A More Elegant Wedding For A More Civilized Age: Mom Mothma

Though initially I had only intended to make the bridesmaids dresses (Motee The Handmaiden) and the wedding dress (Leia's Throne Room Dress), the bride approached me to also make an outfit for her mother, who had very little experience with the Star Wars franchise.

(Image from Star Wars: Costumes From a Galaxy Far Far Away)

 We settled on making her Mon Mothma's outfit from Return of the Jedi, also known as the lady who informs us that "Many Bothans died to bring us this information. Over time, I began to affectionately refer to the costume as Mom Mothma. 

I had never seen or met her mother, and I had very little information on her as far as her measurements. But in the end, we only needed to make two minor adjustments.

 

  

One of my favorite parts of this costume was pleating the outer sleeves. The costume consists of two pieces: the skirt and the tunic. The undersleeve is attached to the tunic, as well as the cords.

 My second favorite part of the project was draping the cord around the neckline. I had exactly the right amount of cord for it to hand neatly around the top.

 In the end, I really love how this costume turned out. Hopefully I will eventually be able to post an update with her in the costume; she looked absolutely fantastic!

Special thanks goes out to Aubrey Holte of Hustle and Bustle Cosplay and Melissa Meza of The Penguin Knight for help on this project!

All images are mine, unless otherwise noted.