Wearing Jedi robe in public....

Well, folks...today we had a small cold front come in with heavy winds and dark rainy weather so I took my chance and wore my Jedi Robe in public for the first time.
I had dark brown boots, kakhi`s, Dark maroon mock-turtle neck with a tan leather vest along with a hip belt which has two small leather pouches and my cell phone.
I actually had a lot of people asking me about it and commenting on how neat-looking it was. It was very comfortable too. I only had one negative comment but I saved it. I was at Barnes and Nobles and these two guys were sitting there and as I passed, I heard one say to the other, "Check this guy out, he thinks he`s a Jedi!" The other guy looked and snickered then began whispering something and they laughed again. I ignored them at first but I heard more whispering with Jedi thrown in occassionally so I finially went up to them and said," You guys need to spaek up, I can`t hear everything your saying." Then one said," You think your a Jedi or something?" So I answered," No. I don`t THINK I`m a Jedi...I am one! Unfortunately my powers suck!Unless....( and I leaned in close and waved my hand in front of his face like the ol` Jedi Mind Trick)...unless you think I am a great Jedi!"....and I paused and he stared stupidly before saying no. Then I stood up and said," Damnit...I`m never gonna get good at these stupid powers!!!" And I turned and walked away. They sat there not saying anything and these two beautiful women standing nearby laughed and told me as I walked by," That was sooo cool what you did!" I gave them a little nod, flipped up my hood and left. It was fun! Just a little info about my adventures of wearing the Jedi Robe as an everyday article of clothing. Have a great day everyone!

 

Awesome! You know as much as some people say they hate SW Fans everyone gets as giddy as a schoolboy when you walk through a room dressed as a Jedi.
Just out of curiosity, how many people asked you to turn on your lightsabre?

 

Two words...

YOUR BRAVE!

The most i do is wear my robe around the house.. its warm and comfy... its good to wear when im sitting at the computer and my bedroom is really cold!

I definetely give you two thumbs up!

 

In Arizona, if you were to wear a Jedi robe people would think you were crazy for a whole other reason (it is always hot and windy.)

 

Yup, because you know that Jedi robes were never worn in hot windy climates in the original movies...



The recurring question I've gotten when wearing Jedi garb is "Is that a real lightsabre?"

How do you answer a question that dumb?

"Yes, it is real. I've learned to make light energy double back on itself through the careful alignment of crystals and a plasma gas compressor. I've got a patent pending..."

Usually, though, I say "Yes, it's real. I made it myself."

Or I say, "No, it's Canadian." Funny thing is, that answer seems to make the most sense to people. They just say "Oh, cool" like being Canadian is a perfectly reasonable answer

Hoc

 

Those that knew "old Ben" thought he was a crazy old hermit. It was because of his clothing choices in such an inhospitable climate. Luke is no better with black in the desert. What was he thinking? Maybe Midiclorians lower your body temperature.

 

Malastare,
That is sooo cool. I think it's so much cooler that you responded like you *were* some crazy person who really thought he was a Jedi. Responding rudely back to them woulda brought you down to their level.


Oh and when in costume, I think staying "in character" is the *best* way to impress people.

 

When I get my costume I am going to go and walk around in the bad area downtown. I'm planning on going through the drug neighborhoods and quoting Obi-Wan, "You should re-think your life."

 

*Looks around* Did someone say something about Ben being crazy for what he wore in the desert?

*Takes deep breath to prepare for lecture, everyone drops what they are doing and hides...*

Well after living in 140 degree weather for two years I've come to know a couple things about desert clothes. Old Benny's were very loose flowing robes, ideal to circulate air up through the entire garment, cooling him off, plus he lived in an area filled with cliffs that provied plenty of shade... hehe, so he wasn't so crazy, althought yes lighter colored clothing does help keep things even cooler...

Luke on the other hand was insane, not only was his out fit black, but it looked to be like polyester I'm surprised that he didn't faint on the spot (hmmm... maybe that was during tatooine's cooler months However I have had to wear black robes (alot like the burkas in afganistan) in the middle of the summer, they actually weren't that bad, you still had the air circulating around you, but you still did get awful hot...

Back on subject

I once wore my princess leia costume to school, (the ANH one) it was for you fav. movie character day, so every one else was wearing something too. But I had two people proclaim that I was their God, and that I should have worn the slave costume...

But it takes guts to wear any costume in public, and you Malastare definetly have lots of them..

 

Wow, you've definitely got guts wearing your costume out but that was way cool what you did to those guys. And we girls are crazy about those Jedi!

