Today’s Star Wars fashion behind-the-scenes interview article features a conversation with BlackMilk Clothing CEO, Sally Osburn. BlackMilk is an industry leader in creating stylish geek apparel for a huge array of licenses, ever since their first iconic Star Wars collection in 2012. I have been a BlackMilk fan for years,…
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Armageddon Expo was held in Auckland this past weekend – the biggest comic/sci-fi convention in New Zealand. While the convention also visits a couple of other New Zealand cities throughout the year, the Auckland event is by far the biggest and best – held annually over the long weekend ‘Labour…
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This past weekend the Armageddon Expo convention was held in my hometown of Auckland – it is our largest geek convention here in New Zealand, held annually. I attended as part of the media, and was delighted by the array of Star Wars fashion and collectibles available this year. I’ll…
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Today is October 21st here in New Zealand – Carrie Fisher’s birthday. This day is always going to be tinged with sadness, but I wanted to take inspiration from Carrie herself – “Take your broken heart, turn it into art” So instead of dwelling on the fact she is no…
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Today we kick off our celebration of Princess Leia, in remembrance of Carrie Fisher. In the lead up to Carrie’s birthday on October 21st, we will feature Princess Leia themed fashion and accessories, with store reports, favourite items, and reviews. Princess Leia is the original female Star Wars character, the one…
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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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Today’s behind-the-scenes interview article features a conversation with the head designer for the Body Vibe x Star Wars jewelry range, Rob Booth. Ever since the launch of their Star Wars jewelry range, Body Vibe has been one of my favourite all-time Star Wars fashion brands. Many of my go-to Star Wars…
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The full teaser trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story is finally here! After a 45 second teaser yesterday, this new trailer gives us much clearer looks at the main characters and their costumes. Also, we finally have official confirmation of Emilia Clarke’s character name – Qi’ra! Which looks are…
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The first teaser trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story has finally arrived! It is so exciting to get our first official look at the film, and also our first look at the outfits! Of special interest is of course the character played by actress Emilia Clarke – she is…
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Today’s behind-the-scenes interview article features a conversation with the women’s apparel buyer for ThinkGeek, Jennifer Yi. ThinkGeek is the first place I check for fantastic women’s Star Wars fashion – their range includes items from Mighty Fine, Body Vibe, Nixon, Bioworld and more. ThinkGeek often has exclusive Star Wars fashion…
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