#you'd think with there being so little rebels merch I'd spend less money

[bedlamsbard]

hey Bedlam i've got a question. so you own a truly massive and incredible amount of star wars clothing... i'm wondering where do you find all your jackets/shirts/etc.? all the official merch is painfully sequel-focused and generic, and google isnt helping me very much. could you by any chance point me toward where to go looking for any sources of prequels/obi-wan/tcw/rebels themed clothing?

Various places!  Right now I’m moving a bit away from the stuff that’s really overt and more towards subtle-but-still-fandom, just because I like having clothes I can actually wear to school and still look like a semi-responsible adult in.

For Rebels, at this stage, there’s basically nothing aside from fanart printed on shirts/scarves/etc from Society6 or Redbubble; there’s very little licensed clothing merch at the moment that’s from Rebels unless you’re super into Ahsoka, in which case you’re made.  But for the main Ghost crew?  Zip, nada, nothing.  File under: things I am desperate to throw money at, if only they existed.  (I would kill for Rebels to get even a 32nd of the merch that porgs get.)

Rebels Ahsoka:

Ahsoka faux leather jacket (Her Universe, now sold out in several sizes, not available in plus size) -- I have this one, it’s very cute and it’s relatively subtle.

Ahsoka one-piece swimsuit (Musterbrand, also available on Thinkgeek) -- I also have this one, and while I have not actually worn it out for various reasons, I have tried this one.  It does have a relatively high leg cut, which the photos on the models make clear; I’m a little wary to wear it out just because it feels like the shoulder straps might slip off easily (it’s not a racerback), but also I have rounded shoulders that make that a problem.

Her Universe also has various Rebels Ahsoka t-shirts at the moment, though they’ve sold down quite a bit since HU’s been having a lot of sales.

TCW and the PT are having a bit of a renaissance in the merch world right now, due to the fact that TPM’s twentieth anniversary is next year and TCW is having its ten year anniversary this year (and its revival next year!).  So this is a good time for PT-era merchandise.

Her Universe recently put out a TCW collection for the ten year anniversary, though a lot of it is already sold out on the HU website.  Some of the pieces, including the sold out ones, are also available on Hot Topic, but you do have to hunt them down individually, which can be a little frustrating.  The Anakin sweatshirt, for example, which is sold out on HU is available in all sizes on Hot Topic.

Her Universe also put out Ahsoka activewear earlier this year, which is mostly sold out on HU’s site (only the sports bra still seems to be available in some sizes), but which has all three items (sports bra, leggings, jacket) available on Hot Topic.  I have the sports bra and the leggings; I haven’t worn the bra yet but find the leggings to be really comfortable.

A handful of HU’s Padme items are still available -- it looks like the Naboo cardigan is in stock (also available in plus sizes), as is the Naboo skirt in some sizes (plus, mostly sold out).  These are both from last year’s SDCC collection.  I have the skirt, which hits at about knee length on me.

while Musterbrand mostly has OT and ST stuff at the moment (though a few of their Rogue One items are still in stock), they do have this neat Jedi cardigan.  They are, however, very pricey.  Some of their items are also available on ShopDisney, which has more frequent discounts.

Both ShopDisney and Hot Topic, as well as a few other merchandisers who mostly carry the same products), have some Forces of Destiny merchandise with PT and TCW characters, though they still skew OT/ST.  Some of these even have Hera and Sabine on them!  (Sabine has some solo designs, but Hera only appears in group designs.)  The Hot Topic designs (which I believe are all from Fifth Sun) have more variety than the ShopDisney ones.

Loungefly has some upcoming TPM merchandise that’s been announced and is available for preorder, but isn’t available yet.

There’s apparently a Padme wedding dress coming soon.

I own a lot of Elhoffer Design clothes; at the moment she doesn’t have any PT/TCW stuff, though she’s done PT stuff in the past and I believe she has a new Padme collection in the works.

Scavenger’s Outpost currently has some TCW spirit jerseys, which look very cool.  (They previously had dresses, but don’t carry them anymore.)

Po-Zu’s shoes are apparently great, though I haven’t bought any because I have pretty strange feet and am wary of buying them online at that price point.  (They did have a booth at SWCO last year, so hopefully they’ll be at SWCC next year.)  They mostly skew ST; I know a lot of Rey cosplayers who swear by their boots.  (They made the ones used in TFA.)

I suspect there’s going to be a lot more TCW/PT merch, both licensed and fanmade, over the next couple of years due to the anniversary and the TCW revival.  At the moment it’s still pretty barren (unless you’re really into Ahsoka); in my experience, when things are released they tend to move pretty fast because PT and TCW fans are desperate.  If you find something on HU you like but it’s sold out, it’s always worth checking Hot Topic, since their HU stuff moves much slower than on the main Her Universe site.  Same for Musterbrand, ShopDisney, and Thinkgeek.  (Though Disney’s recent sales have sold out most of their Musterbrand stuff -- some of it is also available on Amazon, though!  Sometimes you have to bounce around between sites to check where something’s in stock or sold out.)

For keeping up with releases, The Kessel Runway is THE place to follow for Star Wars fashion and jewelry releases, and The Wookiee Gunner does monthly roundups of animated series licensed and fanmade merch releases.

I hope this is helpful!