Continuing with my examination of Amidala's wardrobe through Episode II ("Attack of the Clones"), I will break down the "packing" dress. She wears this dress in her apartments while packing her things to undergo the trip back to Naboo. It's a very brief scene at the very beginning of the movie, but still, it became one of her most well-known gowns in Episode II. The dress consists of a light grey blouse with puff sleeves that are drawn tight by four silver bands at the upper arm. Over the blouse, she wears a high-collared, double-breasted corset of dark blue-grey velvet. The front of the corset is decorated with a finely embroidered brocade panel. The skirt is a darker grey cloth and it's pleated just enough so it ripples. The design of this dress turns its focus even more westwards, drawing more from European fashion than any of the other designs that I've covered so far. Setting itself apart from the dresses of Episode I, differen...
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