Designers channel their 'Star Wars' geekdom for charity

The ultra-hairy Star Wars character isn't known for his fashion sensibility, but he was the inspiration for not one but two highly furry ensembles displayed Tuesday by designers indulging their inner Star Wars geekdom with new looks — to be auctioned off for charity — as fans hotly await the seventh installment later this month, Star Wars:

The dozen or so garments in the "Force 4 Fashion" collection — by the likes of Diane von Furstenberg, Rag & Bone and Opening Ceremony — were based mainly on new characters in the latest film, but also a few veterans.

Most recognizable were the stormtrooper ensembles created by Ovadia & Sons, which presented a floor-length boxy white coat with black trim, and by Opening Ceremony, which displayed a more tightly tailored look — well, for a stormtrooper — in white microsuede.

The label's designer, Maria Mazelis, decided to give the male Kylo Ren (played by Adam Driver) a female identity, probably because, well, gowns are a lot more glamorous than menswear.

I wanted to show that duality.

[...] Cynthia Rowley gave a human character to the droid BB-8, putting the character in a white pants, a sweatshirt with a big '8' on it, and a round football-style helmet.