As you might already know, I’m a huge Star Wars fan, and when The Last Jedi came out, I was obsessed with the idea of Reylo. Unlike my Donald Duck Dapper Day outfit where I picked the dress first and then the character, this time I knew exactly who I wanted to Disney bound as: Rey from the sequel trilogy of Star Wars.
I already had this Banana Republic dress in my closet for work, and I thought it would work perfectly as the base of my dapper Rey outfit because the shoulders reminded me so much of Rey’s vest while she’s on Ahch-To during The Last Jedi.
My Dapper Day outfit wound up being a bit of a combination of this outfit and her outfit during the throne room scene. When Rey and Kylo Ren / Ben Solo fight the praetorian guards, that is probably my favorite lightsaber battle in the entire Star Wars saga.
To accessorize, I went with a grey fascinator that I thought went well with the shoulder detail, Rey’s signature fingerless grey gloves, and two criss-crossed grey scarves tied together with a brown belt. I was pregnant at the time, so the scarves helped to hide my growing bump.
I also weilded Kylo Ren’s red cross lightsaber, just like Rey did in the throne room scene when she tried to attack Snoke. And my red high heels and red lips were my finishing touches. Unfortunately, I couldn’t convince my husband to dress up as Kylo Ren / Ben Solo. But I get it. Dressing in all black from head to toe in the hot Florida sun isn’t exactly fun. So he went for a cruise ship Mickey look instead. I think he pulled it off. Technically, Rey and DCL Mickey both captain ships, right?
Now that our little one has arrived, we need to start brainstorming ideas for Disney bounding at the next Dapper Day (April 27 in Magic Kingdom and April 28 in Epcot). Let us know in the comments how you think the three of us should dress!