May the Force Be with BuyStarWars Costumes.com

Being that I'm in my mid-30s, I can remember when I first saw a Star Wars movie in a theater---The Empire Strikes Back, specifically, with my uncle and my 4 brothers (what a ruckus!).  And since that day, I've been hooked on the epic series.

I'm eager for Soren and Jude to be as into Star Wars as I am, especially that we have a bunch of my brothers' old toys to spark both imaginary play and my own memories.

So to my surprise, I was excited to discover that there's actually a retailer called Buy Star Wars Costumes, that sells, well, you can figure it out.

Previously afraid of Darth Vader, Soren has now become quite enamored of him.  Blame his dad, who's always had a thing for villains.  When asked what he wanted to be for Halloween, he eagerly said "Darth Vader!"  I thought it might be kind of funny to knit a Yoda hat for Jude and some Princess Leia buns for myself, but that requires two free hands and time.

Anyway, Buy Star Wars Costumes sent us a Child Deluxe Darth Vader costume, and it's pretty cool!

Yeah, he does look a little like Rick Moranis in Spaceballs, but some of it is the angle of the photo.

S was so excited, I could hardly keep him still for the photos

The costume comes with the mask/helmet (a great addition to a dress up box in itself), outfit, cape, belt and these swanky gloves, which I'm coveting for myself.

We just need to add a red light saber and black shoes and we're set.

The costume did smell a bit plastic-y, but don't most Halloween costumes?  I simply hung it outside overnight, and it was fine.

Surprisingly, the helmet fit S really well, and it's hard to take it off of him, he likes it so much. I did draw the line when he kept pestering baby Jude with it though.

Star Wars Costumes has both kid and adult costumes, and even ones for pets!  I'm really digging this Deluxe Padme Amidala costume, since I totally have the boots for it (so typical for me, basing an outfit around a pair of shoes).

Buy Star Wars Costumes impressively has nearly every character costume, even Jabba the Hut.  You'd definitely be able to get away with packing away lots of candy in that costume.

Disclosure: I received a costume for review purposes.