{"product":{"product_id":"0810965674","title":"Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars","price":"397.34","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51eFcArpuDL._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0810965674"},"comments":[{"body":"\u0026gt;Did he consult mongolia and ask for the right to use their art and culture? Or did he steal the idea and give nothing back?\r\n\r\nI've seen a few people taking this line in the comments, and I find it really confusing. The Mongolian government of the day is not necessarily the arbiter of their culture. There are many cases of a government actively trying to stamp out cultures. No such body exists that can approve cultural elements in films.\r\n\r\nNow I think it's pretty safe to assume that *George Lucas* didn't consult anyone from Mongolia or involved in Mongolian culture, or really give a shit about the costume at all except that he thought it looked cool and, to his eyes, unusual.\r\n\r\nBut I would expect that a world-class costume designer like Trisha Biggar *is* an expert on world culture, especially as it relates to their clothing, and did extensive research and consulting in designing the costumes. I haven't read [her book on the topic](https://www.amazon.com/Dressing-Galaxy-Costumes-Star-Wars/dp/0810965674) since, you know, it's a $300 book about the prequels, but I bet it's enlightening.","subreddit_name":"pics","author":"fang_xianfu"},{"body":"They made a book of it.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Dressing-Galaxy-Costumes-Star-Wars/dp/0810965674","subreddit_name":"starwarstrader","author":"LibertyVanguard"}]}