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Post by Jan-Qui Coran on May 8, 2005 20:36:19 GMT -5
I've decided to go with mysticmerchant.com to get my Jedi robe since so many of the TJA have said they liked theirs. I'm 1 step closer to getting the whole costume.
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Post by Jan-Qui Coran on May 23, 2005 20:26:12 GMT -5
I'm a newbie & I wanted a brown Jedi robe. So I bought a deluxe from Rubys. I decided for my good Jedi costume to go much better, since I can't sew. I went with mystic merchant, which was recommended in the TJA, I just got it & it is gorgeous. It makes the Ruby brown robes look actually very poor in quality.
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Post by firebrand on Jun 28, 2005 19:10:31 GMT -5
Rubies costumes are a conundrum.
They aren't really designed for people like us (Serious Jedi entheusiasts) They are for people going to parties that want to look recognisable. They are not clothes as true costumes should be, but dress-up garnish that you wear over your casuals and can take off if you want to look normal again.
The boots are basically just bits of cheap cloth you tie around your calves. They are GREAT, don't get me wrong for drunken frat boys or fans going to the movies, but we have better things to spend our money on and we have the connections to find the REAL costumes.
For something so cheaply made, Rubies are also pretty darned expensive.
I have to say a big YES to the Mysticmerchant plan. My robe was what started my whole costume off, and it's so wonderful i get tingles every time I put it on. It costs the same as a full Rubies costume, but believe me, you'll look more of a Jedi wearing just a T-Shirt and trousers with a MM robe on than with the whole Rubies kaboodle.
Unless you're just a passing fan in which case I say Rubies all the way. it's an all-in-one and you don't have to worry about not looking the part, because you won't. But you can have fun in it all the same.
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Post by obiwanron on Jun 28, 2005 20:39:14 GMT -5
Fortunately for me my wife knows how to sew. We went to a local fabric store, found a pattern for a wizards robe and adjusted it to my specifications. She made the arms a little larger and took the point out of the hood. If you know someone who sews or can find someone to sew it for you (make sure they wont charge you an arm and a Bantha leg for it) make the costume yourself. The process of creating your individual design, shopping for the fabric, being fitted and watching the results come to life is very exciting. Plus the costume becomes you. It is your idea and design. It is a reflection of your Jedi personality.
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Post by firebrand on Jun 28, 2005 22:43:27 GMT -5
That's a great point. We should really all go and make friends with a seamstress. My mother in law can sew on a button or two so I need to get pally with her about my Han Solo leg stripes.
I can't sew for toffee so it's that or just buying stuff.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Jun 28, 2005 22:54:17 GMT -5
They are GREAT, don't get me wrong for drunken frat boys..... *picturing drunken frat boys wearing Rubies Jedi costumes* Hmm... Jedi Temple/Animal House That might make for some interesting fanfic!
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Post by ayanabashu on Jun 28, 2005 23:17:15 GMT -5
*picturing drunken frat boys wearing Rubies Jedi costumes* Hmm... Jedi Temple/Animal House That might make for some interesting fanfic! LOL ... can I breathe now? Oh what a mental image ... I'll be remembering that for the rest of my life.
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Post by obiwanron on Jun 29, 2005 12:46:19 GMT -5
Start writing the script Leda. We'll figure out a way to make it and win the Fan Film award at Celebration IV.
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Post by firebrand on Jun 29, 2005 17:03:08 GMT -5
FRATtack of the Clowns!!!
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Post by tigus on Aug 9, 2005 10:01:11 GMT -5
that robe actually got my started on making my costume, i saw it on starwars.com and realized it was totally see through and decided to make my own and it just kept going from there
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Post by GreyJedi on Aug 20, 2005 13:07:19 GMT -5
Rubies is a joke even though they are the license-holder. No serious costumer should even consider one. Simplicity has come out with several patterns for Halloween that are a good starting point for making a Jedi/Sith costume.
There are several merchants on the web who do good quality work; although if you are going for a movie-accurate look remember that those robes don't have a sleeve seam. The robe is cut out with the sleeve attached, not sewn on.
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Post by JediKai on Aug 20, 2005 13:57:06 GMT -5
That's what I've heard. I'm hoping to see the real thing at FIDM. Here is a pattern to make with no set-in sleeve: www.rebellegion.com/jedigarb/robe.htmlThis is how I made my robe. It does take a lot of fabric.
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Post by tanzanlinnear on Aug 21, 2005 12:40:04 GMT -5
I got my cloak from Mystik Merchant too, and the service and quality of workmanship was above question. I'm currently waiting for it to be shortened by a local seamstress (they were worried it might be too short, so used generous measurements, and advised me to have it adjusted locally to save me the costs of return shipping) I can't wait to get it back Oh, and with regards to having a cloak/robe that drags on the floor, the best answer is Don't! It might be okay on screen (because it's worn in a completely sealed environment) but. Walking in a robe that drags at the back means your feet will tread on the excess at the front and you could trip. (not to mention get all kinds of filth on the robe and eventually fray the hems) The optimal length, is when standing completely straight, the tips should brush the top of your foot.
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Post by LoreenShadowchaser on Aug 21, 2005 15:34:58 GMT -5
Also, if your robe is too long, anyone walking too closely behind you it going to be stepping on it. And then there is the danger on escalators!
Mine it about 2" off the floor, but I still need to hold it up when going up and down stairs, so I don't step on it.
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Post by Jauhzmynn Enz on Aug 21, 2005 18:33:50 GMT -5
Mine is a litle long at the back and shorter in the front. it does get stepped on but I let it slid off the shoulders. The person sees that and immediatly backs off. Now the cat LOVES to sang the hem and tug, he enjoys playing in it.:-)
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