One Year On

The Kessel Runway has just passed the one year mark, and I’m excited to look back at how far my project has come. It started with the idea to fully convert my wardrobe to Star Wars apparel, and has grown to be so much more. I thought it would be a…

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My local convention weekend

Our local convention Armageddon Expo was held here in Auckland, New Zealand this past weekend, and I had a great time. I finally got to meet a Queen of Naboo – Queen Apailana, who was played by Keisha Castle-Hughes in Episode 3. As a big fan of all things Naboo,…

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Galactic Fashion podcast episode 4

Episode 4 of the Galactic Fashion podcast came out today, with a special Halloween themed episode. Host Johnamarie (of thewookieegunner.com) talks to special guest Ashley Eckstein, founder of Her Universe. Ashley talks about the Her Universe X Star Wars collection coming soon to Hot Topic, and describes some of the upcoming…

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The Force Awakens full trailer

The full version of The Force Awakens trailer has just been released, and I can’t stop watching it! Tickets were finally released today (here in NZ) – I booked my midnight premiere tickets, and then grabbed tickets to the first session the next day too! With less than 2 months to go, it…

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Galactic Fashion podcast episode 3

Episode 3 of the Galactic Fashion podcast came out today, where host Johnamarie (of thewookieegunner.com) talks to artist Sam Skyler. They talk about some of their favourite Star Wars fashion items, the Her Universe Fashion Show and how Sam got to collaborate with Her Universe on the Hearts dresses (that feature her…

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Galactic Fashion podcast episode 2

Episode 2 of the Galactic Fashion podcast came out today, where host Johnamarie (of thewookieegunner.com) talks to guest fangirl Liz Perales. They talk about some of their favourite Star Wars fashion items, Force Friday shopping, the Covergirl x Star Wars cosmetic collection, and items they wish were available. Thanks again…

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Kohl’s Star Wars Fangirl photoshoot

US retailer Kohl’s recently held a Star Wars fashion photoshoot for four lucky fangirls – Megan, Lillian, Amyirah and Megan. It is so great to see a store recognize female Star Wars fans, and embracing fashionable Star Wars apparel made for women. I am a huge fan of the Rock & Republic…

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Force Friday Fashion Summary

Force Friday was amazing! Although there was no Star Wars fashion released locally here in New Zealand (not even men’s), I was overwhelmed with the amount of women’s Star Wars fashion that was released by companies and retailers overseas! Once it hit midnight in the U.S. and websites updated with…

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Force Friday Fashion!

It’s officially Force Friday here in New Zealand, and I’ve just returned home from my local midnight event with some great collectibles! But, the retailers/companies with Star Wars fashion products are predominately located in the US, so I still have to wait until it ticks over to September 4th there…

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Galactic Fashion podcast

Galactic Fashion is a new monthly Star Wars fashion podcast from Johnamarie at The Wookiee Gunner. Episode one was released today, where Johnamarie talks about her favourite Star Wars fashion items, style icons, and more  – thanks for great shout-out to The Kessel Runway! I really enjoyed the first episode – anyone…

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