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DIY Poe Dameron Costume

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September 8, 2023 · Karen · Leave a Comment

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We love the new Star Wars characters introduced in Star Wars Force Awakens. I couldn’t resist creating a BB-8 costume a few years ago, he is the cutest little droid. Speaking of cute, I happily made Quinn a Poe Dameron costume last year.

DIY Poe Dameron x-wing pilot costume including how to make the vest. It's an awesome Star Wars costume for kids or adults and best paired with his sidekick droid, BB-8

DIY Star Wars Costumes

Star Wars costumes are sort of our favorite. We’ve made quite a few over the years besides this Poe Dameron costume, including an Ezra Bridger costume, Jyn Erso costume and I’ve dressed up as Leia on Hoth several times! Check out the links at the bottom of this post.

Star Wars Halloween costumes including ezra bridger, poe dameron and jyn erso

DIY Poe Dameron Costume

The base of our Poe Dameron pilot costume is just a basic X-Wing pilot costume we found at a thrift store. I originally wanted to find orange coveralls but lucked out in the costume section instead. The X-Wing pilot costume already had black and silver details on the bottom of the pant legs.

DIY Star Wars Poe Dameron Costume
This Poe Dameron Cosplay was easy to make starting with an X Wing Pilot Costume and adding details

DIY Poe Pilot Costume

I started by adding gray fabric straps to simulate the belt and braces of the Poe’s pilot uniform. I also added straps around the pant legs to hold the ‘signal flares’. I made a few signal flares by covering cardboard tubes with silver duct tape.

DIY Poe Dameron Costume Details
I upcycled an X Wing Pilot Costume into a Poe Dameron Costume

Poe Dameron Pilot Vest

I found a white puffer style vest at a thrift store and modified it a bit. To keep the DIY simple, I folded the sides and ends of the vest in and taped it with white duct tape. This created a thinner short style vest, more similar to Poe Dameron’s Pilot Vest.

Then I used my Cricut cutting machine to cut out an Alliance Starbird using black adhesive vinyl. You could also just use scissors to cut the design out of black duct. Parchment paper makes cutting duct tape much easier.

Poe Dameron Pilot Vest Control Box
I created the Pilot box for the Poe Dameron Costume using a cardbox, duct tape and sharpie markers

Poe Dameron Costume

I finished up the Poe Dameron Pilot Vest with his pilot box. I covered a cardboard box with white duct tape and added details with duct tape and sharpie markers.

I attached a strip of white felt to the box and then sewed the ends of the felt to each side of the vest. The last detail was a piece of black corrugated piping coming from the bottom of the box.

I found the black piping in the landscaping section of the hardware store. We bought a length just long enough so the end could fit into his pocket.

DIY Poe Dameron Pilot Costume

Poe Dameron Pilot Helmet

The last piece of the costume is a Poe Dameron Pilot Helmet. I think you could DIY something using a plain black helmet. I found a fancy electronic one on Craiglist for a deal and decided to splurge a bit.

DIY Poe Dameron Pilot Helmet Costume

This Poe Dameron pilot mask is also a more practical option for kids that don’t want a full helmet. It’s easier on the budget as well.

More Star Wars Costume Ideas

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Ultimate List of Star Wars Halloween Costumes The best DIY Star Wars costumes for women, for kids and for men including how to make easy homemade Han Solo, R2-D2, Chewbacca, Jedi, Ewok, Leia, BB-8, Darth Vader, Yoda, and Luke Skywalker. These simple ideas are great for boys, girls, toddlers, family themes and couples costumes for Halloween or cosplay.

Ultimate List of Star Wars Halloween Costumes

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This post was originally published September 12, 2018

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I'm a mom to two boys, Arizona native, and travel lover. Desert Chica is my place to share a peek into our life and the easy and inexpensive costumes, crafts and desserts I like to make. “If I can do it, anyone can!” Learn more about me here.

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