Imperial Senate Officer

Models ID-41539 & ID-50139, Photos by Wei Juan Chen & Chen Kubo Kaori
Description: Imperial Senate Officer
Prefix: ID
Detachment: Imperial Officer Corps
Context: Andor Season 2

The Galactic Empire's Senate Security, tasked with providing security for the Imperial Senate. The blue-tunicked officers in Andor Season 2 represent the final, cold evolution of the once-proud Senate Guard. These Imperial figures have traded the ornate robes of the Republic for rigid, military-style tunics that signal a new era of enforcement. They no longer stand in the Senate to protect its members, but rather to monitor them as silent enforcers of Palpatine's will. Against the brutalist architecture of Coruscant, their presence serves as a constant, chilling reminder to Mon Mothma that the "Imperial Peace" is maintained through perpetual surveillance.

This is a visual guide used for 501st costume approval, not a how-to for construction. Construction details are found at the costume's Detachment website. Measurements provided here are generalized, and not criteria for approval. All 501st costumes are proportionate to the wearer in terms of size, fit, and scale. During evaluation, both text and images (CRL and Reference) must be considered. When in doubt about a feature of a submitted costume, GMLs should post questions in the Legion forum's DL/GML peer review section.

Required Costume Components

The following costume components are present and appear as described below. For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met. This Detachment defines additional, optional costuming details listed in blue and red. Please visit the Detachment website for more details on these options.

• Applicants may style hair, facial hair, alter eye color, or use makeup, to emulate any character that wears this costume, provided the example is from a licensed LFL source.
• When not emulating a specific character’s appearance, applicants are encouraged, but not required, to adhere to conservative hair stylings and grooming of a military nature.

• Hat is OPTIONAL but only if a specific referenced licensed character’s typical uniform configuration is copied in full, and does not typically include a hat.
• Fabric is a medium weight suiting material matching the pants and tunic if applicable.
• Cavalry Twill or a Gabardine style weave is most accurate.
• Black color matches the pants.
• Base of the hat is conical, with a crown about 4" (101.6 mm) tall.
• Front and rear “flaps” overlap on the sides, with the back flap over the front, and are about 4 inches (101.6 mm) high.
• Front bill extends 3" (76.2mm) down, decorated with (5) (6) or (7) concentric stitches.
• Imperial Code Disk is positioned in the center of the front vertical "flap."

• Fabric should be a medium weight, Royal Blue suiting material.
• Tunic is double-breasted with a left over right closure on the tapered yoke.
• Yoke comes up across the shoulder to the top shoulder seam.
• The standing collar has square corners and is between 1.25 inches (31.8 mm) to 2 inches (50.8 mm) tall dependent on wearer’s neck size.
• Collar closes snug.
• Modesty panel is OPTIONAL.
• Collar edges are closed with two (2) eye hooks.
• There are code cylinder pockets on both outside panels of the jacket from about halfway between the top and bottom on the arm hole.
• Sleeves are long, and without decoration, cuffs, or buttons.
• Sleeves contain two (2) seams; one along the bottom and one along the back.
• Tunic is constructed with no top-stitching (stitches visible on the exterior surface of fabric).
• Hook and eye fasteners on the uniform should not be visible.
• Optional: Up to two (2) hooks may be added through the sides of the tunic to hold belt in place. Hooks must be black.
• Uniform is to be pressed and free of a wrinkled appearance.

• Rank consists of colored plastic tiles mounted on a single or double metal or metal looking bar(s).
• Worn on the left side of the tunic over the heart, aligned with the code cylinder pocket.
• Each bar is approximately 1 inch (25.4 mm) to 1.25 inches (31.75 mm) in height.
• Length is determined by chosen rank.
• Rank tile dimensions and spacing are appropriate and proportional to the sizing of the bar to allow for even spacing from each other and the border of the bar:
• Rogue One/Solo style rank tile dimensions are approximately 0.59 inches (15 mm) wide, 0.82 inches (21 mm) tall, and 0.12 inches (3.2 mm) deep.
• Rank tile sizes must all be of the same style and are not to be intermixed.
• Please note that final dimensions of the bar may be proportional to the wearer.
• Rank bar corners are a hard 90 degree angle, or slightly rounded.
• Rank tiles are translucent, rectangular, positioned side by side in a vertical orientation, and evenly spaced.
• Only blue tiles are present for Imperial Senate Officers.
• Only two (2) or three (3) rank tiles may be present.
• Color, quantity, and combinations of the tiles/bars are determined by rank and are appropriate to uniform type/color as supported by licensed reference.

• One or two (2) Code Cylinders per costume may be worn.
• No more than one Cylinder per pocket.
• Dosimeter style with correct silver clip and blue top. Brass clips are not approvable.

• Black, wrist length gloves constructed of a smooth, non-textured leather or leather-like material.
• Enclosed fingers.
• No buckles, straps, etc

• The belt is constructed from a black, non-textured leather or a leather-like material.
• Approximately 2 inches (50.8 mm) in width, up to 2.5 inches (63.5 mm) is acceptable.
• There are no loops on the belt.
• A single silver large snap or rivet is visible approximately 1" (25.4 mm) from the buckle.
• The belt may be worn with the snap to the right or left of the buckle.
• It is preferred to wear the snap to the left of the wearer, unless emulating a specific licensed character.
• The buckle is constructed from a horizontally brushed metal, or metal looking material.
• The buckle size is approximately 2 ⅛" (66.7 mm) high and 4 ⅛" (104.5 mm) wide with 0.5" (12.7 mm) radius rounded corners.
• Buckle is adorned with an un-notched Imperial Code Disk at the center.

• Dimensions are approximately 2 inches (50.8 mm) wide, 3 inches (76.2 mm) tall and 1 inch (25.4 mm) thick.
• All boxes must be the same size.
• Two (2) boxes to be worn vertically, one each on either side of the belt buckle.

• Fabric is a medium weight suiting material matching the tunic.
• Cavalry Twill or a Gabardine style weave is most accurate.
• Trousers are flared riding breeches, with semi-stiff flares to the hip/thigh area.
• Breeches are worn with boots.
• Breeches are neatly pressed or ironed without creases.
• Pockets are acceptable, although must not be visible with the tunic on.

• Knee-high, black, riding style, lace-less, smooth non-textured, leather or leather-like material.
• There are no ankle snap tabs, buckles or decorations present.
• The there are no center seams on the front shaft of the boot.
• Boots have conservative heels.
• A single stretch panel or zipper may be present, they are to be hidden on the inner part of the boot shaft.
• Not visible from the front, side or back.
• The top of the boots may be flat or Spanish Style, but not Cowboy or Super Hero (pointed at the front) style.
• A small V-shaped notch may be present on the back of the boots top.
• An optional adjustment strap may be present, see level 3.