The Star Wars jewelry made by Weingeroff Ent. Providence, R.I. (licensed by Factors Etc, Inc) is really neat, and I am keen to collect all my favourite pieces. A recent purchase on Ebay just arrived – the C-3PO and R2-D2 stud earrings. The detail is really cool, as I have come to expect from this…
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Impressed with the detail of the Weingeroff Ent. vintage necklaces from 1977, I am keen to collect more from their range. I recently picked up a boxed set of rings, featuring Darth Vader, C-3PO and R2-D2. The rings came in a jewelry box, complete with satin lid lining featuring the…
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For Empire Strikes Back, the Star Wars jewelry license was held by Wallace Berrie. Their line included pendants, pins, and a set of six adjustable rings which I have recently been able to add to my own collection. Each ring is gold in color, with an adjustable band. The packaging…
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Browsing around the stalls of merchandise for sale at my local convention a little while ago, I spotted a range of cute Star Wars licensed rubber bracelets. I picked up the R2-D2 and C-3PO ones, as they work together as a cute set. Looking up the manufacturer ‘Pyramid International’ on-line, their…
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Loungefly has added three new Star Wars items to their on-line store – character coin bags. The three coin bags feature the helmets/faces of C-3PO, Boba Fett and Stormtrooper, each with a retail price of US$20. Each one is similar in size to the Darth Vader 3d coin clutch, but is…
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For their Fall 2014 runway collection, Rodarte unveiled a collection of Star Wars dresses. Every geek website reported on the show, which included five full length couture gowns with printed Star Wars images. The Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy drew inspiration from their childhood for the collection. Imagination, fun, wonder…
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While searching for the Darth Vader coin clutch, I came across this set of stud earrings also by Loungefly on ebay. Until recently I didn’t know they made jewelry, as the brand is mostly known for handbags and wallets – my recent Hot Topic purchases of bows and necklaces are made by Loungefly too.…
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My first vintage Star Wars purchase for my wardrobe was the R2-D2 and C-3PO necklaces made by Weingeroff Ent. Providence, R.I. (licensed by Factors Etc, Inc) in 1977. They are amongst the first ever Star Wars merchandise – they feature the 20th Century Fox copyright details, with no mention of Lucasfilm. They were made in…
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This is one of those frustrating discoveries – falling in love with a new designer, but can’t buy any pieces. While reading up on the latest fashion week news from Sao Paulo, Brazil, I saw mention of Darth Vader appearing on the runway as part of Brazilian designer Triton’s winter 2015 Star Wars…
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