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Natalie Portman in Star Wars: Style Inspiration (II)

12 Sunday Feb 2012

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Anakin : (On the battlefield) You call this a diplomatic solution?

Padmé : (Armed with blaster) No, I call it aggressive negotiations!

-excerpt from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

My previous post featuring Natalie Portman in Star Wars Episode I was so much fun that I decided to do a sequel. Because everyone ♥’s sequels, right? And of course this post is in no way related to the fact that:

STAR WARS EPISODE I RELEASED IN THEATERS WORLDWIDE IN 3D LAST WEEK!!

Weirdly out-of-sync with the rest-of-the-world’s time-line? Indeed. I happen to be president of the Life Under the Rock club. Thank Hollywood for the glory of the rehash. Ahem. Now’s a good time as any to see Queen Amidala in all her out-of-this-world glory. Hope you enjoy my random Star Warsing! ♥

My die-hard Star Wars fiend of a brother calls this the wannabe-Padmé dress. Hey, at least it rhymes (...and at least this isn't cosplay, right? RIGHT??)

She wears this to a picnic. A. Picnic. It was a golden opportunity, after all. A very painful-to-watch-if-not-for-the-gorgeous-dress sort of opportunity.

Every girl needs an LBD. And a black feather capelet. And black glitter heels. And...

An all-white, skin-tight outfit. How diplomatic of her. Aggressively, persuasively so.

Natalie Portman in Star Wars: Style Inspiration

15 Sunday Jan 2012

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Qui-Gon Jinn:…Obi-Wan, you’re sure there isn’t anything of value left on board?
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A few containers of supplies, the Queen’s wardrobe, maybe.

―excerpt from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

[Photos courtesy of Vogue. And Google Images.]

Although Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace came out almost 12 years ago, I don’t think I’ll ever cease to be amazed by the costumes. Natalie Portman as science-fantasy-fiction royalty with gorgeous costume changes in nearly every scene? That’s some prime re-watching value there. I’ve been even more smitten since re-discovering photos of said costumes featured in a Vogue US May 1999 issue. Shot by Irving Penn in all their lavish glory, the regal gowns glow with an otherworldly elegance. Designed by Trisha Biggar, each costume cost more than $60,000 each. Something “of value” indeed, Obi-Wan.

Anywho, just trying to justify my geekiness here: I made Polyvores of ’em. Yes. I. Did. Just being weirdly out-of-sync with the rest-of-the-world’s-time-line, making irrelevant sartorial tributes to yesterday’s geekdom in my own little corner of the bloggy universe ^_^ Or you can think of it as making yesterday’s geekdom relevant to the rest-of-the-world via totally-in-sync sartorial tributes. Whatever rocks your boat.

Enjoy! <3

Queen Amidala's famous red dress was inspired by the imperial robes worn by the wife of Genghis Khan, the Grand Empress Börte. Go figure.

Keira Knightley (who played the Queen's decoy, Sabé) was the one who got to wear this dress for the film. But Natalie Portman wore it for the promotional shots. Just sayin'.

Considering the beautiful Italianate scenery of her home planet, I kinda wonder where did all the royal wardrobe's Eastern influences come from. White kimonos would look quite out of place in Naboo. Plus, do those beads look like white dreadlocks to you?

A 100% Alexander McQueen ensemble. My brother dubs this the "nude peacock look".

♥ Edit: I’ve made a sequel! Clicky here for Natalie Portman in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones ♥