rpvee said:

Link below has HQ pictures of the film's costumes from the Celebration exhibit. BIG noteworthy thing, if not already posted:

The Empire is now The First Order

The Rebellion is now The Resistance

New names for the factions of the galaxy we've known for so long.

http://io9.com/star-wars-costumes-and-props-reveal-new-characters-for-1698341539

I'm giddy over the unabashed McQuarrie-ness of the new Snowtroopers... right down to the insignia on the chest!

The re-naming makes sense. ISIS has undergone 3 or 4 name changes in as many years. The name changes are a bit jarring, but the Mcquarrie stuff is brilliantly familiar. I think they're walking the line pretty gracefully in that regard.