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Character Analysis Of Padme Amidala

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2. Evaluation (judgement)
Reflection on characteristic:
PADMÉ AMIDALA, MEADOW PICNIC DRESS
ATTACK OF THE CLONES
Padmé Amidala’s costumes were the pinnacle高点 of haute couture高级女士时装 and breathtaking design and they encompassed the many different aspects of her character’s journey. The archetypal原型的 stages of Padmé’s life after she leaves the throne can be seen in these costumes: young senator, determined government official, force for the rebellion叛乱, glamorous romantic heroine女主角女英雄杰出人物, secret bride and pregnant wife, and, finally, tragic martyr.

Her costumes also reflect the era in which she lives. Padmé is a young, idealized, richly ornamented government leader at the time of a high civilization on the edge of total corruption and destruction. …show more content…

interpretation (significance)”
Queen Amidala is synonymous with fashion and make-up, so it really surprises me that she is very rarely used in women’s Star Wars fashion or accessories anymore.

With growing public awareness of female Star Wars fans, I’d love to see more female character representation in women’s Star Wars fashion. Women’s Star Wars apparel has been gathering momentum for a little while now, but much of it still relies on imagery of droids and male characters. The most referenced characters are R2-D2 and Darth Vader – but if there’s one Star Wars character most associated with fashion and cosmetics, it would be Padme’ Amidala.

The actress who played Queen Amidala, Natalie Portman, has become quite a style icon herself. Beyond the Star Wars films, Natalie is frequently on the red carpet, on fashion magazine covers, and was even featured as ‘Miss Dior’ in 2015 for the internationally recognized beauty brand. In 2002 she wore a gown by a designer relatively unknown at the time, to the London premier of Episode 2 – the following media coverage helped launch the designer, Zac Posen, who is very well known today for his amazing …show more content…

It makes complete sense to have real world fashion inspired by her outfits – but instead there is a huge array of male character-inspired apparel, featuring Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Stormtrooper, and so on. With an impressive 37 different outfits in the films (even more if you count cape/robe variations), plus more from the cartoon Clone Wars series, there are so many of Padme’ Amidala’s costumes to take inspiration

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