Their response was "Currently our design team (with constant and direct help of the Lucas Archives and research staff) has been able to handle the tasks nicely."
Key word there is "currently"... I know sometimes it seems like its not so much what you know but who you know, but if anyone has what it takes to land themselves into a key spot, I'd think it'd be you. Keep at it man, one day you'll catch that window.
As far as his cloak goes, I kinda like it without... shows off a lot more. Great job btw, sometimes it almost seems redundant.. since you dont bother with anything less than perfection. Im really looking forward to seeing your next masterpiece.