1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:05,475 (narrator) Since their first adventure,... 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:10,355 ..the SG-1 team have been transported to many worlds populated by many cultures. 3 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,950 We are especially honoured today... 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:18,471 ..by the presence of those responsible for finding this planet for us. 5 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,878 (narrator) One of those responsible for creating the unique look for each race... 6 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,468 ..is costume designer Christina McQuarrie. 7 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:30,754 Most of these people that we're doing the costumes for are displaced humans... 8 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,634 ..that have been taken to these planets by these alien Goa'ulds. 9 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:38,196 So the idea is that they have evolved in a different way. 10 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,716 They're ancient cultures that have been taken to another world... 11 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:45,753 ..and then they evolve in a somewhat different way from what we expect. 12 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:52,035 So that's where we have to find twists on the historical basis. 13 00:00:52,160 --> 00:00:54,958 Look, l will not wear this thing over my face. 14 00:00:55,080 --> 00:01:00,154 l don't care how much embroidery is on it. And this... dress! Or whatever it's called. 15 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,750 l mean... l can't move. l can't walk. 16 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:05,677 lt kinda works for me... 17 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,151 l don't think there's any one particular way of going about it. 18 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,750 Each script gives you things to take off from. 19 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:17,237 But there is a historical base, because we've done Egyptian and Roman. 20 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,750 We did a Mongolian one, but you take elements of that... 21 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:22,871 ..and work it in a different way. 22 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,070 Sort of in an unexpected way. 23 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,510 And we've often thrown in elements from other cultures. 24 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,109 Somehow you come up with a rather strange mix, which so far has worked. 25 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,071 People, let's go! Let's move! 26 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,556 (narrator) McQuarrie's talents were put to the test from the start. 27 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:42,752 ln the two-hour pilot, she clothed hundreds of characters,... 28 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,348 ..including slaves held captive by the Goa'uld. 29 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:49,439 This was a character called Sha're from our pilot. 30 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:54,031 The inspiration for most of this came from Egyptian mythology. 31 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,230 - Sha're? - (distorted) Behold. 32 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,710 Your queen. 33 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:07,709 lf you look at this one, it's got this serpent head on the top, which is very weird. 34 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,389 Things like that... lt's almost a sense of humour. 35 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:15,672 A lot of it just comes out of a wacky... you know. 36 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,516 ldeas that come as you keep working on it. 37 00:02:18,640 --> 00:02:21,074 This was one of our Goa'ulds. 38 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:27,194 These were kind of these... alien gods. lsn't this wonderful? 39 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,949 Again, we used a lot of very different fabrics. 40 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:36,149 Very modern fabrics in this historical bent. 41 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,589 l guess it's about the only way we can say it. 42 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:43,953 Lots of elaborate trims and chains. This is a weird, funky, modern chain. 43 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:49,472 The combination seemed to work and give it an otherworldly appearance. 44 00:02:56,560 --> 00:03:01,395 The inspiration for this came specifically from primitive peoples. 45 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:05,035 ln the world, there are so many weird things you can draw on,... 46 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,869 ..and they are what they are, but if you put them in different contexts... 47 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,195 ..they take on an otherworldly quality. 48 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,356 (narrator) ln TV, time is of the essence. 49 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,199 McQuarrie's department must stay one step ahead,... 50 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:18,709 ..especially when creating brand-new styles. 51 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,230 They try and give us scripts a few weeks in advance,... 52 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:26,751 ..because it certainly takes a certain amount of thought and preparation. 53 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,111 Yeah, sometimes it comes on you fairly quickly. 54 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,391 We basically do these in seven days. 55 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,476 So it's fast. Very, very fast. 56 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,198 l am Kynthia. Welcome to our village. 57 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:41,479 Thank you. 58 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,639 (Christina) And it's very much based on what the art department is doing... 59 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:47,751 ..in terms of their sets. 60 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,155 That certainly influences us as well. 61 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:54,717 lt's very much a team effort. lt's a huge team effort. 62 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,230 (narrator) The number of costumes... 63 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:01,433 ..McQuarrie and her staff have had to create for this series is staggering. 64 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:05,838 l don't think l could put a number to it. ln the pilot, we did probably hundreds. 65 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:07,916 There was a lot in that one. 66 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:12,795 ln the episodic, it reduces. We haven't done quite as many per show. 67 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:17,869 But over the course of the series, it's going to be thousands.