Friday Outfit: In a Galaxy Far, Far Away...

Fact: I am an incredibly huge Star Wars nerd.  Have been since I was 12.  It's a really hard fact to hide, since I have an entire bookcase dedicated to my Star Wars novel collection, three lightsabers, and have been known to spend my spare time volunteering as a Jedi or Princess Leia.  So when today turned out to be a grey and rainy day, I decided it was time to see if I could find a way to style up my awesome thermal Empire Strikes Back hooded tee.  

Black thermal Empire Strikes Back hooded tee - Her Universe

Purple tank - Old Navy

Dark blue jeans - Gap

Red flats - Madden Girl

Teal hairband - H&M

Mace Windu lightsaber - Master Replicas

I actually took a lot more lightsaber pictures, but I'll spare you the picture spam.  For a while there I was a regular member of a lightsaber choreography group, but then I started working nights and so ended lightsaber classes.  So sad.

Anyway, the outfit- I know I said I should probably swear off the jeans and a t-shirt look for a while, but I'm defending this look.  I didn't just throw on my Darth Vader shirt, I made sure to wear a colourful layer underneath it.  I wore a bright beaded necklace to give some colour to the collar, which almost perfectly matched my hairband.  the purple shirt goes with my purple glasses frames, and the red shoes go with my red rose earrings.  Oh, and the shades of blue work with the tee because (and this is pretty subtle and likely doesn't show in the pictures) Vader is shaded in blue and purple.  So yes, this is my take on styled-up Vader.  I'll probably keep considering ways to make this shirt interesting.  It's really comfortable and super high quality, so I just like wearing it.

On that note- I'd like to make a shout out to Her Universe.  It's a line of clothing run by Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka in The Clone Wars, and it is the only line of Star Wars clothes made specifically for women.  The selection is currently pretty small, but it's a brand new line.  I managed to get this shirt and the zip up hoodie at New York Comic Con on sale, and they're fabulous.  Ashley is dedicated to having well-fitting, quality clothing for female Star Wars fans, and if you're a woman who likes Star Wars, I highly recommend supporting this business.  Not to mention Ashley herself is just a sweetheart.  I got to talk to her for a while about the animation industry, and it was really fun hearing about it from a voice actor's perspective.

Me with Ashley Eckstein, a far greater Jedi than I.

So, yes.  If you hadn't heard of Her Universe before, you should check them out.  If you'd heard of them and were hesitant to buy, I say go ahead and get whatever it is that tempts you.  It's a little pricey, but so well made.  We nerd girls deserve to dress in style, and Her Universe is a step in that direction.