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Arthur Dallas' (Tom Skerritt) Nostromo shirt and undershirt from Ridley Scott's Alien. Dallas, the captain of the Nostromo, steadily removed top layers from his ensemble - revealing his open dress shirt and undershirt beneath that - while he hunted the nearly-unkillable xenomorph that had boarded his space tug.
Dallas' signature costume, a futuristic interpretation of a commercial spacecraft officer's uniform, was designed by Academy Award®-winning costume designer John Mollo, who received a prestigious BAFTA® nomination for his work. Alien was also nominated for two Academy Awards® upon release, winning one for Best Visual Effects, and has since been selected for permanent preservation in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry for its historic significance to American culture.
This lot consists of a custom cotton blend short-sleeve button-up shirt with pink trim on the collar and chest pockets (a design detail also seen on Dallas' jacket), a "USCSS Nostromo" patch emblazoned right sleeve, respectively, and a Bermans & Nathans tag hand-marked "Tom Skerritt 16" on the interior, as well as a cotton blend undershirt hand-marked "TS" on the collar. Also included on the chest is a Weyland-Yutani wings patch believed to be a replica added for display, as the original patch was likely yellow.
The pair shows evidence of intentional distressing by production to appear well-worn in space, as the crew would have few clothing options available on their mission, together with wear consistent with on-set use, handling, and age, including tearing and fading to the dress shirt's Bermans tag.
Estimate: $8,000 - 16,000This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity.