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My little brother, now 13, has decided he wants to be a Jedi Padawan for Halloween 2005. Last year, he was Gandalf the White - see the finished costume [here]. Again, since this is a Halloween costume, it won't be completely accurate due to time and budget constraints. Also, I apologize for the white spots covering my brother's face - I don't feel completely okay about putting unedited pictures up of him since he is still a minor. Hope you understand. :)
Status of Costume: complete
Started: Summer 2005Finished: Oct. 11, 2005 Materials Used: Robe - brown heavy woven (polyester I think) from clearance at Joann's Outer Tunic - white linen, also from Joann's Inner Tunic - crinkled cotton, also from Joann's Obi - linen and crinkled cotton from Joann's Tabbards - linen from Joann's Pants - Gandalf the White pants: regular muslin and elastic from Joann's Belt - brown vinyl, small silver buckle, black elastic, and black velcro from Joann's; four small silver snaps from stash Accessories - lightsaber from Walmart, $20 Patterns Used: Robe - self drafted with help from Padawan's Guide Outer & Inner Tunic - self drafted, again with help from Padawan's Guide Obi & Tabbards - self drafted, simple rectangles Pants - Gandalf the White pants: self-patterned from a pair of my brother's pajama pants Belt - self drafted, again with help from Padawan's Guide
What I like: I'm really quite pleased with how the entire costume came out and my brother absolutely *loved* it. I'm also really happy with how the hood on the robe came out - very full and drapey and cool. What I would change: Again, minor fitting issues with the inner and outer tunic - I made both a little too big, perhaps compensating too much for the fact that Gandalf the White turned out a little small. But, this costume just may last another Halloween or two. :) The pants we reused just barely fit him now. If this costume is going to be worn in the future, they'll probably need to be remade. LJ "Diary": babyjedi To see the reference images used to make this costume, check out my Star Wars Jedi Research. |
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