Hooh Burr
Darth Vader, Age 7
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, before there was Star Wars I-III, digital re-mastery or the idea that you can show the same film in theatres again and again year after year, I loved Star Wars, and loved Darth Vader. I’ll still always love the original movies, where the main special effects were done with models and puppets and you see a final Rebel celebration on a moon of Endor (and not throughout the entire galaxy). When I dressed up as Darth in grade 2, none of the kids knew who I was, but all the grown-ups did. My uncle did a great job making my helmet. This costume was based on Vader from Star Wars IV, so the helmet eyes were slightly tinted red, as was seen in the movie (I think the helmet eyes always had a bit of a red tint, but it’s most noticeable in the lighting conditions in IV).