Martha Leightons (Natalie Norwick) Black Paisley Dress With Feather Detail | STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES (1966-1969)

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Martha Leighton's (Natalie Norwick) Black Paisley Dress With Feather Detail

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Martha Leighton's (Natalie Norwick) black paisley dress from Gene Roddenberry’s space adventure Star Trek: The Original Series. This custom-made, full-length wool evening gown features an abstract peacock feather pattern in blue, olive and black, a square neckline, a hem with dramatic front slit, and aqua blue fabric lining. The shoulder straps are elaborately festooned with coordinating feathers, and two loose feathers accompany this lot. This costume comes from series costume designer William Ware Theiss’ personal collection and immediately following production was stored away from the damaging conditions often seen with traditional studio storage. Thereafter, archived by the Comisar Collection, it has been meticulously cared for and stored in a light, climate and humidity controlled fine art warehouse. This garment is in very fine overall condition indicative of its provenance.
In the episode ‘The Conscience of the King’ (113), Martha Leighton and her husband (William Sargent) discover the concealed identity of intergalactic mass murderer, Kodos the Executioner. Due to production budget constraints, ‘doubles’ (duplicates) of episode-specific costumes were seldom constructed for the series, and most likely this is the only such dress utilized by Martha in the episode, which she wears while mourning her husband’s murder.
Provenance: Mr. William Ware Theiss

This item is located in London.