He s considered the father of the classic Klingon and Vulcan costumes.
Robert Fletcher, the prolific costume and set designer for both stage and screen, including for the first four
Star Trek movies, has died. He was 98.
Fletcher died in Kansas City on April 5. He is considered the father of the classic Klingon and Vulcan as they have evolved over the years as part of the
Star Trek film franchise.
Fletcher was also a major set and costume designer for opera and ballet companies, having worked on Lincoln Kirstein’s ballet and opera projects, with Jerome Robbins on musicals, and designed the costumes for the original Broadway productions of the musicals