Blue Tatooine Poncho (AOTC)

Padme' wears this outfit while staying at the Lars homestead on Tatooine. The scene where this one makes its appearance is one of sadness...Anakin returns from the Tusken camp with his mother's now-lifeless body. Anakin admits to Padme' that he had slaughtered the entire tribe of Tuskens...admitting that he was a Jedi and knew he was better than that. Padme' tries to comfort Anakin during this difficult time the only way she knew how...by offering food and drink and a helpful ear.

The costume consists of a bluish slightly off the shoulder under-dress with a plunging neckline and a dark royal blue poncho. The African and "space nouveau" design on the front of the poncho demonstrates a more casual feel to this costume.



PATTERN

Simplicity 7964 (F): for the under-dress. This is a very relaxed, casual dress that tends to run slightly large. I probably could have gone with a smaller size with this one.

Simplicity 5153: essentially used as a base only for the poncho. I ended up with an entirely new pattern when finished with the modifications.

FABRIC

Under-Dress

Cotton Gauze (#6099421; Silk Connection)

Poncho

Wool Coating in Royal Blue (from Denver Fabrics, which is still selling out their stock with the change in ownership)
Cornflower Casa Satin for the lining (JoAnn Fabrics)

BEADS

African Krobo Glass Trade Beads (SKU TR40; Afrodesign Studio)

RIBBONS

**All Offray brand found at JoAnn Fabrics

TORORG
YELGLD
LTORCH


EMBROIDERY THREAD

**All Sulky brand

1296 = Hyacinth
1235 = Deep Purple
1242 = Nassau Blue
1226 = Dark Periwinkle Blue
1024 = Goldenrod
1168 = True Orange
1187 = Mimosa Yellow
1193 = Lavender

Bobbin lt Poly = white (882-0010)

Traditions White Crochet Yarn (DMC; #4522116): color B5200; Lot 156981; size 10; for white stitching around neckline, sleeve hems, and in lower circle.

I dyed the cotton gauze in Evening Blue RIT dye. The fabric is naturally crinkled, so no further crinkling was required. As I mentioned above, the dress is loose-fitting and comfortable to wear. For the poncho, I essentially had to draft my own pattern, using the Simplicity one as a base. The colored design on the sleeves and bottom front were machine embroidered with satin stitch. The fleur-di-lis and smaller designs on the circle were also machine embroidered, but were done so on separate pieces of fabric that were then hand-stitched onto the poncho. I lined the poncho and then attached the ribbons and beads with hooks and eyes, to make taking it to the dry-cleaners easier.

Here are the pics of the finished costume.

Navy Linen Dress and Shawl (ROTS)

Padme' wears this closer to the end of ROTS. In this scene, Anakin asks her why Obi-Wan had visited her earlier that day. He then confesses his doubts about himself, the Jedi Order, and his desire not to lose her.

The dress is described as a simple linen gown with a jet-black necklace and belt. The belt does not go all the way round, but rather stops near the sides, decorating only the front. A black lace shawl is occasionally worn over this dress. This dress also can be seen under the long velvet cloak (Leia Buns cloak) near the beginning of the movie.











PATTERN

Butterick 4018 (B)--pattern is out of print; some modification required

FABRIC

Dress

Italian Linen in Dark Denim, medium weight (Denver Fabrics--site is now in the process of changing owners; not much available in stock at this time)
PPK3 Lace (JoAnn Fabrics)


Shawl

Black Chantilly Lace
Black Cupped Scroll Sequins
4" Black Poly Fringe


ACCESSORIES


Necklace

Czech link chains, 8mm beads in black (#522814; Crystal Freedom)
Silver necklace closure


Belt

50mm Round Faceted Jewel (J21BK; Harmony Glass)
1-1/8" Black Faceted Buttons (LaMode; JoAnn Fabrics)
7/8" Black Faceted Buttons (LaMode; JoAnn Fabrics)
6/0 Czech Glass E-Beads in opaque black (JoAnn Fabrics)
Czech link chains, 8mm beads in black (#522814; Crystal Freedom)
Black Felt
Small silver pin closures

For the dress, I hand-dyed the lace with Navy RIT dye. The linen serves as the under-layer for the dress, and the lace over-lays the linen. The sequins and fringe were hand-stitched to the Chantilly lace, with the fringe on both the front bottom and back bottom to even out the weight distribution on the shawl; the sequins are stitched around the front of the shawl.

The necklace encircles the neckline, and has 8 smaller strands hanging from the center portion. For the belt, I hand stitched the beads to felt cut to fit the buttons/jewels, and then glued the felt to the jewels. The pin closures were also stitched to the felt, and then pinned to the dress.

Here are the pics of the necklace and belt; and the dress with shawl.

"Leia Buns" Cloak (ROTS)

Padme' wears this long velvet cloak when she greets Anakin upon his return to Coruscant. The cloak helps to conceal her secret--her pregnancy--until the moment is right. Upon closer inspection, the under-dress is very similar to a dress she wears later in the film. Her hair is styled after Leia's classic "cinnamon bun" look from ANH, but with a slightly different twist, and this is the only time we see her wearing earrings.

PATTERN

No pattern was used for the cloak. I essentially draped the fabric across my dress-form, and went from there.

