Happy New Year – 2018

It is January 1st 2018 here in New Zealand – Happy New Year! 2017 was a fantastic year for women’s Star Wars fashion – so many of our favourite brands released fabulous Star Wars fashion, as well as many new brands launching tie-in collections to celebrate the release of The…

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Remembering Carrie Fisher – One Year On

One year ago today, Carrie Fisher passed away. I want to spend today reflecting on Carrie, even though as the day approached I knew it would be tough emotionally. I remember the moment I read the news online, and couldn’t hold back the tears. Even now, I can’t help but…

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Happy Holidays from The Kessel Runway!

Today is Christmas Day here in New Zealand – Happy Holidays! I hope you all have a wonderful time with family and friends – and find some gorgeous Star Wars fashion under the Christmas tree! 2017 was an exciting year, and though personally it had a lot of ups and…

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Star Wars Actresses on the TLJ Red Carpet

The red carpet premiere for The Last Jedi was a fantastic event, filled with celebrities, a giant Imperial Walker, some very lucky fans, and of course, our favourite actresses! Here’s a look at some of the red carpet fashion from the event. While on the red carpet, the Star Wars…

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Christian Louboutin at the TLJ Premiere

One of the highlights of red carpet premiere of The Last Jedi was the interview with shoe designer Christian Louboutin. The Star Wars Show host Andi Guetierrez talked to Christian Louboutin about Star Wars shoe designs he created, his collaboration with Lucasfilm, and his signature red colour. The red carpet…

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TKR Turns 3 – Looking Ahead

Today marks three years since I officially launched The Kessel Runway. Unfortunately a period of illness, together with some real world situations that my family has been facing (that have been quite emotionally challenging), have kept me away from my computer of late. Though I didn’t want to, I ended…

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Force Friday II Has Arrived!

Force Friday is here! My family and I headed out to our local toy store at midnight, to be amongst the first fans in the world to experience Force Friday and get our hands on the new merch. I was very excited to pick up the new Rey action figures…

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Sperry x Star Wars Designer Interview

To celebrate the upcoming collection launch, the Sperry Footwear website blog has published an interview with the lead designer of their new Star Wars footwear collection, Joe Napurano. In the article, Joe talks about seeing Star Wars as a child, getting to create Star Wars merchandise, and the design concepts…

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SWCO Women’s Fashion Panel – Part 10 – Video

For fans who were not able to attend my Celebration Orlando panel in person, I have been posting the full slideshow and transcript online. Today’s post is part 10 of a 10 part series – full video! You can read the full panel transcript in a 9 part series here.…

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SWCO Women’s Fashion Panel – Part 9

For fans who were not able to attend my Celebration Orlando panel in person, I have been posting the full slideshow and transcript online. Today’s post is part 9 of a 9 part series – stay tuned for a full video of my panel next week. You can read the previous panel…

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