I am terribly sorry, I tried every other way I could think of but creating a YouTube clip was the easiest that I could find. Just please be aware that this costume unfortunately spends most of its time in a suitcase which is why it is a bit wrinkly. Whenever I wear it I hang it up for a few weeks before the day so that the wrinkles mostly come out. Also my cousin who was helping me to put it on for the photos put the right fabric tabard on the wrong way so if you notice that it is sticking out weirdly from underneath the leather tabard then that is why. I didn't realise it until when I was taking the costume off but as a result of that the right leather tabard was not on properly because they are held in place by velcro. I have included below a run down of each piece as some of the pieces might look fine from the surface but in actuality they are not practical in any way and are the reasons why it takes so long for me to put the costume on. Let me know if you have any problems with this video.
This is the link:
Ashlyn Jedi Costume WIP
Ashlyn.
This is the rundown on the costume pieces.
Boots: brown were bought from Big W, I did have ones from JediRobe UK but they did not fit me properly and the zips broke (too tight around the calf and too long in the foot).
Belt: brown bought from JediRobe UK and has held up pretty well for the past 6 years but am not sure whether it is approved by the Rebel Legion.
Gloves: they are black fingerless leather gloves, bought them from off Ebay, not sure if they are approved by the Legion or not but this character is a dual-wielder and I came up with the idea that it helps her grip the lightsabers better.
Pants: black, were made by a seamstress that makes jedi costumes and hold up pretty well but am not sure whether they would be approved because of the fabric.
Undertunic: black, unfortunately this was made by the same seamstress mentioned above but it is basically a piece of fabric that I have had to alter by ancoring it to a long sleeved black shirt so that it would not move around. It is not a proper tunic which will more than likely cause it not to be approved.
Tunic: dark blue with a white neckline made by the seamstress mentioned above, this might need to be modified not just because of the white neckline hemming (don't worry I did design this myself so it is not a mistake made by the seamstress-I would prefer to keep it but if it causes the costume to not be approved I will be okay with searching for a new tunic as I would rather keep this one for when I want to dress up as the character) but to make sure it stays fastened properly.
Tabards (fabric): dark blue also made by the seamstress, they are not same length as the leather tabards so they will need to be altered. I only have them because when I was researching Anakin Skywalker's ROS robes I noticed he has fabric tabards under his leather ones hence why I have them. I rarely wear them though because of the length issue.
Tabards (leather): silver/gray leather, made by a different seamstress that I found but they are good quality. Only problem they cause is when I wear my robe it causes my shoulders to look too broad but I think that is probably because I don't wear this costume a lot and the tabard might just need to be broken in more. But I rarely where my Jedi Robe unless I absolutely have to.
Obi: black, also made by the seamstress who made the pants, tunic and all those pieces. This is the piece that causes the most hastle for me because it is fastened by velcro rather than actually being tied up like obi's are actually fastened. If I had known about all of these problems I would not have gotten these pieces from this seamstress. However this costume was put together when I was straight out of high school so I didn't know how to do the proper research to make sure I was getting the quality that I wanted.
Jedi Robe: brown was bought from JediRobe UK, probably still needs some modifying to it. The sleeves and hem was taken up by my mum.
Please let me know what you think I should do, any advice will be much appreciated.
Ashlyn.
(This post was last modified: 10-02-2018, 05:10 PM by Ashlyn_Dubreas.)