Kylo Ren: Supreme Leader

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Model DS-13377 , Photo by Dawn Bright
Description: Kylo Ren: Supreme Leader
Prefix: DS
Detachment: Sith Lord Detachment
Context: Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi

Kylo Ren is the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa and is a powerful and dangerous force user. Breaking free from the bonds of his master, he controls the First Order and hunts the remainder of the resistance with ruthless persistence.

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 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.

Face Option A

• Face is clean shaven.
• A large scar runs across the face, it begins above the eyebrow and ends below the collar line.
• Gruesome, burned or bloody scars are not permitted

Face Option B

• Cut is filled with medical carbon fiber style bandage.

• Face is clean shaven.

• A large scar runs across the face, it begins above the eyebrow and ends below the collar line.

• Hair

• The hair is black or dark brown in color and is shaggy/tangled in style, comprised of varying lengths that longer in the front and progressively shorter towards the back.

• May be achieved with the individual’s own hair or high quality wig appliance; if a wig is utilized it is a lace front design, and is managed and full.

• The varying lengths that blend and transition well into one another are:

• Below the ears on the sides (though should still taper and have varying lengths).

• Down to the shoulders in back.

• Hair has some curling and looks unkempt.

• The tunic is made of black lightweight fabric with minimal sheen.
• Pintucked with squares approximately 0.8 Inch (20mm).
• Tunic is padded.
• Charcoal grey shoulder cap.
• Military collar is closed.
• Sewn with bronze/dark gold thread
• Hidden zipper in the center of the tunic, ends under the belt.
• The tunic is form fitting and tailored to the costumer.
• Tunic skirting is mid thigh length.
• The skirting is belled.
• The center skirting at the back creates a chevron under the belt.
• The pintucks are pressed flat.

• Sleeves are made from matte black canvas or similar natural weight material.
• Shirt is black material.
• The sleeved shirt is worn beneath the tunic.
• Constructed with 32 to 42 pleats.
• The sleeves are form fitting, extend to the wrist and flare out at the cuff.
• A zipper ending at the base of the thumb runs down the inside seam of the sleeve.

• Form fitting black leather (or leather-like material) with no visible colors, logos or other markings.
• The gloves do not have straps or buckles.
• The tops have minimum of two lines wrapping the top of the knuckles and lines that are vertical with two small piping lines, they intersect at the joints of the fingers with another piece of leather that is as wide as the knuckle leather. On the index finger there is an indented design.
• Gloves are made of leather or leather-like material.

• Made of black rigid thick leather or leather-like material, black with straps at the top and bottom.
• Straps are distressed, and made from the same material as the belt.
• Worn on top of the Tunic.
• Seamless around the wearer’s body — the closure is behind the buckle.
• The buckle is semi-gloss black, rectangular, centered on the front of the wearer, and is the same height as the belt.
• The details of the buckle are as pictured.
• The saber clip is semi-gloss black, and mounted on the belt 2–3 inch (51–76mm) behind the wearer’s right hip.
• The details of the saber clip are pictured.

• Fitted plain black denim.
• Resin or wax coated with a uniform finish & sheen.
• Darts present above and below the knee.
• Seam at the back of the knee.

• Made of leather, or leather-like material, black and have a medium gloss shine with no visible laces.
• Have a rounded toe and a smooth textured appearance.
• There are 4 strips of vertical panels from the base of the ankle to the top of the boot.
• Two straps at the at the top and two at the bottom around the ankle.
• Each strap is fastened by a rectangular buckle on the outer side of the boot.
• Buckles on the boots are black.
• The four horizontal straps excess (tongues) should be cut at an approximately 45 degree angle (top to bottom) and not be longer than 1 inch (25mm).
• There are 4 ribs (including 5 piped edges) from the sides of the boot starting at the ankle.
• The heel of the boot has four pleats wrapping around the back of the boot.
• The sole is flat.
• Three vertical ribs (including four piped edges) of equal width.

• A cross guard saber which is painted silver at the top and fades to a dark gunmetal color.
• A red wire at the side and a red disk at the bottom adorn the saber.
• The saber is worn and shows visible wear and tear.
• The saber matches visual reference of the screen used saber
• The blades are not a required component.

Optional Accessories

Items below are optional costume accessories. These items are not required for approval, but if present appear as described below. If adding in an accessory after initial approval, the item still needs to be submitted to local GML for approval before use.

Note: The helmet may not be worn as a part of this costume submission. To get approved to use the helmet and neck seal, please see "The Last Jedi" or "The Rise of Skywalker" CRLs.

• The cape is made from leather or high quality like material (pleather or coated cotton)
• There is a shine with cracked finish on the entire cape.
• The cape is made of patchworked cuts.
• All pieces are tilted at a horizontal angle. The angled cuts are in the same direction around the cape.
• See the Kylo Ren cape pattern page for details, angle and pattern.
• Two straps attached at the inside secure the cape.
• Panels sewn with top stitched finished seams.
• Cape has an edge of trim around the collar and front edge, it begins at the bottom hem and transitions around the collar.
• The cape is ankle length.

• A hood is attached to the back of the cape along the line where the panels meet the trim.
• The hood is made out of the same material as the rest of the cape, is comprised of 22 panels and is constructed using the same method as the cape.
• The interior of the hood is lined with a satin material.
• The hood is worn down.
• See the Kylo Ren hood pattern page for pattern.