"Use the Force Luke..." - Star Wars

THEME

Your imagination can run riot! What about the Ice Planet of Hoth or the Death Star for the kitchen? The excellent starwars.com site is incredibly comprehensive.

COSTUMES

Luke Skywalker

Judo outfit, plus lightsabre - try painting a plastic or cardboard tube. The Commando look is in for The Empire Strikes Back or howsabout elegant black with robotic hand for Return of the Jedi?

Darth Vader and stormtroopers

The Party Mistress concedes that hiring costumes is probably the best option. However for a minion you could go all in black and stick Strepsils along your top pocket. Giving the excuse that you're an off-duty stormtrooper may save you if you haven't come in fancy dress!

Darth Maul

Not to be undertaken lightly! An artistic helper and patience go along way in recreating this look. Add Halloween horns for the full effect.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

If you're recreating Alec Guinness, opt for the Merlin beard. For the younger Ewan McGregor version, you need a rat's tail of a ponytail - plait some brown ribbon. Think Hessian Monk and you've got the idea of the costume!

Queen Amidala

Whiten your face, half do your lips in red and act regal! The outfit was found in a charity shop and the headdress is a child's tiara. Majestic!

Princess Leia

White flowing gowns and Danish pastries! Alternatively get some old tights, stuff with tissues and try to secure them to a head band.

Millennium Falcon

This was more a concept then a character i.e. you spend the evening explaining what you are! I made a papier mache balloon head (see the X-Files party page for instructions), cut out a gap for my face, added a hooked beak with 2000 written on it and covered it in silver foil cut into triangles. I stuck silver stars onto my dress and wore a feather boa.

Jabba The Hutt's Slave Girl

Brown material and a bike chain!

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