The Mom Buzz as Princess Leia: #win from Costume Supercenter

I have to admit I had a lot of fun with this review. As Savvy Suzie said, “My inner nerd just went *squee*!” (I love that line, Suzie!) The thing is, as moms we are all queens of our households. But how often do we get to be a princess? Albeit, Princess Leia is not exactly the posh, pampered princess we know from Disneyesque films.

Still, as I was pondering Star Wars week at Disney World, I wanted to know what costume options were open to me and the kids. I figured the kids would actually be easy, since I could pick up a Jedi robe for them and they already have lightsabers. But what about me!? As I perused CostumeSupercenter.com for ideas, I was immediately drawn to the sexy Slave Leia Costume … but walking around Disney with my two boys in that just wasn’t going to happen, even though I am sure  my husband would have loved it!

The Padme and Asajj Ventress costumes also caught my eye, but just as appealing was this Princess Leia Costume with the slits up the gown – easier to chase the kids. I went all around the web, trying to find reviews on the costumes but it was hard to scrounge up. All I could find was one person who said she had trouble with the Padme costume, she bought a size too big. Keeping that in mind, even though I like “lose” clothes I ordered the Princess Leia Costume true to my size. X-Small would fits most up to a size 4, small fits between 6 and 8, and medium would be for 10 or 12. For my 5′ 6″, 119 pound frame (muscle baby – all muscle) I requested the small.

When the costume arrived, my oldest was so freakin’ excited. He is almost 4 and was pointing at the costume telling me it was Princess Leia. I tried it on and it fit AWESOME. The material is light and if you wear a colored bra, you can tell just a little. The slits on the leg are sexy, but not too high to be inappropriate around kids. The material is overall comfortable and silky smooth. The bell sleeves flow well, the stitching is excellent for a “Halloween Costume” and the gown goes to my ankles. The belt is a plastic, rubbery mold that attaches around my waist with Velcro. It is good for some “light activity”, but I will probably reinforce it to wear it longer. The wig is cute, although the buns are a little uneven! My husband said he couldn’t tell, though. It has a “webbed” feel to it. It looks great in photos, but you will need to fix it just a tad if you are a perfectionist. If you have long hair, definitely try to make the Princess Leia buns yourself.

Overall, this costume is the first costume that I have for myself that I love. Every other costume was adequate for Halloween – but this one seems like it can withstand some fun at a theme park AND be used as a Halloween Costume, as well! I would really love to get some white boots to go with the costume. And a blaster gun, but not to bring to Disney, of course. But keep in mind the costume comes with the white gown, belt and wig, which is still a great deal! Depending on the day you order, you can get this costume for anywhere between $49 and $75 dollars.

Now if you are not ready to play dress-up, but your kid is, a simple idea is a Jedi Robe or Costume. They can dress like Obi Won Kenobi with a traditional Jedi pants and shirt or get a Deluxe Jedi Robe for daily play! I know if my boys had these, they would NEVER take them off.

For men, I know husbands will be drooling for the Darth Vader Collector Costume. And what’s wicked cool is that you can get the costume on sale right now! Normally it’s over $1,000, but CostumeSupercenter.com has it for $659! That’s actually a great deal. It comes with a black jumpsuit with quilted pants and sleeves, mask, and heavy duty injected molded armor pieces for the legs and shoulders cast from original Lucas Studios molds, mask and gauntlets.

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