Rey (Skywalker-Palpatine)
Rey’s character is one I not only look up to but also identify with personality-wise. Her costume was harder to put together than I thought, I bought muslin, leather straps, ace bandage, and brown boots as her accessories (and used some of them for the light saber handle). But because it was cold, I had to resort to long sleeves and layers which I left took away from the actual look.
As for the light saber, there was a ton of trial and errors, prototyping, and testing for both the light part and the handle part. A couple things that I felt I had to compromise on:
- light diffusion (we opted for a slightly more transparent light diffusion to keep the sword thin and sleek)
- the saber design wasn’t exactly how I pictured it would look. I went with cardboard cups taped up, and a PVC tube and parts that was cut, drilled into, and spray painted.
- The length of the light saber was shorter than I’d like.
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