Theme and costume parties were always a huge hit at our school. Since we were a boarding school, we had to choose costumes from a limited number of options, which were updated usually only once a year. Students were asked their opinion on what characters of costumes were to be bought and by far the largest vote usually went for Star Wars related merchandise, whether it was the entire costume for a Clone Trooper or Darth Vader or Chewbacca. There was simply no comparison other costumes that all of us wanted.
I guess there was something powerful and awe inspiring about the characters that rubbed on to us when we put those costumes on, whether for a Star Wars theme party or for a play. The costumes themselves were amazingly real, with incredible detailing and realism and surprisingly lightweight even for kids to wear. The only sad part is that we have no photographs of us wearing them at all. Looks like we might be getting a Star Wars Clone Trooper costume again some day!
