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“If I want something, I try

to make it. I’ve learned

quite a few great skills
removed and the shirt is fi nished
alongtheway,andam
and ready to wear.
But what if you want your design
to be in the fabric and not just on always learning new ones
the material? “That’s easy,” Holly
Frey explains. “I have costumed to add to my projects.”
for years, but eventually I realized Kristin Sirota / Baltimore, MD
that I wanted to have unique Star Instagram: @BenaeQuee
Wars clothes that I could wear every
day. So, I started designing my own
prints and having them custom
printed. My Greedo caftan started
with a photo I was messing around
03 Sirota’s porg shirt uses
with in an art app,” Frey says. a custom fabric designed by
another artist, and features
floral lightsaber accents.
Bound For Glory
‘Bounding’ is a relatively new term
in fan fashion circles: it comes from
the trend of ‘DisneyBounding,’
describing someone who is going to
a Disney theme park (hence they are
‘Disney-bound’) and wants to wear
something special. It usually entails
evoking a character’s appearance
without trying to directly translate
their look onto a regular person,
like a costume.
For instance, bounding like
R2-D2 wouldn’t mean dressing up
in a white trash can, but perhaps
wearing white clothes with black
lines and blue accents, and maybe a
silver and blue hat or hairpiece. By
using the same color scheme as a
character, bounding makes it much
easier to adopt the look of a droid,
an oddly proportioned character or
an alien who doesn’t wear pants—
we’re looking at you, Chewie!
“I was introduced to bounding
by a friend of mine,” explains
Amanda Cherry. “It’s taking the
old concept of ‘closet cosplay’ and
turning it up a notch. If cosplay
is the metaphor, bounding is the
simile. I’m not dressed as Princess
Leia, but my clothes are like
something she’s worn. I love that,
even on the worst of days, I can
dress like my favorites. It helps Kristin Sirota
me feel empowered and gives me
a sense of identity as part of this Kristin
amazing fandom. And I’m not in
costume—just wearing clothes Sirota
anyone might have in their closet
in a very particular way.”