Description: Imperial Officer, Grand Moff Tarkin
Prefix: ID
Detachment: Imperial Officer Corps
Context: Star Wars Episodes IV
Wilhuff Tarkin was one of the most powerful individuals in the Galactic Empire, a Grand Moff who shaped Imperial doctrine and was the driving force behind the creation of its key embodiment, the Death Star.

The 501st approval requirements are listed in black.

The Imperial Officer Corp Detachment defines additional, optional levels of costuming excellence. In the page below, items listed in blue are optional features that will improve the quality of the costume. These items are not required, but are recommended.

For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met.

For Level 3 approval, the combination of accessories for a costume must strictly match a particular movie seen configuration.

• This CRL is a work in progress.
• While this costume must be approved by the Legion Membership Officer, submissions should still go to the local GML, who will post the application in the appropriate section of the Legion forum.
• If you have this costume and would like to assist with this CRL, please contact your detachment leader!
• Please note that the use of the word "should" below does not indicate that a requirement is optional. All instances of should will be replaced with must as this guide is completed.

The following costume components must be present and appear as described below for approval .

• Costumer must have grey hair with receding hairline.
• Eyes and cheekbones should appear gaunt and darkened, either naturally or through makeup effects.
  

• Fabric should be a medium weight suiting material exactly matching the pants and hat. Gabardine style weave is most accurate.
• Tunic is double-breasted with a left over right closure on the tapered yoke.
• Yoke comes up across the shoulder to the top shoulder seam.
• The standing collar has square corners and is about 1.25" (31.8 mm) tall and closes snugly and includes a modesty panel behind closure. Collar edges are closed with two eye hooks.
• There are code cylinder pockets on both outside panels of the jacket from about half way between the top and bottom on the arm hole.
• Sleeves are long, and without decoration, cuffs or buttons, containing 2 seams, one along the bottom and one along the back.
• Tunic should be constructed with no top-stitching (stitches visible on the exterior surface of fabric)
  

• There is a dart of about 2" (50.8 mm) in the top center of the yoke.
• Additionally there is a seam running the entire circumference of the tunic, dividing it along a line hidden by the uniform belt.
• The back of the tunic has princess seams that run vertically and turn outward to intersect the arm-hole seam at the vertical center.

• Tunic must be secured on the right side by snaps or buttons, not Velcro. There is no topstitching visible anywhere and it must have a lining sewn in.

• A white dress shirt is worn under Tarkin's tunic.
  

• See the Imperial Rank Bar page for more information.
• Worn on the left side of the tunic over the heart.
• Rank consists of colored plastic tiles mounted on metal bar.
• Each bar is 1" (25.4 mm) height, length is determined by chosen rank
• Rank tile dimensions are 1/2" (12.7 mm)width x 3/4" (19 mm) height and about 1/8" (3.2 mm).
• Tiles should be mounted with 1/4" (6.4 mm) spaces between them.
  

• 4 Code cylinders required.
• Cylinders must have brass finished clips.
  

• Please refer to the Imperial Buckle reference page for information on popular eBay available buckles.
• The belt shall be constructed from a non-textured leather or a leather-like material, approximately 2" (50.8 mm) in width (up to 3" (76.s mm) is acceptable)
• The buckle shall be constructed from a horizontally brushed metal, or metal looking material.
• A single large snap or rivet should be visible approximately 1" (25.4 mm) from the buckle. The belt may be worn with the snap to the right or left of the wearer.
• The buckle size should be approximately 2 5/8" (66.7 mm) high and 4 1/8" (104.5 mm) wide with 0.5" (12.7 mm) radius rounded corners.
• Buckles are adorned with an Imperial Code Disk at the center.
  

• Fabric should be a medium weight suiting material exactly matching the tunic. Gabardine style weave is most accurate.
• Flared riding breeches are canon, with semi-stiff flares to the hip/thigh area for olive officer types. Breeches must be worn with boots (see below).
• Pockets are acceptable, though they should not be visible with the tunic on.
  

• Knee-high, black, lace-less, non-textured, leather or leather-like material. Rubber is not acceptable.