Shaak-ti was always one of my favourite Jedi costumes from the Star Wars prequels, this is a costume that I have costumed in and the attention that it receives is always fantastic, we have also made the head piece to go with this, though we are hoping to sculpt a new version as soon as possible.
This costume consists of a dress, a belt, a fabric tabard, a leather sash and robe. The basic structure of the costume is the dress which actually looks like a skirt and top but it is all connected to keep everything looking smooth and fitted. The dress is made up from a top section which is a brown slightly stretchy off the shoulder sleeved t-shirt that then attaches to a skirt which is made from 13 mtrs of crinkle silk. The skirt also has a black crinkle pleat silk underskirt which can be seen in the deleted scene of Shakk-ti’s death. Around the waist is a leather belt with a leather buckle, both of which are weathered.
Hanging down from the belt is a leather sash that has been hand tooled and then hand painted. This piece took hours of designing, therapeutic hammering and painting. The finished tabard is a work of art and having worked on the Luminara sash too they make great display pieces.
Hanging around the neck is a fabric tabard. This sits under the lekku at the back and then falls down either side at the front.
Lastly is the robe. Made from a sheer striped weave fabric, the robe is full length, with full bell sleeves and has a hood, though I never quite understood why Shaak has a hood she can’t possible wear.
I really like this costume but the headdress, make-up and jewelry make it extremely difficult to costume, taking around 3 hours to prepare. It’s great for large one off events but just not practical at the moment for regular costuming.
As you can see from the photo we had a bit of fun with our Bushbaby head.
