#padmay2023

More Padme, with additional trophy husband

Star Wars Appreciation Week 2023: Costumes

PadMay2023: Free Space

The Costumes of Padmé Amidala

Water Gown: Revenge of the Sith

For Padmé's funeral, designer Trisha Biggar found inspiration in the waters of Naboo, recalling the lake district where Padmé and Anakin fell in love. Both the cloak and the thin underdress are done in blue-green hues, invoking the colors seen at the beautiful Naboo villa. The hand-painted, devoré velvet cloak has rows of sequins sown on to imitate the look of flowing water. The flowers in Padmé's hair were the idea of artist Ian McCaig (who created the concept art pieces seen above) and were meant to represent tears.

The water gown also draws a purposeful and striking parallel to Shakespeare's Ophelia, who is depicted similarly in paintings throughout history. Obi-Wan was led to believe that Padmé, like Ophelia, had simply lost the will to live. (If you're interested in the parallel with Ophelia, click source 4 below for a comparison of paintings, and source 2 for an analysis.)

PadMay: reckless.

Why am I pitting two bad bitches against each other? For my own sick pleasure.

PadMay is an annual event in celebration of our beloved former queen and senator of Naboo, Padmé Naberrie Amidala.

When sharing on social media, tag your posts #PadMay2023!

How do I participate?

Choose the prompt(s) and/or Bingo line(s) you wish to complete and post them during May 2023.

How do I get a Bingo?

Fill five (5) prompts on a line, going horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or on the four corners + the free square, to complete a Bingo.

If you fill all 25 prompts on the card, you complete a Blackout.

You do NOT have to complete a Bingo or Blackout to participate! You may answer as few or as many as you want.

How do I fill a prompt?

There is no specific format. The prompts are jumping off points and may be considered in universe, AU, or meta. Answers may take the form of fiction, artwork, gifsets, vids, vlogs, comics, essay, discussion, bulleted lists, crafts, cosplay, whatever you come up with.

The FREE square (Naboo Royal Symbol) is for you to pick a random prompt. You have to fill it to make a Bingo or Blackout. You can pick any prompt on the card or from previous PadMay events.

There is no right or wrong way to participate! The purpose of PadMay is to celebrate Star Wars and Padmé, not create work or drama.

Here is an AO3 collection for the event (PadMayBingo) and I will share all posts made to tumblr and twitter. When sharing on social media, tag your posts #PadMay2023 and #PadMayBingo!

Rules

All fills must feature or highlight Padmé.

Any/all ships are welcome.

NSFW fills created by 18+ persons are welcome but MUST be tagged.

Tag common or likely triggers. Feel free to ask if you're not sure what to tag.

Respect other participants. Bigotry will not be tolerated.

Please ask if you have any questions! I can't wait to see your work.

Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padme Amidala in Revenge of the Sith ✨

You can get a high-quality print of this piece on my Inprnt ✨

Star Wars Sapphic Week 2023 + PadMay 2023

When Padmé and Beru meet, the farmer kissed the Queen's hand, it surprised Padmé at first before realizing why she did that. - Padmé Amidala/Beru Whitesun

Ask, and you shall receive, anon! I decided on Vaderdala, with a dash of Empress Amidala thrown in. I hope you enjoy it!

Fulfills PadMAY Bingo (@politicalpadme) prompt: Empress

All That Remains

Star Wars / Empress Amidala x Darth Vader / 100 Words

Padmé straddled her husband’s waist, memorizing the contentment on his face. A stolen moment of peace.

Her fingers traced over mottled skin, and thick scar tissue that covered much of his body. She leaned over him, peppering small kisses along his jaw and neck, smiling against his skin when he would make a noise from her teeth scraping a rare spot where he still had feeling. Every advancement in technology developed under her Imperial rule would go, first, to repairing what used to be smooth, sun-kissed skin beneath her hands. 

A small ask from an Empress who’d nearly lost everything.