Leia Organa (Endor Commando / Briefing Room)

ALL, Dignitaries, Episode VI (ROTJ)

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION

Princess Leia Organa was one of the greatest leaders of the Rebel Alliance, fearless on the battlefield and dedicated to ending the Empire’s tyranny. Daughter of Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, sister of Luke Skywalker, and with a soft spot for scoundrels, Leia ranked among the galaxy’s great heroes. But life under the New Republic proved difficult for her. Sidelined by a new generation of political leaders, she struck out on her own to oppose the First Order as founder of the Resistance. These setbacks in her political career were accompanied by more personal losses, which she endured with her seemingly inexhaustible will. Star Wars Databank

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REQUIRED ITEMS:

Shirt

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Required Details:

  1. Tan or beige short-sleeved shirt made of light to medium-weight matte fabric (cotton or cotton blend recommended)
  2. Sleeves reach almost to the elbow with a wide approximately 3” / 7.5 cm cuff folded up.
  3. Each sleeve has a vented pocket (approximately 4” by 5” / 10 cm by 12.5 cm) and flap (approximately 1.5” / 4 cm tall) partially sewn to the outside of each sleeve. The pocket lays over the cuff.
  4. Shirt has a lapel collar that is loose fitting and has pointed corners.
  5. The shirt closes right over left and is open to the upper breastbone with no visible closures.

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Pants

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Required Details:

  1. Cool pale blue or grey-blue medium-weight twill pants made of matte fabric.
  2. Pants are tailored start at the natural waist height.
  3. A burnished yellow or gold matte stripe approximately 1” / 2.5 cm wide on each side seam.
  4. The pants fit loosely enough to billow slightly at the top of the boot. (Straight down cut).
  5. Pants do not have visible pockets or zipper.

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Boots

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Required Details:

  1. Black leather or leather-like, matte boots.
  2. Boots have low heels (up to 1.5” / 4 cm).
  3. Boots are upper-calf to knee-high and cut straight across the top.
  4. Boots do not have visible laces, buckles or straps.

Optional Details:

  1. Boot soles may be tan or light brown.
  2. Boots may have zippers on the inside of the leg if black or covered.

 

Wrist Communicator

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Required Details:

  1. Black and silver watch-like communication device on left wrist with a black strap.
  2. Communicator has a large black screen with two silver round buttons in the center and left below the screen.

Optional Details:

  1. Communicator may be weathered.
  2. Black strap may have ribbed texture.
  3. There is a white or cream rectangle below the screen to the right, with red and gray details.

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Belt

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Required Details:

  1. Dark forest or drab green twill belt (approximately 2” / 5 cm wide)
  2. A black or dark gray metal slide buckle in the front center of the belt (approximately 1.5-2” / 38-50 mm wide, 3-3.5” / 75-88 mm high)
  3. One black, matte leather, suede, or leather-like pouch on the left front. Pouch has a boxy shape with curved lower edges and has a thin horizontal (approximately 1.5” / 38 mm) strap to hold the top flap down.
  4. 2-3 black, matte leather, suede, or leather-like pouches in the back with no visible snaps.
  5. A black leather or leather-like holster on the right front. Holster is tapered to fit the blaster. The tip of the blaster may stick out slightly at the bottom of the holster.

Optional Details:

  1. Back pouches may have a thin horizontal strap to hold the top flap down.

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Hair

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Required Details:

  1. Two braids wrapped around head with a densely braided figure-eight style bun in back.
  2. Naturally-occurring hair color only (brown recommended); no bangs.

Optional Details:

  1. Thin tan or light brown suede or leather-like cording in a wide “x” pattern over the top of each of the braids across the top of the head.

Note: If a wig or hairpieces are used, they should be of high-quality and appear like real hair.

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Vest

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Required Details:

  1. Medium gray vest with cap sleeves. Vest is made of a light to medium-weight matte fabric (cotton or cotton blend recommended).
  2. Vest gathers at the waist into a waistband (approximately a 1.5-2” / 3.5-5 cm wide).
  3. There are pockets on the lower front right and left sides of the vest. The top edge of the pockets angles down from mid-way up the center opening to mid-way up side seams of the vest. The bottom of the pockets is gathered into the waistband
  4. Back of the vest has a yoke with a shallow center point.
  5. Vest has a front yoke starting approximately 1” / 2.5 cm from the top of the pocket and angling up toward the side of the arm.
  6. 8 evenly spaced top stitched lines on the costumers back right shoulder ending at the yoke seam. The lines begin at the center of the yoke and end at the shoulder.
  7. 4 evenly spaced straight lines are top stitched into the costumers front right breast yoke.
  8. 1 top stitched line down the entire front left and front right side of the vest ending at the waist band. The stitching is approximately 1″ / 2.5 cm from the front edge of the vest.
  9. There is top stitching around the arm holes, front yoke, and back yoke.

