Not every Star Wars collection sits permanently on shelves and in display cabinets, some collectors wear their collections! Not every part of a Star Wars costumer’s costume goes into storage between events, some go proudly on display as part of collections. Celebrating the relationships between Star Wars collecting and costuming, this panel shares the paths that link collecting replica costumes/props, wearing our collections, and the fan communities who can help. Costuming/cosplay groups are a great way of finding information collectors can use to source and build replica props/costume pieces for their collection. This is an enticing way to introduce a collector to Star Wars costuming/cosplay. The real world parts used to create the Star Wars props we see on screen are valuable resources for assembling cosplay costumes, and a fascinating category for collecting. And Star Wars costuming/cosplay groups have patch, coin, and card collecting traditions with world-wide communities.