The Girls from A Long Time Ago in A Land Far, Far Away

Well here we go again, movie-goers! Can there ever be too much Star Wars?! Well, actually there were a moments there, while watching one of the prequels (which shall remain nameless), where I thought so, but overall, I think the answer is No.

This Friday we will get treated to the first animated feature in the saga, The Clone Wars. I was a kid when the very first (and the best, in my ever-so-humble opinion) of all the Stars Wars movies was released. Funny to think that decades later it’s still going strong. My brother’s and I were fans, then my sons grew up being even bigger fans. They had costumes, characters, ships, books, and movies. We were out there in full-force everytime a new movie hit the big screen - several times over! I wonder if Star Wars will still be going strong when my kids have kids.

Any true Star Wars fan will find their way to a theater to take in this newest installment. And of course, a true-blue, to the bone, fan will show up in costume of some sort of another. I am hoping to see crowds of people outside the theaters in my town dressed up in their best Star Wars style. Personally, I think it’s perfectly acceptable to come dressed as any character from any of the Star Wars movies. It’s the proper way to pay homage to the legacy and the roots of Star Wars as well as showing the strong linking between each of the productions. So you heard it here, and we’ll back you up all the way if anyone hassles you about your costume choice - wear any Star Wars costume you want.

Let the power of the Force guide you and take on the look of your favorite Star Wars character – anything from a droid, to a wookie, to one of many powerful Jedi Knights from Obi Wan to Luke, to Anakin, to Ahsoka Tano, to a clone trooper. See if you can fit into a theater seat in a Jabba the Hut costume. Or let the Dark Side take over and dress as Sith Master, the heavy breathing Darth Vader, the dark robed Emperor Palpatine, or everyone’s favorite armor-clad bounty hunter, Boba Fett.

And how about some female Star Wars fans showing some love for the new movie? It always seems to be the guy fans who get into the movies. There are plenty of great options for the girls as well. Get those doughnut curls going, dawn the white outfit and go as the first lady of Star Wars, Princess Leia.

If you think she’s sexy in her princess gown, she’s even hotter in her all-metal slave bikini. Our costume version should be a tad more comfortable and just as sexy. So drop those doughnut curls into a long sexy braid, and slip into this hot little number.

Go as Padme Amidala in her form-fitting, two-piece, white pantsuit, complete with blaster. You’ll have that powerful, strong, yet totally sexy look.

Get a whole group of your fellow Star Wars nuts together, have everyone dress up and march proudly down the street together to a theater near you. I can just see it - an army of Stormtroopers, a group of Jedi Knights, a whole crowd of bikini-clad Leias, or a mixture of all sorts of characters. Or how about a good old fashioned light-saber battle on your way to the theater? What fun!

Take a picture of you, your group, in whatever Star Wars costumes you got or make and we’ll gladly post it right here.

May the Force be with you all.