Shawna Trpcic | |
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| Born | (1966-10-18)October 18, 1966 Artesia, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 4, 2023(2023-10-04) (aged 56) Palm Desert, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Costume designer |
| Notable work | Firefly Angel Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Dollhouse The Mandalorian Ahsoka Foundation |
| Children | 2 |
Shawna Trpcic (/ˈtɜːrpsɪk/; néeLeavell, October 18, 1966 – October 4, 2023) was an American costume designer.
Shawna Trpcic was born inArtesia, California, on October 18, 1966.[1] She got her start in the industry with the 1990 filmMegaville, and went on to work as a wardrobe assistant on the filmsToys andRed Shoe Diaries. She later became the costume designer onJoss Whedon'sFirefly,Angel,Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog andDollhouse, as well asMarti Noxon'sPoint Pleasant.[2] She was also the costume designer forTorchwood: Miracle Day.[3]
In December 2005, Trpcic auctioned off several of the costumes fromFirefly that were in her private collection. Many of those costumes were purchased by fans who later wore them to the 2006Browncoat Ball in San Francisco. Trpcic attended the ball, along with Jonathan A Logan (who made Mal's original browncoat from Trpcic's design) and posed for a group shot with everyone who was wearing her original costumes. Trpcic altered her own wedding dress to create the ballgown worn byMorena Baccarin (asInara Serra) in theFirefly episode "Shindig". Trpcic often attempted to add pinkflamingos somewhere on her costumes as she considered this to be her signature mark. An example of this is pointed out by Trpcic herself in theaudio commentary to "Shindig", where they are visible on the lapel of the characterBadger played by Mark Sheppard.
Beginning in 2019, Trpcic worked as the costume designer for seasons 2 and 3 of theStar Wars seriesThe Mandalorian. She received attention for her work inThe Book of Boba Fett where she also researched original designs for the original movie to have costumes capturing its feel. She collaborated with actressJennifer Beals to design the costume for Beals' new characterGarsa Fwip.[4][5] She was nominated for an Emmy for her work on season 2 and 3 ofThe Mandalorian andThe Book of Boba Fett. Her last contribution to theStar Wars universe was designing the acclaimed seriesAhsoka.[6]
Trpcic volunteered atJuvenile Hall and taught art at a men's maximum security state prison in Northern California. She was a Christian and had two children.[7]
Trpcic died on October 4, 2023 inPalm Desert, California, at the age of 56, two weeks before her 57th birthday.[8][9]
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