Optional Details:

  1. Waistband has topstitching around the edges.
  2. The top of the pockets have top stitching approximately .5″ / 12 mm from the top of the pocket.

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Rank Badge

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Required Details:

  1. Light gray rank badge on the front right breast
  2. Rank badge is rectangular with rounded corners (approximately 2” / 5 cm high and 3” / 7.5 cm wide)
  3. Rank badge has light gray raised greeblies on the right, two raised blue-gray circles near the middle, and a dark gray or black raised rectangle at the left.

Optional Details:

  1. Rank badge may be weathered.

 

OPTIONAL ITEMS
Blaster

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Required Details:

  1. X-30 Lancer Target Blast pistol
  2. Blaster is all black with a moderately long, narrow barrel.

Makeup

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Required Details:

  1. Matte red-brown lipstick
  2. Black solid (non-liquid) eyeliner and mascara
  3. Brown eyeshadow
  4. Rose rouge

Optional Details:

  1. Brown contact lenses
  2. If brows are drawn in the color must be brown

Note: Makeup used must enhance a natural look.

ENDOR COMMANDO

 

Required Items:

  1. Shirt
  2. Pants
  3. Poncho
  4. Boots
  5. Wrist Communicator
  6. Belt and buckle with front pouch
  7. Front Pouch
  8. Holster
  9. Hair

Optional Items:

  1. Blaster
  2. Vest
  3. Rank Badge
  4. Helmet
  5. Hair Cord
  6. 2-3 back pouches on the belt
  7. Makeup

Poncho

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Required Details:

  1. Hooded poncho made of medium-weight tan or beige matte fabric (cotton or cotton blend recommended).
  2. Poncho has a blotchy camouflage pattern, with no streaks or lines, and painted with large overlapping blotches of brown, light green, dark green, and cream or tan.
  3. Poncho is upper thigh length in front and at knee level in back. Poncho is elbow-length or just past the elbow when viewed from the side.
  4. Poncho has 2 slit openings in the front at the natural body line to allow the belt to pass through the front of the poncho. There is at least another 8” / 20 cm of fabric from the slit to the edge of the poncho.
  5. Poncho does not have shoulder seams.
  6. Poncho has a seam approximately 6” / 15 cm along the right and left edges of the poncho.
  7. Poncho has a hood that is large enough to cover the helmet when worn. The hood is closed at the neck with an oval-shaped frame around the face. When worn down, hood bunches up or blouses under the oval piece. Hood hangs down to shoulder-blade or mid back level in back and has roughly 2-4” / 5-10 cm of fabric in front of the neck.
  8. The inside of the poncho is painted with matching camouflage blotches.

Optional Details:

  1. Seams along the right and left edges of the poncho have top stitching.
  2. Poncho is self-lined.
  3. Poncho may be ripped and stained with fake blood on the back of the left shoulder

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Helmet

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Required Details:

  1. Rebel commando helmet with a tan under-helmet cap and a outer donut-shaped helmet.
  2. A tan colored under-helmet cap based on a WWII era light weight AN-H–15 type flying cap with a custom ribbed top and visor.
  3. Cap has ear flaps with black round shapes covering each ear. Mesh covers the openings in each black round ear flap.
  4. A hard olive colored outer helmet shaped like a donut with a hole in the top to show the cap. Top opening is close to the cloth helmet and does not leave a big gap.
  5. Donut helmet has 8-9 black stripes in back, 1 red and yellow symbol on front right side, painted. Black stripes are painted on top of the helmet, not indented.
  6. Helmet is weathered to show silver underneath the olive paint and has 3 dents.

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COSTUME RESOURCES:

Rebel Briefing Leia reference picture gallery
Endor Commando Leia reference picture gallery
Rebel Briefing Leia Member Build Threads
Endor Commando Leia Member Build Threads

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.