Ten Ways To Wear A Tauntaun To This Year’s Met Gala

Whatever the theme of the Met Gala might be this year, I assure you that an outfit made from tauntaun will fit right in.

Adam Weigand
Slackjaw

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A tauntaun wearing a top hat and spats at the Met Gala
Illustration by Adam Weigand

1. On top of your head like a bear pelt

This timeless outfit says “fur trapper,” but when making your grand entrance wearing a tauntuan head on your own pate, you’ll be trapping nothing but stares and envy. Pairs well with a chest length beard.

2. A Long Train

Long flowy trains at the Met go together like Jabba and Salacious Crumb. Picture yourself striking a pose on the Met stairs with outstretched tauntaun legs and tail flowing down behind you. Absolutely stunning.

3. Swaddled

At the Met Gala, it’s not uncommon to wrap oneself in fabric that resembles a large area rug or seventies style couch fabric. This year, swaddle yourself in tauntaun, like a helpless newborn, and increase your odds of withstanding the arctic-like conditions of a nearly uninhabitable ice planet.

4. Suit Jacket

Black suits are classic, white suits are simply glamorous, but off-white hairy lizard skin suits are sure to be enduring masterpieces. Tauntaun hides…

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Adam Weigand
Slackjaw

Comedy writer, improviser, woodworker, dad. Writings on Slackjaw, Frazzled, and www.adamweigand.com