Via Starwars.com:

THE INCREDIBLE EXHIBIT REVEALS BEHIND-THE-SCENES SECRETS ON EVERYTHING FROM QUEEN AMIDALA’S GOWNS TO THE EMPEROR’S (REALLY GROSS) FINGERNAILS.

To dress a character is to contribute to the story. Costumes are never just clothes. Costume designers, concept artists, and the team behind any on-screen endeavor make deliberate choices about every aspect of a character’s ensembles from the texture of the fabric, to accessories, to whether a button is fastened. All of this detail is on display in the “Rebel, Jedi, Princess, Queen: Star Wars and the Power of Costume” traveling exhibit, currently at the Cincinnati Museum Center.

The thoughtful displays put the costumes of the Star Wars galaxy in their best light. The outfits are displayed artfully and accompanied by information about their design and fabrication with quotes from the likes of John Mollo and Trisha Biggar. Outfits from all the eras of cinematic Star Wars are represented, with a special section devoted to Padmé Amidala’s stunning and ever-shifting wardrobe.

While browsing the exhibit, certain notes in particular jumped out. Here are eight facts we learned from Star Wars and the Power of Costume.

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