May the Force be with you

We visited the Star Wars costume exhibit in downtown Los Angeles today. It's being held until December 10 at the Fashion Institute of Design and Marketing. Apparently the school had displayed several Star Wars costumes in an earlier exhibit, and LucasFilm thought they were the best choice to handle this type of exhibit. Read more at this link.



One of Padme Amidala's more elaborate costumes

I would say that most of the people there when we attended were basically Star Wars fans, a lot of families with children or couples under 40. My wife, who has never seen more than five minutes of a Star Wars film (and none in the theaters), liked the exhibit purely from a fashion design standpoint.

A Republican Senator and Chancellor Palpatine's aide

Although the exhibit has about a dozen costumes from the original trilogy, most of the costumes were designed for the most recent three films by a woman named Tricia Biggar.

Some of the few costumes from the original Star Wars trilogy

It was difficult to take good pictures in some of the exhibit rooms. Among the many rules of viewing the exhibit, one is not allowed to use flash photography.

Stormtrooper helmets

Some of the rooms, such as the one featuring the villainous Sith Lords, have very low lighting. My attempts to photograph the Darth Vader costume were in vain. It was interesting, though, to see how tall Vader stands, and imagine how imposing a character he would be.


Chewbacca (right) and another Wookie

If you are a Star Wars fan and will be in Los Angeles during the next month, I think it would be worth your while to stop by. The price per ticket is $5 if you buy on the internet (versus $7 by phone and $8 walk-up), which for my money is a better show than King Tut at the County Museum for 1/5 the price.