Costume evolution during the development of romantic relationships and its impact on the positions of power in the Star Wars prequel and original trilogies

Fashion and Textiles

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

Table 1 Star Wars films

Movie title	Character and age^a	Position of power	Stage of relationship^b
Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)	Padme Amidala, 14	Queen	Acquaintance
Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)	Padme Amidala, 24	Senator	Build-up, Continuation
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)	Padme Amidala, 27	Senator	Continuation
Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)	Leia Organa, 19	Princess, Senator, Alliance High Command Member	Acquaintance
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)	Leia Organa, 22	Princess, Senator, Alliance High Command Member	Build-up, Continuation
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)	Leia Organa, 23	Princess, Senator, Alliance High Command Member	Continuation

^aCharacter age based on “Star Wars Character Ages” (n.d.)
^bStage of relationship based on Levinger’s Relationship Stage Theory (Levinger 1983)