 

Malastare that is TOO COOL!!! Way to deal with the jerks and B&N!!! HA HAAA!!! They *so* deserved that!

I'm half-tempted to wear my blue Tatooine Episode 2 Padmé dress to church when I get it finished. The thing is, a lot of the people in the congregation are huge SW fans too - not as "freakish" as me, but I've always gotten compliments for my costumes. So, my only worry would be that somebody would recognize the dress. And I play the organ - which is right up in the front of the chapel. heh. Malastare, would you come down to AZ and wear your robes to church with me?

kreleia ^.^

 

Good for you!
Staying in character makes all the difference!


I try to find any opportunity to wear costumes around in public.
Besides the many weeks of Halloween events and all of the SW-themed events we sometimes drive 100s of miles to attend as often as possible.....
I wore my trooper armor around my neighborhood about a month ago. I needed to wear it to see where the problem areas were so I could fix them. It was a lot more comforable temperature-wise to wear the costume outdoors, plus then I could practice walking up and down stairs in it. I walked down the busy street and cars honked at me. I was with Quincy too, she was leading me because I was not used to the site range in the helmet, plus, no one would try to beat me up if I was with a kid. I walked to the train station and I talked to the mailperson.
People were starting to come out and talk to me, but we had to get back inside, because Quincy was home sick and was getting to feel a bit crummy after a while. But we both had a lot of fun.

I have worn my Jedi costumes around in public quite a bit. I have even made Jedi-styled fancier outfits to wear to special occasions. I made the traditional tunics, tabbard and obi out of more interesting materials. I wore two different Jedi 'formals' to artsy benefit dinners in NYC. (The last one was at the WTC last year) I didn't wear a robe or saber then, but people did notice that I wasn't wearing your regular fancy-dinner-attire.

I may be going out somewhere tomorrow night. The invitation says "creative attire" hmmmmmm. I think a Jedi 'formal' is in order. I think I might just wear a robe and saber too. I have a feeling that there could be an interesting crowd there.

 

Wearing a Jedi Robe in public.....

.....is very brave!!!

That is an excellent story!! That is very cool how you stood up to those jerks! I always imagine myself doing stuff like that but I never have the nerve!! Congrats!! You handled the situation like a true Jedi!!

Are you going to the Celebration?? Try your mind tricks out there??

~Obischick

 

I'm gonna make a Lando cape and wear it. Mmm, paisley and iridescent blue, you can't go wrong.

 

Wonderful story, Malastare! I never know how to deal with people who are that rude. Yours was a delightfully creative response that worked! Shut them up, your were true to your Jedi values AND you won the admiration of those watching.

HocFutue, I really liked your "patent pending" answer to "is that a real lightsaber?" And the Canadian answer is
hilarious. I wonder what it is that makes people accept it?

I'm relatively accustomed to wearing costume in public as I'm in the SCA an often were my medieval clothes in public to, from and after events. But I'm usually in a group and have never had a rude response. Most
people are interested in what we've been doing.

I've never worn my Jedi clothes by myself in public.

I've started doing some costumed appearances with our local chapter of the 501st (we have a subset of Rebels that hang out with them). Did a Wizards of the Coast photo shoot that took place on an ordinary suburban
street.....attracted lots of neighbors. Some of the little girls were a bit gaga over me ("the lady Jedi"). I have to work
on staying in character and interacting with children, especially. They were too shy to come up to me and I was too introverted to approach them?.really have to work on that.

 

Thanks alot guys and gals for the support!
Kreleia- I`m there! Where else can one wear a "humble" robe than at church? You should get some pics of you in your outfit at the organ..I bet its a beautiful sight!
Unfortunately, I had no lightsaber so no one asked. I wasn`t dressed completely as a Jedi. It was just the robe. But when I decided to approach the guys, it was more "on-the-spot" as I was just hoping to make them laugh...laughter seems to equalize us all. Didn`t work but they still got egg on their face so....
I did recieve way more compliments than anything else so I am not deterred in wearing it again and again. My original idea was to use it as everyday clothing. It`s working. VERY COMFORTABLE!!!
Just as a sidenote, I think that robe and tunics are actually better in hot climates. They are cooler and just think of all the other inhabitants of Tantooine....Owen, jawas, Sandpeople...they all had layers of tunics and robes. In reality, look at the middle east...even the Taliban, the orient. They all wear or use to wear robes and tunics...so it`s not really that far fetched,huh? I`ve never been to a SW convention, I bet it`d be fun. Maybe in the future, but in the meantime, wear your stuff and have fun...life is too darn short to NEVER wear a Jedi Robe for real!!!HaHa!

