First impressions: Darth Vader costume

A deluxe version of the Darth Vader costume has arrived today. The helmet is not bad at all, except that it is only the front section. There is padding inside around the eyes, so that they don't fog up.

The suit itself is very nice, but a bit tight at the top to get into, the cape is attached to the suit. The belt is hopelessly too big. What those two pieces hanging down the side are for, I would like to know.

With the suit, I also ordered seperate gloves and a voice changer. The voice changer I haven't tried yet due to the lack of time and batteries.