tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post8066777467278442557..comments2024-03-27T05:06:05.811+01:00Comments on Shatner's Toupee: What's with that picture?ShatToupBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17135455289206032317noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-21804579251335759672009-10-30T07:10:33.654+01:002009-10-30T07:10:33.654+01:00Excellent toupological analysis!
I've been con...Excellent toupological analysis!<br />I've been convinced the hair is OEM (sorry, MVP), but I remain positive that some form of cosmetic augmentation, perhaps a combination of lighting and brill cream, was used. <br /><br />The lighting angles appear to cause a shadow, which results in the aforementioned darker area of hair. I'd gather that this effect was done in the studio, rather than in the darkroom, likely at Shatner's behest.Ratty Lost Years Piecenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-71041850490098329202009-10-26T18:52:27.793+01:002009-10-26T18:52:27.793+01:00MVP, the pictures from Playhouse 90 at the bottom ...MVP, the pictures from Playhouse 90 at the bottom of this post may be of interest. http://shatnerstoupee.blogspot.com/2009/09/toup-less-in-studio-one-defender.html<br />And we will try to look into the subject more in the future.<br /><br />Just a reminder to our anonymous posters - we are trying to get everyone to sign their posts with a username (you can select "Comment as: Name/Url" and type in any user name you wish. It helps to make things a little less impersonal. Thanks again. -STFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813779225597646854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-89742012991701009342009-10-26T18:29:19.426+01:002009-10-26T18:29:19.426+01:00He did have variants. Checked the extensive sectio...He did have variants. Checked the extensive section on Hybrids, Outliers and Lost Years. The work of these topologists is certainly remarkable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-72585726495678933112009-10-26T17:21:30.168+01:002009-10-26T17:21:30.168+01:00Thanks ST for the analysis and work done.
That b...Thanks ST for the analysis and work done. <br /><br />That being said, I'm still leaning towards this photo of Shatner wearing some form of toupee, even if the hairline is different than the 'Jim Kirk' look he'd largely stick with in the 1960's.<br /><br />As an interesting side question, perhaps it might be worthwhile to investigate - what different types of toupees Shatner might have experimented with during this time? The lace-front toupee (which when he signed on for Star Trek TOS, was morphed into the studio-class toupees; i.e. the 1960's Jim Kirk look) is possibly his most recognized look, but I wonder if he had any variants (like perhaps this one).MVPOnlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00339409505278113593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-25958660462971674202009-10-25T18:53:10.215+01:002009-10-25T18:53:10.215+01:00Yah - I'm not sure - if it is a toupless pictu...Yah - I'm not sure - if it is a toupless picture, he looks to me like he still had a lot of hair.<br /><br />VVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-8114760610382332222009-10-25T15:31:38.319+01:002009-10-25T15:31:38.319+01:00Nah, looks very similar to the Jim Kirk style lace...Nah, looks very similar to the Jim Kirk style lace I would say, don't think it is a toupless shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-4713373191077363712009-10-25T09:43:15.496+01:002009-10-25T09:43:15.496+01:00Hey,
Check this out :
http://www.youtube.com/wa...Hey, <br /><br />Check this out :<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em8LXk00LJI&feature=related<br /><br />Another deleted scene from Generations.<br /><br />Look at Shatner after he's taken off his space-helmet.<br /><br />The toup is totally discombobulated. You can see his hair-line and spots in between. The quality is bad, but one can guess why this scene was taken out when the toupee was so badly aligned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-85398444146650950842009-10-25T01:30:51.162+02:002009-10-25T01:30:51.162+02:00Yes, this version of the pic is much better. I'...Yes, this version of the pic is much better. I'd been playing with the contrast in the previous version and also noticed the area that was unnaturally dark (though didn't know it might be a post-photo manip). The toups he wore during that time period generally had a different look to them (regardless of lighting) in front than what's on display in this photo. RMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com