 

ok...where do u buy these things?

 

The robes? You make them.

 

O.K. it wasn't my Jedi robe tonight, but....


Look for us in the papers!

I just got home tonight from being live and on stage (in stormtrooper armor) with the group "No Doubt"

We (a small group of stormtroopers) appeared on stage to open their show here in Chicago at the Aragon ballroom tonight.
They hung out with us in our dressing area and then they invited us up to their dressing room. WE took pictures and lots of them.
During the opening of the show, we pretty much stood still and raked the crowd with our blasters for the opening number.
Then they asked us back for their encore and they played a little of the Imperial March while we marched back on stage.
It was so cool! They had us standing in a line directly in front of the drum riser and their stage manager even blocked our places to stand.
For the encore they wanted us to 'let loose' so we danced around on stage.
The band members were all in front of us, except for the drummer.
I was directly in the middle (because I was the shortest trooper) and we were all dancing and playing 'air blasters' along with the band.
WE had a camera person in the press pit, so there will be pictures soon.
I got home first to post this because I live a few blocks away from where they played tonight.

This is so weird and such a blast!
I was on stage with a pretty big name band.....in armor.

The band high-5ed & hugged us and stuff on stage.

I knew I was right when I said 'everything would be better with armor.'

 

Wow...

I know I was talking to my 501st buddy, and he was telling me about you guys doing that with No Doubt. He even had a chance to appear with them in Denver (which would had been really cool) but that would have been like their first tour stop or something like that and he didn't want to be the lone trooper up on stage... well he had some excuse.

But still that's really cool. I love No Doubt. Maybe next time they have a concert here I'll go SW

I envy you...

*mumbles* need to get some of that armor too.

 

I woke up again this morning to see if it wasn't all just a dream.

Yes. We did do that last night.

I have my "SW" back-stage-pass and hopefully pictures (soon) of us 'arresting' the whole band to prove it.
The guys from the band were so cool.
I think they had as much fun as we did.
They came down to our dressing area a couple times to check out our armor.
We gave the whole band their own 'GOT ARMOR?' Tshirts and the trooper who makes the shirts made a special 'baby-T' for Gwen. I mentioned to Gwen that she could cut the bottom down and it would be perfect! I left my sewing scissors at home, otherwise I would have taken care of that for her right there.

Now I see the necessity of having a laser pointer installed in my blaster. The lasers looked so cool 'shooting' over the crowd through all of the stage smoke.

 

Holy Cow! Nostradamus! I want armor!!!!! haha that sounds like such a blast. Someday when I have a ton of cash laying around I will buy mine too.......glad to hear you guys had such a great time!
Good for you!
Strawbary

 

Wearing armor in public---IN A REALLY BIG WAY!!

Read all about our little outing with No Doubt and see pictures!

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That is so great, Nostradamus!! And Malastare, what you did was a great thing I plan to make my Obi-Wan Jedi Robes and wear them to school on opening day, and I'm DEFINITELY wearing my robe to school, come winter. I've just been getting into the costuming thing and I think what you guys have been doing is really wonderful!

 

I wore my brown Jedi robe in a talent show at WKU 2 years ago. I was singing The Saga Begins (by Weird Al Yankovic) I had my Qui-Gon sabre hanging on my belt and a Naboo Starfighter tucked in the other side. When I came to the line "Little hotshot flew his plane and saved the daaaaaaaaaay", I pulled it out and 'flew' it up and down in front of me.(everybody loved it!)
Once I wore my brown Jedi robe to a flea market in Missouri.(looking for SW figures) People would look at me and ask 'what are you?' (thankfully no one asked 'what are you supposed to be?') and of course I replied 'A Jedi knight'. 'Oh cool' they'd say.
On March 25th, I wore my green hobbit cloak to school(to celebrate the defeat of Sauron) I got some weird looks, but nothing really bad. Most people would just point at me in the halls and say'oh, cool, he's wearing a robe!'(However, one boy did yell 'Frodo!')
I also wore my brown robe to School last month(for 3-27, of course) Surprisingly, no one said anything really mean(since you know how evil 8th graders can be!) A girl in gym said 'Hey Darth Vader-man!' I'm a lightside Jedi so I nicely said 'sorry, i'm Jedi, not Sith.' so she said instead 'Oh cool, you're like Luke Skywalker!'