Costumes and makeup played an important and often-overlooked role in making the six 'Star Wars' movies sensational sci-fi masterpieces that, even today, nothing has really matched. They were at the center of an engrossing experience that made the viewer literally feel as though they had been transported to a distant galaxy far, far away.

Put simply, what would the franchise have been like without the menacing sound of Darth Vader breathing through his helmet? Without Chewy’s huggable "walking carpet" fur? Or without the quaint little robes worn by the Jawas? Answer: Nowhere near as enthralling. So on that note, we have picked out eight interesting costume facts that you probably didn’t know about.