Fabrics The original costume design of Star Wars uses wools, raw silks, and a variety of other high-quality woven fabrics for Jedi and Sith that provide texture and depth to costumes on screen. Our costumes should strive to create the illusion of screen accuracy, to provide an immersive Star Wars experience for our audience. Fabrics must be opaque either on their own or with lining. Fabrics must be textured and/or be matte in appearance. Fabrics cannot have high pile (be fuzzy) like towels, polar fleece, or faux fur. Fabrics cannot have a high gloss or shine, such as with formal wear fabrics. Fabrics cannot appear plastic. Vinyl is meant to look leather-like. The guides below are meant to assist you in picking fabrics for non-face characters, but is not a guarantee of approval. This list is not comprehensive and fabric names may vary depending upon country. Have your LCC check with the GCCs if there are questions Common The following fabrics are usually approvable with some exceptions and caveats. Recommended Materials Weave/Type Linen and Linen Blends Hopsack, Suiting, Twill, Muslin, Upholstery-Weight (no vinyl backing) Silk Tusseh, Noile Cotton and Cotton Blends Canvas, Duck, Suiting, Osnaburg, Crinkle Gauze[1], Twill, Tapestry [2], Monkscloth [2] ,Upholstery-Weight (no vinyl backing) Hemp and Hemp Blends Muslin, Canvas Wool Twill, Suiting Microfiber/Polyester Suiting, Microsuede, Upholstery Weight, Twill   Leather Suede [2][3], Garment-weight [2][3] Pleather/Synthetic Leather Not glossy. Must appear like leather. [2][3] [1]   This must generally be lined in order to be used [2]   This is generally only approved for tabards and obi [3] This can only be approved for an obi if it matches the tabards, and must not have animal embossing/print Uncommon The following fabrics have occasionally been approved, but should be checked with the GCCs before being used. Possible Materials Weave/Type Linen and Linen Blends Sheeting Silk Velveteen Cotton and Cotton Blends Muslin, Corduroy, Heavy Broadcloth, Bubble Gauze Polyester and other Synthetics Microsuede, Suiting, Twill, Pleather, Corduroy, Velveteen Not Recommended The following fabrics should be avoided due to known issues with the finish or do not fit with the Star Wars aesthetic. Not Recommended Reasoning Broadcloth/Quilting Cotton Too Thin and usually see- through Taffeta/Tulle/Lining Polyester Too shiny and too thin Lycra/Spandex/Performance Poly Too shiny and too thin Sweater Knits No cozy sweaters for Jedi/Sith Satin/Sateen Rejected for Shine Please note that any fabric that looks thin and/or shiny, such as light broadcloth or thin polyesters (like those used for mass produced bagged costumes for Halloween) will be rejected. Consistently rejected fabrics include vinyl that does not look like leather, quilter’s cotton, kona cotton, flannel, light broadcloth, taffeta, velvet, sateen, dupioni, polyester poplin, and satin. Please consults with the Global Costume Consulars on any fabric questions prior to construction or purchase. Leather / Pleather Tabard Examples