kman

That's a good line to use.  "No, sir, these uniforms were modeled after WW1 flying corp uniforms, not Nazi uniforms, although you're not the first to make that mistake.  And there's your Imperial history lesson for the day!  May the force be with you..."

That's a good line to use.  "No, sir, these uniforms were modeled after WW1 flying corp uniforms, not Nazi uniforms, although you're not the first to make that mistake.  And there's your Imperial history lesson for the day!  May the force be with you..."

The rabbit hole continues...
 
I just added up my "ultimate rank bar wish list" to create rank bars for my wife and I.  Two different rank bars, plus a third for her Daala, and I was looking at over $90 in push buttons!  Whoops!  Time to scale back the dream list, I think, and not try to do it all at once... LOL
 
Posting this to bring the topic back up, and add to my list of monitored threads.

I don't have my ID finished yet (soon!), but I can share my thinking on the matter.
 
I mostly prefer my TK.  It just gets a much more noticeable reaction.  And nearly every troop when I've been trooping as a TK with some officers nearby, there's been times that the officer has been handed a camera and asked to take pictures of me with the person!  Clearly there is a fan favorite.
 
OTOH, I do feel officers contribute to the feel of the event (obviously, else I wouldn't be bothering to put one together!).  And some days you just don't want to put on that stifling armor, especially on high heat days!
 
And finally, for longer, extended events, it's nice to have something to change into, where you can continue trooping in more comfort.  Particularly Cons: Troop for a few hours as a TK, and then switch to the ID for the duration, so you can actually SEE the Con, and interact a bit more, while still in a legit costume.

That's a good line to use.  "No, sir, these uniforms were modeled after WW1 flying corp uniforms, not Nazi uniforms, although you're not the first to make that mistake.  And there's your Imperial history lesson for the day!  May the force be with you..."

I build my own its very easy

I like it

Looking sharp!  Hope I follow your footsteps soon...

Allow me.

Oh, I absolutely have the same thought! I'll post them after I hear back.

Anyone waiting to buy one of these, now is the time...
 
http://cosplaysky.com/star-wars-imperial-officer-uniform-costume-deluxe-version-new.html

Then again , we represent the Empire , and we scratch whoever's floor we want
 
But yeah , as Kman just said , you can get your boots fixed at a good shoe-store . I often wear my boots for 5 to 9 hours straight ( in some rare cases like Celebration ) and i don't see much wear and tear . Unless you're planning to wear them everyday there should be no problems as long as you polish them from times to times and / or use leather care products . I like to polish mine after each troop to allow the shoe polish to set down , and buff them before each troop in order to avoid shoe-polish stains on by breeches

Unf.  I need a towel.  Gorgeous DL44 you have there!  I hope mine turns out half as good!  I'm using a Denix base, too.  Possibly with a dmachinist completion kit, since Imperialist is offline for a couple months.  Although I'm a bit intrigued by the Todd's Costumes kit, too.

Kman,
 
I ended up going with these gloves.

Unf.  I need a towel.  Gorgeous DL44 you have there!  I hope mine turns out half as good!  I'm using a Denix base, too.  Possibly with a dmachinist completion kit, since Imperialist is offline for a couple months.  Although I'm a bit intrigued by the Todd's Costumes kit, too.

I got feedback that they look fine. I'm not sure of the sizing, but good to know my GML isn't concerned about that stitching since I've seen similar on other boots with pulls. 

Well , i read the reviews first and everyone was telling that they sized very small , and since my previous gloves were size 8 , i thought size 7 would fit perfectly
But my size 8 gloves were women gloves , didn't really knew there was a difference in glove sizing . I did checked by measuring my hand in inches at the knuckles , and 7 seemed to be the right size . I'll try to send them back , i'll just have to expect snail mail return

Those look like great boots; I wish they were in my size!
Should be perfect for staff officer, as long as they fit you correctly.
EDIT: Oh, missed that stiched logo. Hard to see in the main pic, but it's definitely there. That might be an issue, I'm not sure. The overall style is correct, though.

There are lots of ways to stiffen the flares on your officer pants. This is how I do it.
Purchase an iron-on fabric stiffener product that you like. I've use this one (HeatnBond) and one from Sulky:

Cut the stiffener to the size you want. This depends on how stiff you want the flare of the pant to be. I typically go with a width of the flare to the inside where it meets my leg.

Turn the pants inside out and place the cut out pieces under the flare to the edge and trim off to a rounded edge.


Iron the rounded cut out to the inside of the pant leg. Depending on how stiff you want the flares to be you may just want to stabilize the front of the flare or both front and back. I personally do both.


When the heat cools off peel the paper off.

Enjoy the stiffened flares. (that's an order)

No. My lovely wife went and lost a lot of weight, and I have to start over. That kind of put me at a stand still. As soon as I get more fabric and get back to this point, I'll pick this back up.