Master and Apprentice

Pam with Doug Wangler, the original model for Quinlan Vos

Celebration IV * Los Angeles

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I first got the idea to make a Twi'lek costume while I was standing in the endless lines of Star Wars Celebration II.  There were a number of Twi'lek costumes around me, and I was caught somewhere between two thoughts:  

"There's another Aayla!   That's really cool!"  

and...  

"C'mon, people... stuffed nylons?  We can do better than that!"

And so, I set about the task of creating a Twi'lek costume of my own.  Stuffed nylons were not an option I was willing to entertain, and neither was sewing a pair of lekku out of fabric; so I spent the next few months researching.  Eventually I settled on a method commonly used to make latex masks, and I began learning about using latex and body paints.

I designed this web page to chronicle how it all worked out, and to share the information that I have learned along the way.