padmé’s tatooine peasant disguise!
here are all the other ones i have done:
summer meadow outfit
wedding outfit
my favorite padmé outfits
padmé’s funeral outfit
parade outfit
geonosis outfit
battle outfit
this outfit is a classic and so iconic. if is so different from any other of padmé’s costumes, which makes it stand out. even as a handmaiden, padmé matches the outfit of the queen, but this one doesn’t match anything. instead, it is reflective of tatooine dress, such as what anakin and others wear. it appears not to fit her, and seems to be scavenged from scraps on the ship.
the concept art by iain mccaig has more nods to naboo fashion, such as the diadem and the gold. although it is a beautiful design, the final product allowed for more of a disguise. the outfit is also the simplest out we ever see padmé in: no face of makeup, no overly complex hairstyle, no matching handmaidens.
the fabric of the majority of this outfit is homespun, which means it is a woven fabric with small irregularities and a looser weave. in fact, this is the only time in phantom menace that we see padmé in cooler tones.
the blue undershirt has a jeweled neckline and is made from a crinkled homespun fabric. if you look at her sleeves, you see a grey/tan strip of cloth wrapped around the lower forearm. this wrist binding is supposed to keep out sand and dust.
with the baggy vest and shirt, padmé’s layering is very reminiscent of early 90s and late 80s fashion trends. her belt is also high waisted, reminding me of the high waisted jeans popular at the same time.
over her shirt, padmé wears a heather (dark grey) vest. again, it is very baggy and doesn’t fit her right. but, it seems to be made from a thick, textured, homespun fabric and a scoop neckline.
in the late 90s and early 2000s, vests became popular and fashionable to wear. although some vests are tight (in movies such as clueless), there was also a trend of baggy vests, a trend that is coming back in the early 2020s.
padmé’s pants in this outfit are a dark grey/black made from a homespun matte fabric. they are very loose fitting, but the lower legs are wrapped in strips of the same matte fabric. all of the wrappings, both on the shirt and the pants, are part of the tatooine culture to keep dust out.
these pants are somewhat similar to harem pants, which were popular in the 80s. they were made popular by celebrities such as M.C. Hammer.
padmé’s hair in this outfit is one of the simpler hairdos in the prequels. it is reminiscent of the medieval era hair. the crown braid started in ancient rome, but it was very popular in medieval and byzantine times. growing hair long was a sign of status, but wearing hair down was forbidden. the crown braid was a solution.
i also have to mention that padmé’s hair in the outfit is very similar to leia’s hair in the ceremony at the end of a new hope. like mother like daughter.
finally, i want to mention how this is the outfit where anakin and padmé met. she wasn’t dressed as a queen, or exquisitely, or with anything more than scraps, yet anakin saw her as a angel. a heavenly figure, simply because she was beautiful, not because she was a queen. i just think it’s really the how anakin fell in love with padmé as a peasant and not as a queen.
𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬! 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜! 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨!
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