CVII Costume plans

Currently working on Mando armor. If time permits I will make 2 sets. One bounty hunter style, and one themed after my fav college football team! IF time permits....

 

Anne! You can't skip out on the pilot! We need you in that pilot photo.

Personally, depending on packing space, I'll most likely bring my pilot and Imperial Officer. Although hopefully a few of us will be able to complete a secret Mando project before then that I can bring or some new animated clone armour.

 

If I make it I feel it my duty as a SW fangirl to try and don the gold bikini. We shall see!

 

Will be leaving the Republic Commando armor at home this trip.
Flying from Michigan.
Jedi Knight and ICMG will be fully packed!

 

I am thinking/debating about bringing my Jedi costume to the event, but how do I pack it and secure it to safely travel and not look like a million wrinkles without buying/bringing a way to dewrinkle it on the other end? Also are they truly secure in the rooms when not being worn? It is a little too special to me to risk loosing and being my first time I am nervous.

 

Don't know how well it works, but I've read some travel articles that say if you have something wrinkled, hang it your hotel bathroom while you take a hot shower and the steam from that will help to get rid of the wrinkles. Alternatively, if you have your hotel booked you can probably find out from their website or with a phone call whether you can borrow an iron for touch-ups once you've checked in.

 

Virtually every hotel I've ever stayed at anywhere has included an iron and ironing board in the room free of charge.

 

Well that takes care of the wrinkle issue, how safe are the costumes when left in the rooms or on the convention floor? I have a Jedi costume that I have made some things for and gotten others from family on a 'one-time' deal. So I don't want to loose anything as I couldn't truly replace them.

 

Working on getting Jedi Tanake Trang created!

 

I've never costumed before but I am hoping to get a full Endor Rebel soldier costume together in time.

 

Be sure to check out the Costuming and Props forum - especially if you have questions.

 

Thinking of doing a Cade Skywalker outfit.

 

I've put that on my life bucket list. xD


I'll be going for Jaina Solo. Don't have that much experience with costuming, so I hope I'll be able to fix it by next year.

 

Heh, since CV in 2010, I've gone through a few phases of making costumes. Started with an imperial crewman with thoughts to upgrade to a TIE pilot, then abandoned that one when things got difficult. And in that case, "difficult" was "I need velcro and don't have any," so it didn't take much to get overwhelmed and have everything snowball from there. After CVI, I decided to go with a custom Mando, which stopped when I had trouble doing compound curves on the armor pieces. There were also issues getting the helmet to sit right and wear glasses underneath. Now I'm working on a Tusken Raider, which I think is one of the easiest costumes (I don't mean any offense by that, just that it's mainly robes and a mask), and we'll see how it goes. I already have all the fabric I need, as well as a mask in the mail; so most of the pieces are ready for assembly/weathering.

I still have 11 months, right?

 

^You can do it

 

If I am able to make it, I'll finally be able to break out my Chicken Fett costume.

 

i am HOPING that i can do my character from SW:TOR. we shall see...

 

Not to sound flippant, but would you feel comfortable leaving your tablet, laptop or smartphone in your room?

There is always the chance something can be stolen. Just as you can be pick-pocketed in Trafalgar Square, you can have things stolen from your backpack at a convention or from your hotel room by an unscrupulous maid or maintenance person. I have never had anything stolen out of a hotel room, and that includes lightsabers, prop blaster, my Mando helmet, laptop or iPad.

That's not to say it won't happen in the future, but I don't think you're at any greater risk of having a costume part stolen at Celebration than you are just staying in a hotel anywhere else.

 

Good to know. Thank you GrandAdmiralDave. It helps put it a little more in perspective.

 

Hi everyone, this will be my first time flying to a convention, and I want to take my lightsaber. How should I pack it in my check bag? And will I have any security issue by doing so?

 

Hoping to have an Imperial Officer by then, and it will be my only SW costume. I'll also bring vintage clothing - probably 40s.