Princess Leia – Star Wars (Rebel Uniform)

Made for: Dragoncon 2005

Background: Next on my list of Leia costumes I wanted to do.

Journal Entries: Read more at my Leia rebel tag

Patterns Used: Simplicity 4433 (2005 pants)

Shirt/Vest: I started out by finding a tan coloured shirt on ebay. I cut it off at the bottom, and used the excess to make the pockets on the sleeves. I had a hard time finding a fabric for the vest, but finally settled on a grey denim. I’m not crazy about it, and I’d like to replace it eventually. I made the vest without a pattern, it closes via hook-and-eye.

Pants: The pants I made using a pattern, with yellow ribbon for the stripe. I decided to go ahead and sew the shirt to the pants, and make them once piece, so essentially the whole thing is a jumpsuit. In 2007, I made new pants for this costume when I did my Endor gear, and made them out of a softer blue knit, with a baggier fit. I didn’t use a pattern for the new pants.

Holster: The holster I made last minute out of black vinyl. In 2007 when I made my Endor version, I made a new belt & holster, and added the gun.

History: I’ve only worn this at Dragoncon 2005, though as I mentioned I made new pieces to wear with my Endor gear, so it’s gotten a decent amount of use 🙂

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