This has to be the best collection of images ever, and a great piece of social history documentation. People submit images of themselves – from 1977-1985 – with Star Wars; this being a costume, a toy, their childhood drawings or even curtains. Here are some of the best. Hot tip is that the backgrounds are as interested as the photographs.
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Arab Aquarius // January 7, 2009 at 4:30 pm
I only watched the movies after I was 20, so I missed on this childhood nerdiness. Where’s you pic miss cakehead?
The Grow Up Star Wars | I am Jeriko // January 7, 2009 at 5:09 pm
[...] Hintergründe beachten – bei manchen Sachen ist man ja echt froh, dass es sie nicht mehr gibt. (via Let Em Eat Cake) 0 [...]
The Digest. 01.07.09. at C-MONSTER.net // January 7, 2009 at 6:12 pm
[...] Essay: Growing up with Star Wars. [...]
Growing Up With Star Wars « K3N’s bLOG // January 8, 2009 at 2:43 am
[...] Source: cake head loves evil [...]
Anonymous // January 10, 2009 at 11:01 am
jesus, that last kid is amazing… wearing his yoda backpack to karate class at the Y, whislt rocking his bowl haircut and pre-retro accountant glasses… fil under cool 20 years too early…
Anonymous // January 10, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Funny. The little catholic girl from the early sixties really had the star wars look.
cakeheadlovesevil // January 10, 2009 at 7:08 pm
I love that image too. However, it would not be from the 60’s as all the images are between 1977-1985.
Anonymous // January 14, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Patches is unhappy because he definitely wanted to be an ewok as well.