#swce 2023

[intothecocoverse]

Loved episode 7! Freaking hell, seeing Thrawn and Ezra in live action is a delicious treat.

Lars Mikkelsen is Thrawn. That's it. During the SWCE this year, his return was the reason for many many many screams and it's what he deserved. Just wow.

I'm keeping the last episode for tomorrow! Hehe

Here are two pics I've taken during Ray Stevenson and Lars Mikkelsen's interview after the Ahsoka panel that I really really like. May Ray rest in peace, thank you for your hard-work sir!

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[sarcasmismydefaultmode]

So, obligatory Denise Gough at SWCE 2023 story time!

I’d done a photo op with Ewan which ended up being super quick so wasn’t expecting much. Knew I wanted the ‘at ease’ pose and decided to be cheeky and ask if she could possibly do the Eyebrow. She gave me the biggest grin and said she’d try but couldn’t guarantee she would be able to get it up (pun unintended). Anyway, as you may or may not be able to tell from the photo, she managed it and then said she hoped she did before I left the booth. She was so lovely and up for anything, I just knew I needed to get the photo signed.

I was a little way behind in the autograph queue behind @hegodamask (thanks for the swag, girl!) same story.

Accidentally got in the wrong queue for autographs, sent to the naughty kids line behind the booth. Spent the hour wait chatting with an amazing Rey, Cassian, and Dedra cosplayer who could’ve been a stunt double for Denise, she was so good. When we finally moved round to take our turn, I was genuinely shaking with a bit of adrenaline and excitement.

Anyway, the lovely thing about Denise is that she was kind of conducting a multi-way convo with everyone at the table; the Rey cosplayer had a program from one of Denise’s broadway runs for her to sign and she made a joke about flashbacks while smirking at our group. Then the Dedra cosplayer got to her and she was just gushing over this woman’s cosplay (apparently the tunic is an icy, grey-tinged white, not a warm white) and said she was the best she’d seen so far. Dedra the cosplayer had told us an awesome story about how she ‘dedra-fied’ herself and it had got her a promotion at work (she was a lawyer). Denise loved the story and said she’d ‘dedra-ed the f**k out of the trial’. Then it was my turn.

Amazing human being that she is, she recognised me and excitedly showed the booth assistants my photo, saying I’d asked for the Eyebrow and she’d managed to do it. I told her how much I loved her work, not just in Andor but in stuff like Under the Banners of Heaven etc., and we chatted about that then I told her a story where channeling Dedra had got me a job opportunity I’d always wanted and she said that was awesome but that she was also flattered to have such brainy fans. She gave me the same message as @hegodamask and such a gorgeous smile. I ended it by saying I loved and related to Dedra (minus the fascism) even though I was resigned to watching her die horribly on screen, and she just winked at me and said: “Maybe, maybe not. I’m the only one who knows.” And then she made a joke about even Tony Gilroy not knowing because she just does whatever she wants as Dedra 🤣😭🥰

Sounds about right. If I was Tony/LF, I’d just let her. Give her all the spin-offs now!!!

[rosecoloredknight]

Ignore me as I fan out about the current Star Wars Celebration 2023 news... !!!!!!!

REY SKYWALKER IS BACK!!! AGHHHH YESSSS

[yen-stanning]

1 year ago today, I went to day 1 of Star Wars Celebration in London and it was literally one of the best experiences of my life, it was so incredibly special. I have nothing but the most magical memories from this 💚🥹✨️

From getting to see SO MUCH exclusive footage at the studio showcase, seeing legendary Star Wars cast and crew on stage (with my own eyes and not through a screen WTF?!), and all the awesome cosplayers & droids & other fans who were just as happy to be there as I was. Truly special 😭

If you ever have the opportunity to go to star wars celebration DO IT!! (hehe) But seriously, even if you just get a ticket for 1 day, it is SO worth it!

[blindedbylight]

I don't really feel anything...? (The trust issues SW has given me! lol) The big time jump is weird and Rey reforming the Jedi is weird. Obviously it's very early in the process, so who knows what comes of any of this.

If this movie does actually release, I think I'll have to be fully spoiled on everything that happens in it before I even think of buying a ticket.

reylos how we feelin'?

