Obi-Dar's Jedi Costume

[Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie]

Hi all! I just wanted to make a quick post and show off the fruits of my labour.

I showed up for work in costume Wednesday, and kept it on all day. What a hoot! I got a lot of compliments, and people were even more amazed when I told them that I sewed it myself. I guess I don't look like the type that can sew. Who knows?

Even better were the people who had no idea what I was dressed up as. I got all kinds of crazy guesses. One guy thought I was a samurai. OK, that was close. We'll give him half points for that. Another thought I was some Biblical character. He still didn't get it when I hinted that I was a character from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. One older lady thought I was a Cossack. Huh?

A couple of people even brought out their cameras and asked if they could take my picture. Sure, why not. If you dress up in a costume, it's a given that you are going to draw some attention. I went along with it, and had a lot of fun.

Anyway, enough chatter, here are some pictures:







Now, I can't wait for the next convention to come to Toronto.

[valeon]

Looks really good, my costume should be done by tonight. Just a few finishing touches. I'm making Tsyrin's as well, so I'll post pics of us together.

[ArkaiHalon]

looks good. I love the belt.

[Jay-gon Jinn]

That turned out pretty good!

[Jetsi]

Very nice. My Sith costume came out allright, just needs some minor modifications. My Jedi still needs some work, I didn't like how it came out.

What did you use for fabric of the outer tunic, obi, and tabbards?

[Treadingwolf]

nice! Is that wool? I need to finish up mine someday lol.

[Hasid Lafre]

Can you post a close up pic of your robes fabric?

All in all looks good.

Needs a inner tunic, Something that comes closer to the neck.

[Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie]

The tunic, obi, and tabbards are a wool blend. If I remember correctly, it's 95% wool, 5% nylon. They called it suiting material. I picked it because I liked the texture and the feel of it. When I washed it, it came out really soft and fuzzy. It's a little warm, but not too bad.

The robe is 95% acrylic, 5% umm... something else. Again, I picked it for the rough texture and the feel of it. It flows nicely when I walk, but I need to shorten the hem a little. I kept picking up leaves and twigs.

You're right, Hasid. I need to make an inner tunic. I wanted to, but I ran out of time so I just used a v-neck t-shirt. It was OK, but it could be a lot better. What material do you think I should use? Simple cotton, or something else?

Here's that close up:

[Jedi Ranger]

That looks great!

Excellent choice on fabrics!

[Jay-gon Jinn]

If you're going for a full under tunic, I'd go with cotton, as it's light weight and breathes. If you were to make a "cheater" or ****ie style under tuinc, oyu could use whatever you want, as it is basically a collar, not a shirt.