Four Years Ago Today – The Kessel Runway

Today marks the 4th birthday of The Kessel Runway. While the website went live in December 2014, it was several months earlier that it truly started. After playing with the idea for a Star Wars fashion blog for some time, I had been trying to come up with a good…

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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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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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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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Happy 40th Anniversary Star Wars!

Here in New Zealand it is 25th May 2017 – the 40th Anniversary of the release of Star Wars! While we can mark the passing of years since the release of any film, it is exciting to see that 40 years on, Star Wars is still very much in the…

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I’m off to Celebration Orlando!

Very soon I will heading to the airport, to begin the long journey from New Zealand to Celebration Orlando! I am so excited to be a panel presenter this year, and will also reporting on all the fabulous fashion at the event. I know there will be great booths to…

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My 10th Wedding Anniversary

10 years ago today, I married my best friend. My husband and I met through Star Wars, and we continue to share our love of Star Wars together everyday. We got engaged at the Episode II filming location of Villa Balbianello, standing the spot where Anakin and Padme’ were married. We…

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Happy New Year 2017

It is January 1st 2017 here in New Zealand – Happy New Year! We are one of the first places in the world to see the new year – hello from the future! 😉 How do you plan to ring in the New Year – curled up on the sofa…

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The Galaxy has lost a Princess

Today, the galaxy has lost a princess – our beloved Carrie Fisher has passed away. Upon reading the news, I just froze, unable to process it, and then the tears came. She has had an immeasurable impact on my life, and I am very fortunate to have been able to meet…

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Happy Holidays from The Kessel Runway!

It is 25th December here in New Zealand – Christmas Day! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season with family and friends, and get some great Star Wars fashion gifts! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! 🙂

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