Hello fellow fashionable geeks! My name is Kate, and I’m going to be kicking off a series of posts on cosplay and fandom fashion with a beginner’s tutorial on how to cosplay as Rey, complete with handy-dandy links and everything you need to become everyone’s favorite Jedi heroine!

The first time I wore it out to a convention, I had butterflies the entire Lyft ride there. What would people think of my outfit? Was I just a big faker who couldn’t keep up with those really talented cosplayers? Should I have just worn real people clothes and not put myself out there?