Post by JediKai on May 15, 2006 0:02:49 GMT -5
Here's the quote, on page 144 at the beginning of Chap 25 of
The Cestus Deception:
"Obi-Wan's formal robe was much like his everyday dress: flowing from floor to shoulder in a cascade of burnt sienna, but woven of demicot silk".
I've never heard of that kind of silk, so I did a Google search and got this from the Star Wars Encycolopedia on theForce.net:
"Demicot
this was a species of swift-moving insect. The fine webbing exuded by the demicot was collected and woven into a silky fabric."
So, dress robe (and tunics?) is of a finer fabric than everyday, but of the same design. Qui-Gon's tunics for the movie were made of a sort of raw silk. To be fancier than that would be to have a fabric smoother....like a "silky" silk, shiney and smooth. Charmeuse, dupioni, etc.
The Cestus Deception:
"Obi-Wan's formal robe was much like his everyday dress: flowing from floor to shoulder in a cascade of burnt sienna, but woven of demicot silk".
I've never heard of that kind of silk, so I did a Google search and got this from the Star Wars Encycolopedia on theForce.net:
"Demicot
this was a species of swift-moving insect. The fine webbing exuded by the demicot was collected and woven into a silky fabric."
So, dress robe (and tunics?) is of a finer fabric than everyday, but of the same design. Qui-Gon's tunics for the movie were made of a sort of raw silk. To be fancier than that would be to have a fabric smoother....like a "silky" silk, shiney and smooth. Charmeuse, dupioni, etc.