Padmé Amidala (Arena Battle)

ALL, Dignitaries, Episode II (AOTC)

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION

Padmé Amidala was a courageous, hopeful leader, serving as Queen and then Senator of Naboo — and was also handy with a blaster. Despite her ideals and all she did for the cause of peace, her secret, forbidden marriage to Jedi Anakin Skywalker would prove to have dire consequences for the galaxy. Star Wars Databank

REQUIRED ITEMS

[box]Shirt

 

Required Details:

  1. The shirt is made of an off-white, matte and opaque knit fabric.
  2. The shirt is fitted with long closely fitted sleeves
  3. The shirt has a narrow mock turtleneck.
  4. The sleeves are not set-in and have a seam running from the neck at the shoulder line to the cuff.
  5. The shirt has alternating vertical and horizontal seaming with double topstitching over the bust line.
  6. There is a section of fabric below the mock turtleneck with four vertical pin tucks. This section is outlined with double topstitching.
  7. The shirt is tucked into the leggings.

Optional Details:

  1. Flesh toned undergarments are recommended for modesty.
  2. There is a diamond-shaped gusset (seamed patch) sewn into each armpit to allow for easier arm movement.
  3. The seam on top of the sleeves has double topstitching.

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[/box] [box]Armbands

 

Required Details:

  1. One silver armband of thin burnished silver is worn in the middle of each upper arm.
  2. The armbands are made of rectangular segments, roughly 2” / 5 cm tall. The segments are taller than they are wide.
  3. There are at least five segments, additional segments may be added to fit the costumer’s arm circumference.
  4. The armbands are curved to fit along the circumference of the upper arms, and evenly spaced.

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[/box] [box]Leggings

 

Required Details:

  1. Leggings are an off-white, matte opaque knit fabric.
  2. There is a seam down the center front and center back of each leg, in addition to the inseam and outer leg seam (total of four seams).

Optional Details:

  1. The leg seams are top stitched on each side.
  2. Flesh toned undergarments are recommended for modesty.

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[/box] [box]Boots

 

Required Details:

  1. Boots are bone white/ivory color and leather or leather-like in appearance.
  2. Boots are knee-high with thick lug soles.
  3. Wrapped about the boots shafts are shin guards with four rectangular indentations running down each side of a raised middle section (total of eight indentations per shin guard.)
  4. Two straps are woven through the first and third indentations from the top.
  5. There are two additional straps at the top and bottom of the shin guards.
  6. The shin guards should have structure and not be limp.
  7. No visible laces or outside zippers.

Optional Details:

  1. Boots may have zippers on the inside of the leg. Zippers must match the boot or be concealed.

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[/box] [box]Belt

 

Required Details:

  1. The belt is approximately 2” / 5 cm wide.
  2. Belt is made from a plain bone white or ivory color wide firm leather or leather-like material.
  3. There are three pouches and one holster with contoured flap closures attached to the belt, all are a bone white or ivory color leather or leather-like material.
  4. The holster is attached to the right side of the hip.
  5. The longest of the three pouches is attached to the left side of the hip.
  6. The two smaller pouches are attached to each hip.

Optional Details:

  1. There is a belt loop in front of the holster and pouch on the right side of the belt, made of the same material as the belt.

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[/box] [box]Hairstyle

 

Required Details:

  1. Hair is parted in the center, pulled back and fastened at nape of the neck.
  2. The hair is then twisted into multiple narrow coils and twisted further into loops arranged at the nape to create a large bun-like effect.
  3. Natural-occurring hair colors only, no bangs.

Note: If a wig or extensions are used, they must be of high quality and appear like natural hair.

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OPTIONAL ITEMS

[box]ELG-3A Blaster

 

Required Details:

  1. Silver short or long-barrel Naboo blaster with a wooden (or painted to look like wood) handle.

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[/box] [box]Cape

 

Required Details:

  1. Cape is a matte off-white, ivory or cream color, several shades darker than the top and leggings. It is made from a thickly woven fabric with an loose, large abstract weave (piqué weave recommended).
  2. The cape fully wraps around the shoulder.
  3. The cape extends to mid-calf.

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[/box] [box]Hat

 

Required Details:

  1. The hat is made of the same fabric as the cape.
  2. The hat has a wide, rectangular crown with an attached veil.
  3. The hat has structure and is not limp.

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RIPPED ARENA OUTFIT

 

[box]Required Items:

  1. All standard required components, except for the top, which is replaced with a ripped version.

Optional Items:

  1. E-5 blaster
  2. Alternate hairstyle[/box]
[box]Ripped Shirt

 

Required Details:

  1. The shirt has the same structure, seams, and details as the shirt in the main version above but is ripped away in several locations.
  2. The shirt is ripped away on an angle around the midriff
  3. The shirt has two angled horizontal slashes across the back of the shirt beneath the shoulder blades.
  4. The right sleeve is ripped off entirely above the silver armband.

Optional Details:

  1. Flesh toned undergarments are recommended for modesty.
  2. Special FX makeup may be used to simulate scratches in the skin on the back and upper right arm where the top is ripped.

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[/box] [box]E-5 Blaster

Required Details:

  1. An E-5 blaster rifle may be carried

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[/box] [box]Alternate Hairstyle

 

Required Details:

  1. Hair may be worn loosely at the front of the face.[/box]

COSTUME RESOURCES

Reference Photo Gallery
Member Build Threads
Member Build Threads (Ripped Version)

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

Updated: April 6, 2023

For Face Characters: Tattoos and body piercings – No tattoos or body piercings may be visible unless it is a tattoo/piercing the character has. They must be covered with makeup or by the costume.

PLEASE NOTE: The costume standards are a guide, yet are not an all inclusive outline of required elements. The judges will be looking for quality of workmanship, accurate execution and use of materials in addition to these general standards check lists. If you have a question about fabrics, colors, and parts choices for your build please contact the LCJs for your category about parts/materials you are considering before you start your build.