FABRIC

Cloak

Bright Crushed Panne Velvet in Navy (JoAnn Fabrics)
Burnout Velvet in Flagstone pattern (Silk Connection--there is still some left as of the writing of this entry; the company is selling out there stock of burn-out velvets)
Country Classics Solid Cotton in copper (JoAnn Fabrics)


Under-Dress

**See information under Navy Linen Dress and Shawl entry for this**

ACCESSORIES

Earrings

Bought these at Wal-Mart--fairly close to what Padme' wears

Pin

Blue Quarter Flat
Blue Felt
Navy Crushed Panne Velvet
Creative Buttons by JHB; 3/4" Navy
6/0 Czech Glass E-beads in Sapphire
Red Heart Fiesta Yarn in Buff
1/8" White Silky Cord
1/16" Twisted Cord in Light blue
1/16" Twisted Cord in White
DMC Traditions Crochet Yarn in white
Royal Metallic Rick Rack


**All materials for the pin were found at JoAnn Fabrics

I hand-dyed the burn-out velvet with Navy RIT dye, and flat-lined it with the copper-colored cotton, and then stitched those layers to the panne. To help the cloak drape across my body and to stay in place better, I used the stronger hook-and-eye closures.

For the center two portions of the pin, I stitched the beads onto the Quarter-Flat fabric, outlined the beads with the fiesta yarn, white cord, and the twisted cords (twisted the blue and white together). For the outer two portions of the pin, I stitched the rick rack, white yarn, and fiesta yarn to the velvet. I then glued the fabrics to cardboard, glued felt to the back of the cardboard, and glued/stitched the pieces together. I then stitched two small pin closures to the back of the cardboard so that it would attach to the cloak.

Here is a pic of the completed pin; here is the completed cloak.

Mustafar Outfit (ROTS)

Padme' wears this outfit when she ventures off to Mustafar to confront Anakin about what Obi-Wan had told her.

I had originally done this one for Halloween in 2005...my first sewing "adventure." Although I still own this original costume, I decided that I needed to re-do this one, for it was far too inaccurate for me (now that I have done several screen-accurate costumes since then).


TOP

Pattern:

Butterick 4393 (A)--required modifications


Fabric:

Moleskin in a light tan/beige
Casa Satin in gold--for lining


Leather straps:

Latigo Strip 1" X &2" (Tandy Leather Factory; #4761-00)


Brooch and Buckle:

Ordered from Shadow Dale Creations--price was much cheaper when I ordered them


PANTS

Pattern:

Butterick 4201 (D)


Fabric:

Country Classic Solid in Ivory
Jet Set in Nude--for contrast panel


Here are some pics of the original costume (I did not own a dress-form then). And here are pics of the updated costume, the new gauntlets, and the brooch and buckle.

Dressing Robe and Gown (ROTS)

Padme' wears this costume near the end of Episode III. In this scene, Obi-Wan comes to plead for her help in locating Anakin...and he tells her of his (Anakin's) dark deeds at the Jed Temple. In the movie, it appears that she is only wearing the robe, but photos from the Dressing A Galaxy book reveal the presence of a gown under the robe. This costume was relatively simple to make, and is very comfortable to wear.













UNDER-DRESS

Pattern:

McCall's 4001 (B)

Fabric:

Casa Satin in White
Casa Lace in Grape
Casa Satin in Mystic Purple--for ribbon around waist

Trim:

Black Russian Jacquard

Charm:

1.5" Color Tear-Drop Crystal in purple (Crystal Freedom: #C63)
4mm Swarovski Crystals Fashion Crystals in Purple mix (JoAnn Fabrics)
Placques Findings in gold (Fire Mountain; #H152431FN)



ROBE

Pattern:

McCall's 2853 (A)

Fabric:

Short Hair Poodle Fleece in Purple
Casa Satin in Amethyst--for lining

**All fabric and trim was found at JoAnn Fabrics or joann.com

Beads/Tassels:

6/0 crystal beads (JoAnn Fabrics)
Seed Bead #11, transparent rainbow purple hank (Fire Mountain; #H146877SB)
Seed Bead #11, transparent rainbow clear hank (Fire Mountain; #H146872SB)
Bead Seed-beaded light purple 18mm (Fire Mountain; #H156236GB)



HEADPIECE

Main headpiece:

I used light gray craft foam from JoAnn Fabrics. I traced out the pattern for the strips, cut them out, and stapled them together. I then covered my styrofoam head with plastic wrap and pinned the headpiece to the head. I painted the foam with Folk Art Acrylic Paint, #662 Metallic Silver Sterling. Because the foam wanted to soak up the paint, I had to keep adding more until it looked smooth (approx 14-15 coats).

Pony-tail Holders:

I used Sculpey clay in silver. The clay was molded to look similar to the real holders, and baked according to the directions. Once the clay was cool enough, I used the same acrylic paint as was used on the main headpiece to obtain a more accurate color. I slipped the holders over a pony-tail made from artificial hair extensions (in red) and attached them with clear rubber bands (they wanted to keep slipping down).

Here are the pictures of the final product: under-dress; robe; the trim on the sleeve; and a close-up of the charm.