A sneak peak...

[Primrodo]

Tanzan, I never said I sewed it myself, no where have I said as much. I did however sew my obi and cloth tabards.

The point I was making is that its not just my seamstresses accomplishment, it was a team effort, and I never hid that. But I still created the pattern, referencing something else or not, and it works great.

Most of the orginal things I traded was simply time, worth a ton of money or not. I have been working on this costume for almost 4 years now, Been doing teh Jedi think since before AOTC, buying a part at a time...my food capsules were bought in 2000!

Yes 1300 is a chunk of change...for ANAKIN...you cannot get decent boots for thsi costume without spending some scratch, the accuracy involved to have exacting measures on Anakin usually involves alot of money due to the shear amount of leather...Obi-Wan is a cheaper costume due to its mostly fabric parts.

I think everyone can attain this, it just takes time...my first costume cost me 150 bucks.

Sorry you feel this way, but really this thread isn't about how you feel in standards and what you feel is too much for a costume.

Costuming is subjective...I am in it for the accuracy and the details and I am happy thus far. I did this particular costume for several reasons, but for myself I want the MOST accurate, not my fault if its used as a standard,. and if so...i am flattered

Though please Tanzan I ask that you leave your feelings on standards off this thread....if you have any questions on my costume I will be happy to answer them.

[tanzanlinnear]

primrodo said:

Tanzan, I never said I sewed it myself, no where have I said as much.

You might not have said it yourself, but it is the impression that people have.

primrodo said:

Sorry you feel this way, but really this thread isn't about how you feel in standards and what you feel is too much for a costume.
Though please Tanzan I ask that you leave your feelings on standards off this thread....if you have any questions on my costume I will be happy to answer them.

I was only too happy to do so. I had been complimentary of your costume and was rather enjoying our debate on fabric colors until Olos decided to try to moderate how the converstation we'd been having had evolved, and then got uppity about me expressing a perfectly legitimate point about why I was not surprized that your costume has turned out as well as it has. Congratulations again on a fantastic costume.

[Ani-Chay Pinn]

Wow, I should have looked here sooner! You and your team have done a fabulous job! Oh, the quest for perfection is a long one.

[Nova Darklighter]

Primrodo, That really looks fabulous, as I have expected it too. I really am looking forward to seeing it completed.
As for the who sewed it thing, I've never seen a seamstress from a "DESIGNER" house given credit it's always who designed it as in say Versace or Balanciaga. Trisha Biggar is responsible for Eps I-III,and only in the film industry are the sewing room people given credit anywhere by name, for sewing, on Broadway, the desiner gets the credit, but the building is always farmed out to be sewn by a nameless costume shop.

[Primrodo]

Thanks Ani, it has been!

And Thanks Nova! The question is...WILL it be completed If someone ID's the real fabric for the outer tunic...

But its been great I cannot wait for teh oppurtunity to show it off to you all

[Leda EmBorr]

Primrodo, your efforts are the perfect example that you don't need thousands of dollars to create your desired jedi costume... it just takes time and effort, research and shopping around, and lots of patience! Determination and perseverance are key... and anyone can do it!

[kivaanzion]

Regardless Justin, we are all bloody jealous.

Sums up how I feel! The costume is outstanding! Well done Justin! ;D

[jayden]

very nice job i like i like

[Primrodo]

Thanks guys!! I shoudl have pictures soon of the parade this past weekend and will have more "full" costume pictures

[Primrodo]

Heres a few pictures from the Toronto Beaches Easter Parade







And a group shot



High res: www.petridish.net/pics/24731/Easter2006entirecast.jpg

[Seda Navilli]

Heh I wish I had a spare stormtrooper on hand to help adjust my costume! Well I guess thats what I get for not being the Emperor's prodigy.

[Nova Darklighter]

That looks really good, I love the fabric, nice texture. Is that the stuff you had imported?

[Ani-Chay Pinn]

The outfit looks really wonderful. You looked far and wide for that fabric and it looks like it paid off. And costumes just photographs better in sunlight anyway. Great job! That Anakin-pouting pic is great, too.

[Primrodo]

LOL Seda! Yes we all need a personal trooper!

Nova, yes and no....After the initaial fabric run my contact got the DAG book and found this as the closest stuff he could get. So I got it I also love the texture

Thanks Ani, sunlight sure is a differnt look than every picture I took so far! i want to darken the tunic some still and go from there, but I thought it looked good. I have a few adjustments to make yet but we shall see

Glad you like the pouting one lol, I was told, "no smiling!" and then asked to make an anakin face...

[tanzanlinnear]

Out of curiousity, what was the trooper fixing? It looks like they're using a bottle (of adhesive) to fix something, but there's not much there other than the belt, pouches or food capsules, so wardrobe malfunctions should be minimal...