Delva Racine was a human high-fashion designer during the Republic Era.[1] In 19 BBY,[3] on the planet Coruscant, they were walking up the steps of[4] the Galaxies Opera House[5] with another human patron during a performance of[4] Squid Lake[5] when the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker ran past them into the opera house to meet Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine.[4]
During the Imperial Era, Princess Leia Organa of the planet Alderaan owned a Delva Racine original hanging sleeve dress as part of her diplomatic wardrobe.[6] She wore the dress during the Royal Award Ceremony on[7] the jungle moon[8] Yavin 4[7] in 0 ABY,[9] held to commemorate the heroes of the Battle of Yavin.[7] Racine was fair-skinned with brown hair buns,[2] a hairstyle which Organa would also later wear.[7] While at the opera, they wore a pair of golden-colored goggles, a neckpiece, and a horn-like mask that covered their nose and mouth.[2] They also wore a gray tunic and silver-colored raised shoes.[10]
Behind the scenes[]
Delva Racine appeared in the prequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith,[4] released on May 19, 2005.[11] She was played by real-life British fashion designer Alice Shreeve, who is the creative director of the London-based women's wear label Belle & Bunty.[12] The Galaxies Opera House stair scenes including Racine were shot on the R Stage at Shepperton Studios in Shepperton, England during additional photography on August 23, 2004.[13]
In the current Star Wars canon, Racine's name was revealed in 2016 by the mobile application Star Wars: Card Trader.[2] The name originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was introduced in the reference book Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary, written by James Luceno[14] and released prior to the film on April 2, 2005.[15]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Delva Racine - Topps Choice 2) (First identified as Delva Racine)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 16 (Weapons & Uniforms: Citizens of Coruscant) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Gadgets and Gear
- "Coruscant" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
- Galaxies Opera House in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Delva Racine - Topps Choice 2)
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith to 19 BBY.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- ↑ Gadgets and Gear
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ Yavin 4 in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope the take place after the Battle of Yavin to 0 ABY.
- ↑ Star Wars Helmet Collection 16 (Weapons & Uniforms: Citizens of Coruscant)
- ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated and Expanded Edition
- ↑ Alice Shreeve and Pearl the Boston Terrier by Glazin, Simon on Lifestyle Tails (archived from the original on April 5, 2019)
- ↑ The Making of Star Wars Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Star Wars Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary on Amazon.com (backup link)