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	William Ware Theiss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Ware Theiss (November 20, 1930 - December 15, 1992), also called Bill Theiss, was a costume designer for television and film.
		He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Harold Hodgson Theiss and Helen Theiss, and was named for his grandfather, William Hodgson, and his grandmother's family, Ellen (Ware) Hodgson.
		The "Theiss Theory of Titillation", which claims that "the degree to which a costume is considered sexy is directly proportional to how much it looks like it is about to fall off" is named after him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Ware_Theiss (332 words)

	William Ware Theiss - TheBestLinks.com - Theiss Theory of Titillation, December 15, Harold and Maude, Movie, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		William Ware Theiss - TheBestLinks.com - Theiss Theory of Titillation, December 15, Harold and Maude, Movie,...
		Theiss Theory of Titillation, William Ware Theiss, December 15, Harold and...
		He was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Harold Hodgson Theiss and Helen Theiss, and was named for his grandfather, William Hodgson, and his grandmother, Ellen (Ware) Hodgson.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Theiss_Theory_of_Titillation.html (242 words)

	Technominx.net. Clare Phillips on the Web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		It is clear by looking at her costume, make-up, and over all image that Uhura was not originally introduced to the Enterprise for any other reason than to provide a pretty view for the male audience.
		Female roles in the original series weren't helped by Bill Theiss, whose ideas of female costume revolved around how much bare skin could be revealed inside the realms of what the censors would allow.
		Theiss explains his 'titillation theory' as "the degree to which an outfit seems sexy is directly proportional to the degree it appears to be on the verge of slipping off."
	www.technominx.net /uhura.html (383 words)

	Science Fair Projects - William Ware Theiss
		His film credits as costume designer include Spartacus, Harold and Maude, Bound for Glory, Pete's Dragon, Dog Soldiers,, The Man with One Red Shoe, and Heart Like a Wheel.
		The Theiss Theory of Titillation, which claims states that the degree to which a costume is considered sexy is proportional to how likely it is to fall off is named after him.
		A key example of this idea in practice is the female android costume in the Star Trek episode "What Little Girls are Made Of " in which the revealing top portion consists only of 2 crossing straps of material which connects in one piece to trousers.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/William_Ware_Theiss (382 words)

	Theiss Titillation Theory - Television Tropes & Idioms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The sexiness of an outfit is directly proportional to the (imagined) possibility of a catastrophic wardrobe malfunction.
		The basic theory which underwrites Stripperiffic clothing, Impossibly Cool Clothes, and pretty much anything else you stick female characters into: what makes clothing sexy is the notion that something normally covered might pop out.
		Named for William Ware Theiss, the costume designer on Star Trek The Original Series, who first codified the concept.
	www.gottapost.com /pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheissTitillationTheory (155 words)

	UCLA at the 2005 Association for Asian Studies Annual Meeting, UCLA International Institute
		While acknowledging the importance of the philological approaches of traditional scholarship, they incorporated autobiographical, narratological, and feminist literary theory in their discussions, which resulted in an expansion of the common vocabulary among scholars of the genre.
		Ari Levine’s paper examines notions of faction (pengdang) and "party" in eleventh-century China and eighteenth-century Britain, focusing on vocabularies of authority and legitimacy that underlay political theory and rhetoric in periods of factional conflict.
		Janet Theiss examines the complex bureaucratic and ideological context for a 1740 slander case in which a woman from an elite family accuses her family head of maligning her chastity.
	www.isop.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=22126 (18767 words)

	DVD Talk Forum - Enterprise [SPOILERS]
		Many people have adopted the theory that thos Klingons that Kirk and co. encountered were genetically altered to better infiltrate/influence/whatever other humanoid races.
		It was as though the producers inserted it to say, "for those of you who can't follow the dialogue, or are bored by it, here's some TandA for you to focus on until we get back to the boom and bang".
		Warp 1 was always supposed to be the speed of light, and the chi theory doesn't mesh with that.
	www.dvdtalk.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-145665.html (16818 words)

	Jedi Council Forums - Shadows of a Past Long Forgotten (post NJO AU,Updated 04/05/05)
		...sounds like a subscriber to the Theiss Titillation Theory, whereby how interesting a costume is depends directly on how accident-prone it appears to be.
		Good work by Palpatine changing all the deeds and things to say “Mental Hospital” and the evidence to point to an off Coruscant location though to be honest the Emperor being so successful is a little hard to believe as the Jedi Temple wasn’t exactly inconspicuous.
		You're basing all of your theories on a possibly legitimate prophecy, which you just might be interpreting wrong.
	boards.theforce.net /beyond_the_saga/b10477/14394713/p10 (7982 words)

	WP - Adaarah
		Not one for showing a lot of skin; liked to cover up and still be sensuous.
		"Theiss titillation theory" outfits would be just her style.
		Winnowill's dress in EQ Prime, with one arm and leg exposed, one covered.
	towermountain.net /meroe.htm (938 words)

	Enterprise: The Second Season - Hero Games Discussion Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		She's COMPLETELY covered." Doesn't matter that you can see their freckles with the tighness of the outfit.
		According to "The Making of Star Trek" which I bought in 1974, Bill Theiss (the costume designer) had the Theiss Titillation Theory.
		To paraphrase, the sexiness of a garment is in direct proportion to how accident prone it appears to be.
	www.herogames.com /oldForum/StarHero/000110-2.html (3271 words)

	Star Trek, the Retro Look...
		Well, maybe only two babes an episode, one of which he will kick the crap out of before bedding her.
		And any alien babes will have to be nekkid, or maybe have one breast exposed, as you have to reverse engineer the Theiss Titillation Theory, right?
		I'm all for that, pig that I am.
	www.mailarchive.ca /lists/rec.arts.startrek.current/2001-05/1161.html (533 words)

	TrekWeb.com - Famous Vulcans Pointy-Earmarked for Eighth Episode, Second in Reformation Arc (SPOILERS)
		If you want to see ridiculous outfits, watch "Who Mourns for Adonais" or "The Gamesters of Triskellion," or "The Enterprise Incident," or "The Elaan of Troyas" or any number of other episodes.
		Female wardrobe on Star Trek was dictated by the Theiss Theory of Titillation: arousal is directly proportional to the likelihood of the garment falling off.
		Star Trek has always been written for adolescents.
	trekweb.com /stories.php?aid=4149e7be8c4eb (11903 words)

	Eclipse's SF quotes
		He always held that panic was the best means of survival; back in the olden days, his theory went, people faced with hungry sabretoothed tigers could be divided very simply into those who panicked and those who stood there saying "What a magnificent brute!" and "Here, pussy." -- Terry Pratchett, "The Light Fantastic"
		The Theiss Theory of Titillation (named for ST:TOS costume designer William Ware Theiss): "The degree to which a costume is considered sexy is proportional to how likely it is to fall off."
		Q: If given the chance, would you pimpslap George Lucas for Jar-Jar Binks?
	www.urbin.net /EWW/sigs/sf-sigs2.html (3782 words)

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