I'm Jennifer Landa, and this is my dog, Chuy.
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NGOZIKA OKEKE (VOICEOVER): Welcome to Star Wars Pet
Makeovers, where we're styling fans and their pets
for a galaxy far, far away.
Grab a leash and get ready to make the jump to light speed.
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Hi!
Oh, my gosh.
How are you?
Hi. Hi.
- Hi. - I'm Jennifer.
Ngozika.
I'm Ngozika Okeke, a fashion designer living
in Los Angeles, California.
There are a ton of creative Star Wars fans out there,
and Jennifer's style is on a whole other level.
Let's meet her and her dog, Chuy.
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My first Star Wars memory was of the Ewoks.
So much of my childhood was pretending that I had ewoks
in our backyard, and the big trees were
like the forest moon of Endor.
And so hiding with the imaginary Ewoks
and getting to pretend to be a rebel, that was really awesome.
It was really my first introduction
into the world of film, and that you
could play pretend on such a grand scale,
and making good choices.
Everyone has a choice to be a good guy or a bad guy.
What will you do?
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Chuy has been with me for 12 years now.
He is an old guy.
For years, I've dressed Chuy up in various costumes
that I've made for him.
He seems to be somewhat willing.
I actually dressed Chuy up as a porg.
I've created a Jabba the Hutt costume for him,
and a star dog destroyer.
I think that he likes to get into character.
I love Star Wars so much.
And, for me, part of the magic is being able to work
that into my everyday life.
Sometimes I like to cosplay.
I had a Star Wars wedding, which was a lot of fun.
Our cake toppers, we had a wampa and a tauntaun.
I also built a Millennium Falcon sculpture with hydrangeas.
And my dad decided to dress up as Darth
Vader for the father daughter dance,
which was a huge surprise.
Sometimes I keep it a little bit more subtle,
but however I can fit Star Wars into my daily routine
makes me a much happier person.
NGOZIKA OKEKE (VOICEOVER): Jennifer's favorite character,
Salacious Crumb, has fun tufts of orange fur
that we're giving to Chuy using elastic bands.
And Jennifer's put together her own outfit,
inspired by Princess Leia's Bounty Hunter
disguise she wears to Jabba's palace.
Hopefully, she's left a thermal detonator at home.
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JENNIFER LANDA: It really was a dream
come true to see this miniature sized Jabba's palace set.
Just unbelievable.
I want to take it home with me and I
want to just lay on the throne with Jabba and my Chuy.
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Chuy was a little unsure about what was happening,
but he ended up enjoying himself.
The set was incredible.
Chuy's costume is so fun.
It's a great day.
OK, you're doing a good job, Chuy.
Good, good.
When my family sees these photos,
they're going to say Jennifer's dream came true
and this is so perfect for her.
But I think it really just says who I am, right up front.
This is me.
This is what you're getting.
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