Today, I looked a little bit more at the Star Wars franchises (Rogue One and The Force Awakens), but also at bits of Alien (1979) and The Hunger Games very briefly.
I had noticed that all of the costumes of these female protagonists were similar and I think, this was brought on by Alien. Alien is an extremely influential film because it was one of the first to have a strong female lead and it was also led the way for hybrid-genre films (it being both a horror and a sci-fi film).
One thing that I like about Rey's costume (from The Force Awakens) is that it is mainly cream coloured, rather than the generic brown/greens pilot-looking costume of the other female characters. This convention probably was derived from Ellen Ripley's costume ( and British production designer, Michael Seymour). It goes to show that a generic convention of female sci-fi/ futuristic films is their costuming, but that these conventions can be changed and evolved as time also evolves.
I really respect the production designers and costume designers that developed these costumes and really like learning about them and seeing their brilliant concepts being executed. It's amazing to see the translation of their drawings onto the screen; I can only imagine how it would feel to have your designed work out in the world for all to see and admire!
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