Navigation for these costumes: My motivation – Connor Kenway – Aveline de Grandpré – George Washington – in progress, so what you’re reading here is just my initial research plus a bit of the beginning of the making. I will add more over time as I make progress on the costumes! Please also note that, […]
My Costumes
Star Wars Episode 3: Padmé’s final Senate appearance
Episode 3: Padmé’s final Senate appearance – the purple ‚cape‘ gown „So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause.“ – Lots of pictures (reference pictures, screenshots as well as exhibit photos) of this dress can be found at Padawansguide – This costume wasn’t made in a rush – I started writing this dress diary […]
Star Wars Episode 2 – Anakin Skywalker Travel
~Please also have a look at my other Star Wars costume reproductions! ~ Star Wars Episode 2 Anakin Skywalker „Travel to Naboo“ outfit With tutorial how to create fake mudcloth My son (lucky me!) likes his costumes to match mine. I have no other explanation why, when asked, he insisted on having an Anakin Travel […]
Star Wars – Breha Organa
~Please also have a look at my other Star Wars costume reproductions! ~ Star Wars Episode 3 – Breha Organa (aka, „Awazing Sleeves Gown“) A very important public service announcement first: By reading this, you must acknowledge, always remember and tell your children and grandchildren that Breha’s gown is universally known as the „Awazing Sleeves […]
Queen Amidala – Red Invasion – Making of the reproduction
~Please also have a look at my other Star Wars costume reproductions! ~ Navigation menu for this costume: Analysis of the costume – Making the headdress – Making the gown Queen Amidala – Red Invasion / Theed Throne Room Robe Making the reproduction gown As for actually making the Red Invasion gown, I started with […]
Star Wars Senate
~Please also have a look at my other Star Wars costume reproductions! ~ Senator Amidala, Episode 2: Purple Senate / Loyalist Committee gown Note: If you always wanted to have the original burnout silk velvet with the flames pattern that was used for this gown – that fabric, by now, has practically turned into Unobtainium. […]
Star Wars – Jawa
The Jawas from Star Wars are interesting and really simple costumes; and particularly children love them and look good in them. A nice breakdown concerning the pattern and overall look can be found here. However, this is not what I would like to talk about. My subject is the screen accurate fabric that was used. […]
Star Wars – Darth Maul
~Please also have a look at my other Star Wars costume reproductions! ~ Star Wars Episode 1 – Darth Maul Analysis & reproduction diary Darth Maul, while at a short glance seeming to be a simple, black costume, isn’t so very simple at all. In fact, it’s pretty complicated; consisting of many layers – but […]
Star Wars Costumes
An essay: Padmé or Amidala or Padmé Amidala or Queen Amidala or…? – Naming problems in Star Wars‘ Naboo world Star Wars costume reproductions I’ve made for myself and others: Episode 1 Queen Amidala Red Invasion – in progress – Episode 1 Darth Maul – finished – ?- Coming Soon! 😉 – Episode 2 Senator […]
Star Wars – Senator Amidala’s Travel Dress
~Please also have a look at my other Star Wars costume reproductions! ~ Star Wars Episode 2: Senator Amidala (Padmé’s) Golden Travel / Refugee Dress (I do have a making-of and tutorial for the male counterpart – Anakin’s travel outfit – on this page.) This is one of the interesting, but nevertheless rarely reproduced costumes […]