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ANOVOS COSTUMES

Behind the scenes at
ANOVOS

Costume company ANOVOS is well known for its screen-accurate

Star Wars outfits, but what goes on behind the scenes?

W ORDS: AMY R AT CLIFFE

hen you watch the Star When a Star Wars fan wants to dress as
W Wars movies, it’s hard Darth Vader or fully embody Luke on Bespin
with absolute accuracy, the company they
not to put yourself
turn to is ANOVOS.
in the shoes of your
favorite characters. Located in a secret base near Los Angeles,
Ever since the fi rst California, ANOVOS was founded in 2009

action figures were released in 1978, and started out making Star Trek and
manufacturers have been catering to fans’ Battlestar Galactica outfi ts.
desire to recreate the Star Wars universe As one of the first companies to make

and live within it. intricate TV and movie replicas in close
Today, you can become your best-loved partnership with licensors, they were at the
heroes and villains in many ways: through right place at the right time to work with

videogames, tabletop role-play, LEGO Lucasfilm, and acquired the license to make

Star Wars minifigures, and more. But for Star Wars costumes in 2014.
the ultimate experience, nothing beats a
life-size, screen-accurate costume that you What to wear?
can pull on and wear for real at home, at The only way to discern ANOVOS
conventions or on the street. HQ from the street is by pressing your face

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