Star Wars Fashion – Star Wars and Other Obsessions

Welcome to Day 26 of my NaBloPoMo Challenge, in which I randomly pick a card from the Star Wars Chat Pack.

Today’s question is: You get to raid the closet of a Star Wars character. Whose wardrobe do you pick?

Fun! I’m not much of a fashion maven myself, preferring simple things like jeans and hiking boots, but I can appreciate nice clothes when I see them.

My first thought would be Padme Amidala. Certainly not her Queen of Naboo outfits, as impressive as those are, but they’re way over the top. They did serve a purpose, however, as described in the Padme novels by E.K. Johnston. No, I’m talking about her “civilian” outfits, which are impressive in their own right, and downright beautiful. That girl had an outfit for every occasion. I did a blog post a while back about Padme’s outfits, I was so impressed with them.

All of Padme’s outfits are stunning, but perhaps a bit too fancy for me. Also, they’re made for a much younger person, lol.

Perhaps Qi’ra from Solo? We don’t see too many outfits for her in the movie, but what I do see, I like a lot. For a scrumrat from Corellia who wore rags as a child and teen, Crimson Dawn definitely cleaned her up and leveled up her fashion.

No nonsense mission attire, but still stylish.

More formal party garb, stylish yet understated.

I wish I could have seen more outfits for her, but she’s very close to being my closet pick.

However, I have to go with Leia Organa, because she truly dresses appropriately for every occasion. The only outfit I actively dislike is the white sheet wrapped around her in A New Hope. Her ceremony dress at the end is lovely, however.

Even as a general, she’s lovely and stylish.

Perhaps a bit dark, but for a mature woman, this outfit radiates power.

Even the more casual outfits–the Hoth whites, the Endor greens, the Ewok dress–she’s always lovely. In the books, particularly Leia: Princess of Alderaan and Bloodline, both by Claudia Gray, Leia is shown to know that fashion can be armor, or a weapon, or a distraction. She’s more like her mother than she knows in this. We’re not gonna talk about the bikini, though, lol. (Even though she rocks it).

What about you? Whose closet would you raid? For you gentleman, are you more a Han Solo or a Lando Calrissian? Or maybe you prefer the Jedi robes? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!

Today I just wanted to do something fun and frivolous, and thought I’d put on a Padme Amidala fashion show. She’s the best-dressed woman in the galaxy, and absolutely beautiful. I haven’t included any outfits she wore as Queen of Naboo (maybe some other time), but just the ones she wore as Padme–Senator, wife, mother. These are by no means all of them; this post would probably go on forever, as every new scene seemed to require a new outfit.

No matter what the occasion, Padme did it in style.