'," Kaplan said of the design that leaked last August. "J.J. wanted them to look like stormtroopers at a glance but also be different enough to kind of wow people and get them excited...
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