Padmé Amidala Funeral Gown, Zombie Edition

When I finally got the chance to do a picture with Hayden, it was going to be a few days before Halloween. Naturally a zombie version of Padmé felt like the only appropriate attire for the occasion. I felt some notable pain and reluctance to age and dust the gown after so much hand dyeing and painting, but I made my son a coordinating zombie youngling complete with a charred lightsaber stab in the front and we had the best time stumbling around with vacant stares for both the con and Halloween. It then matched the Cosplay Met Gala’s theme of Mystery and Macabre a short time later!