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Lethe's (Susanne Wasson) Paisley and Lame Caftan Dress - STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES (1966 - 1969

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Lethe's (Susanne Wasson) Paisley and Lame Caftan Dress - STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES (1966 - 1969


Lethe’s (Susanne Wasson) caftan from Gene Roddenberry’s space adventure Star Trek: The Original Series. This red and navy caftan in a paisley print is rendered in shades of red, navy, ochre and green and features red metallic panels and cuffs. It is trimmed with navy colored grosgrain bows along the shoulders and sleeves. 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 costume is in excellent, production-used, vintage condition overall indicative of its provenance.

In the episode ‘Dagger of the Mind’ (109), Lethe wears the caftan while she assists Dr. Tristan Adams (James Gregory) with illegal and unethical experiments. 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 caftan utilized by Lethe in the episode.

This lot includes a copy of Star Trek: The Original Series 365 that shows her ensemble on page 74.

Provenance: Mr. William Ware Theiss