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Sunday, July 8, 2012

How to Find a Good Stormtrooper Costume

By Amanda Black


A Stormtrooper costume is one that never fails to get attention. Everyone who has seen Star Wars will know immediately which character you are playing and if you have good accessories will help you make a really great impression no matter which dressing up occasion you are attending. There are all sorts of ways to dress up as a Stormtrooper--it all depends on your budget and how authentic you want to appear.

An important difference between Stormtrooper costumes and the other kinds of costumes that are out there is that in this case, you can buy things that were actually used in the Star Wars movies. These will, obviously, be very expensive and you need to take care that you are working with a reputable seller. You are also able to find lots of really good replica things like helmets, armor and even complete Stormtrooper costumes.

It's possible to make a stormtrooper costume from scratch without spending much money, if you're resourceful and have a little time. You can get inspiration from images or scenes from the movie as to their appearance and then use things you already have at home or that are easy to buy to build your costume. You might, for example, be able to make armor for yourself from white painted cardboard. You also have to consider the helmet, which could be a sports, bicycle or motorcycle helmet that you paint or cover with a white material. Then all you need is a white pair of boots. It might be a little bit more complicated to build a blaster but it can be done...though you could also just buy a cheap blaster styled toy gun and use that.

If you want to add more authenticity to your costume, no matter which costume you are wearing, it is important to play out the role in a way that makes people believe that you actually are the character. In terms of the Stormtroopers, you can find out more about their characteristics by watching any of the Star Wars movies in which they show up.

It's good to at last think about renting instead of buying your Stormtrooper costume. Costume rentals is a big industry because people prefer to rent costumes for the times they only need to wear the costume once--it saves them from having to store it the rest of the year.

Ever since the first Star Wars movie hit the screens more than thirty years ago, thousands--if not millions--of people have put on costumes that have been inspired by this series. The Stormtrooper costume has become one that plenty of people enjoy wearing, most likely because so much thought was put into it by the costume designers on the films.




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