• A stormtrooper costume is displayed with Darth Vader behind. AP
    A stormtrooper costume is displayed with Darth Vader behind. AP
  • Project director Saul Drake stands-in where visitors are likely to want their photo taken in front of a Darth Vader costume. AP
    Project director Saul Drake stands-in where visitors are likely to want their photo taken in front of a Darth Vader costume. AP
  • The Senate gown of Queen Amidala, centre, is seen with handmaiden gowns on display as part of an exhibit on the costumes of Star Wars at Seattle’s EMP Museum. The creators of the new exhibit, with 60 original costumes from the six Star Wars movies, are hoping to gather geeks, fashionistas and movie fans together to discuss how clothing helps set the scene. AP
    The Senate gown of Queen Amidala, centre, is seen with handmaiden gowns on display as part of an exhibit on the costumes of Star Wars at Seattle’s EMP Museum. The creators of the new exhibit, with 60 original costumes from the six Star Wars movies, are hoping to gather geeks, fashionistas and movie fans together to discuss how clothing helps set the scene. AP
  • Sith robes and lightsabers are displayed. AP
    Sith robes and lightsabers are displayed. AP
  • The exhibit is scheduled to be in Seattle through early October and the creators have not yet announced the next stops. AP
    The exhibit is scheduled to be in Seattle through early October and the creators have not yet announced the next stops. AP
  • The exhibit designers want people to know this is a rare opportunity to see the costumes up close and personal, without Plexiglas in the way. But be warned, the alarm system will loudly rebuke anyone who leans in too close. AP
    The exhibit designers want people to know this is a rare opportunity to see the costumes up close and personal, without Plexiglas in the way. But be warned, the alarm system will loudly rebuke anyone who leans in too close. AP
  • A yak hair and mohair costume of the Wookiee Chewbacca. AP
    A yak hair and mohair costume of the Wookiee Chewbacca. AP
  • Princess Leia’s slave bikini, right, and her Boushh disguise. AP
    Princess Leia’s slave bikini, right, and her Boushh disguise. AP

Rebel, Jedi, Princess, Queen: Star Wars and the Power of Costume - in pictures

Olga Camacho

February 02, 2015

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A new travelling exhibit on the costumes of Star Wars has opened at Seattle’s EMP Museum is an opportunity to see 60 original costumes from the six Star Wars movies in one room – from Princess Leia’s slave bikini to Queen Amidala’s wedding dress.

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