I'm full of mixed emotions. I don't want it to hurt me again, and I'm terrified about the time jump + topic in general, but I want to be excited for Rey. The struggle

[hayden-christensen]

HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN as Darth Vader behind the scenes of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ (2022)

[pitterpatkittycat]

Andy Serkis saying that his late brother-in-law - an actual union steward & organizer who led a life of service - was his inspiration for his characterization of Kino Loy?

I’m fine, really. I’m fine. 😭😭😭

[michellestarswept]

This is VERY EXCITING!!!!

🥳🎆💜

May The Force BRING BACK BEN SOLO!!!!

💙💙💙

I LOVE DAISY RIDLEY❣️😍

[intothecocoverse]

WHERE IS GRAND ADMIRAL THRAWN ??? HE IS ALIVE???

*me acting like I wasn't at the SWCE this year and that I didn't see Lars Mikkelsen's coming back to us*

[doublesunsets]

I tried to collect all the Techs, that was my mission

[sarcasmismydefaultmode]

I think I can speak for every one of us at Star Wars Celebration this year who queued up to get a photo op/autograph with Denise:

She is an absolute treasure of a human being and we do not deserve her 😭🥰😭🥰

[go-see-a-starwar]

Vivien Lyra Blair & Hayden Christensen A Look Back at 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Panel | SWCE 2023

[yen-stanning]

1 year ago today, I went to day 1 of Star Wars Celebration in London and it was literally one of the best experiences of my life, it was so incredibly special. I have nothing but the most magical memories from this 💚🥹✨️

From getting to see SO MUCH exclusive footage at the studio showcase, seeing legendary Star Wars cast and crew on stage (with my own eyes and not through a screen WTF?!), and all the awesome cosplayers & droids & other fans who were just as happy to be there as I was. Truly special 😭

If you ever have the opportunity to go to star wars celebration DO IT!! (hehe) But seriously, even if you just get a ticket for 1 day, it is SO worth it!

[eisoj5]

I haven’t posted a whole lot here about this project, but I finally wore it to Celebration on Saturday and have various pictures so it’s time!!

Leia’s Bespin dress has always been my favorite, probably because the colors are in line with a palette I like. I decided a while back that I wanted to make a hanfu version of it, inspired by cationdesigns’ hanfu Ariel. The costume seemed like it would translate especially well to Song dynasty hanfu because it’s relatively simple: tunic, pants, and cape, which I (currently) have done as moxiong (tank top), pants, and layered beizi (jackets). I also wanted to lean into the Chinese cloud design because Cloud City :D

Wanting to do Bespin Leia meant deciding if I wanted to try all the embroidery, which is why I worked on other random projects last summer to see if I really could dig in and learn how. I started actually embroidering my Spoonflower printed fabric for the costume in October 2022, and finished the fourth panel of motifs by the first week of March 2023. (There were some delays due to to other projects, haha.) In February or so I worked on drafting and tweaking the patterns for the beizi and moxiong from a hanfu pattern making book available on Amazon, so that in March I could hopefully knock everything out in a couple of weekends and be done in time for SWCE.

Figuring out what to do about the embroidered fabric was the hardest part. I talked to Ronnie at length about it as well as cosplay friends, and ultimately went with what you see here. I wound up taking the entire piece of fabric and my pattern pieces to the library so that I could trace directly onto it and decide placement. Actually cutting into embroidery that I’d worked on for months was surprisingly not as stressful as I anticipated, largely because I’d spent so long tracing the pattern on that I just had to trust myself that I’d done it correctly and just get the rotary cutter out.

A few more notes about the make:

patterns: self-drafted everything except for the pants, which are Winslow Culottes from Helen’s Closet

white embroidered fabric is from general_leah on Spoonflower

red chiffon (with auspicious cloud print) beizi underlayer, earrings, pendant, hair stick, and trim for belt are all from Etsy

red silk noil for moxiong and pants is from Fancy Tiger Crafts

red chiffon pibo scarf is a table runner from Amazon XD

purse is from New Moon Dance

shoes were from the thrift store with my insoles stuck in them so I could survive a con in flats -- which actually WORKED! (I also wore socks.)

[daily-loth-cat]

Some pieces from Star Wars Celebration Europe that fit the vibe of this blog...

https://www.starwars.com/news/swce-2023-art-show