Gabrielle's Kendo AFIN costume

Prop facts

Series
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
Year
1995
Character
Gabrielle
Type
Original
Category
Costumes / Wardrobe
Usage
Screen-used
Provenance / COA
Its a Wrap!
Status
Showcase
Listed by
alexchakram
Listed since
February 2026

Description

Gabrielle’s kendo costume seen in the last episode “A friend in need, part two” from season 6. The costume composes of a blue top with orange thread around the neck, pants with tie waist closure and dragonfly details and black wraps for her wrists. The top and pants are tagged with “X21-22 / Gab Kendo / Renee”. After doing some research, I could tell that the blue pants doesn’t match on screen but they have the exact same pattern with the dragonfly painting details although the ones seen on screen are darker, maybe a grey black tone. My guess is that the only possibility is these pants were used on scene when Gabrielle was fighting with Morimoto under the rain. In which the hero’s clothing got wet so this way the blue pants could have gone unnoticed. On the other hand the blue top, in my opinion, is an unfinished top made for Renée as is show on the tag. So, I have come to the conclusion that this costume was probably a back-up costume tailored specifically for Renée or maybe an unfinished one, who knows. The costume comes with the original COA from It’s A Wrap! Auction held in 2001. Chakram and sais are screen used props. Sacred katana is a twin sister replica from the same company that the ones seen on screen.

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