Those “younglings” training blind with the helmets on, standing so close together, in a close space, lightsabers wafting around all over the place! The First Aid or surgical re-attachment departments must have been quite busy!
Was there a reason given why they went with the “Tatooine robes” as the Jedi uniform for TPM, and not the uniforms used in concept art and storyboards?
I’d guess at money, tailoring, and fitting? Maybe easier and quicker to knock up those Tatooine robes than the rather elaborate unused Jedi uniforms?
The Jedi in Black - How Jedi ORIGINALLY Were to Look Like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc2kfTQ1D_A - an 8 minute video at the ‘SYLO: Star Wars’ YouTube channel.
^ It also includes George Lucas on film being present during a costume fitting for Mark Hamill being fitted for his black Jedi outfit as worn in 1983’s Return Of The Jedi, and describing it as “black is more Jedi-like” (2 minutes & 50 seconds into the video).
Obi Wan Kenobi wears what appears to be a black Jedi uniform in the first ever Prequel era story, in 1979’s Marvel Star Wars comic “Silent Drifting” (Star Wars #24 Volume 1):
the wookieepedia page for this issue of the comic: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars_(1977)_24
Anakin concept art for Revenge Of The Sith, from Page 85 of JW Rinzler’s ‘Art of Revenge Of The Sith’ book:
“George wanted to see Anakin in a costume similar to the one that Luke wears in Return Of The Jedi” - JUN (Sang Jun Lee)
the wookieepedia page: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/The_Art_of_Star_Wars_Episode_III:_Revenge_of_the_Sith
Some screenshots from the “Star Wars Costumes: Original Trilogy” book on the Jedi robes:
On Yoda’s robes in Empire Strikes Back:
On Kenobi’s robes in Star Wars:
