Doctor Aphra: Red Vest A

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Model DZ 27342, Photo by Bria LaVorgna
Description: Doctor Aphra: Red Vest A
Prefix: DZ
Detachment: The Flagship Eclipse Detachment
Context: Star Wars: Darth Vader

Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra was a rogue human archaeologist who searched the galaxy for rare artifacts. This variant appears in Marvel Comic's Darth Vader.

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.

• The goggles are round in shape.
• The frames of the goggles are a dark red and match the color of the vest.
• The strap should be black or burgundy and are ¾ inch wide.
• The goggles are worn on top of the costumer’s head and above the cap, even with the hairline.

• The aviator cap is light tan and made from leather or a leather like material
• The cap fits snug on the costumer’s head.
• A padded, circular shape sits on either side of the head over the ears with visible stitching around the edge where they connect to the cap.
• The chin strap should have a functional buckle and is worn unbuckled.
• The strap should hang no lower than the collar bone.

• Hair is black and shaggy.
• Hair is loose beneath the cap.
• Hair is no longer than the collarbone in the front.
• Hair is shoulder blade length in the back.
• Shaggy unkempt bangs hang from the front of the aviator cap and arch to the right.

• The vest is dark red and made from a medium weight fabric with no visible closures.
• The back of the vest ends at the costumers back arch.
• The angle change is even with the bottom of the split of the shirt.
• The vest is worn open with an approximately 4 inch gap between the two sides.

• The shirt is a light to medium weight natural fiber.
• The shirt sleeves end at the costumers upper bicep.
• The collar is popped.
• Color can be white or off-white.

• The pants should be plain denim and tight-fitting.
• Color is gray or steel-blue.

• Gloves are black, wrist-length, made with a leather or leather like material.
• Fingerless and cut off above the finger joint.
• The top side of the gloves have a rectangular red patch on the back made from similar material to the gloves.

• The belt is made from plain brown leather and is 2 inches wide.
• The plain silver buckle is octangular and wide. The buckle sits flush with the belt and is 3 inches long, the buckle can be up to 1/4 of an inch wider than the belt itself.
• The holster is made from the same plain brown leather. There is one narrow strap to secure the blaster with a circular, silver snap to attach it.
• Two brown straps secure the holster to the belt and run to the buckle and the back-center of the belt respectively.

• The boots are black with low heels of an inch or less.
• No buckles or laces are visible.
• Zippers are permitted on the insides.
• The boots are knee-high in height.

• Tattoos (via sleeve, make-up, or otherwise) mimicking Aphra’s circuitry design in black and is located on the right arm.
• The designs are an assortment of straight lines which end in circles with a dot in the center
• The lines and circles are of equal width and should be no wider than half a centimeter.

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.

• Scopeless DL-44 blaster.