Princess Leia’s RETURN OF THE JEDI Slave Outfit Is Going to Auction
The original iconic metal bikini that Carrie Fisher wore as Princess Leia wore in Return of the Jedi is headed for auction. So if you’re a rich Star Wars fan, this thing could be yours!
It is one of fifty Star Wars lots that are set to go up for sale at the upcoming action, which is being hosted by Profiles in History. According to The Rolling Stone:
"The costume, designed by Richard Miller, is expected to fetch between $80,000 to $120,000, and is billed as part of "the most important and complete compilation of original Star Wars pieces to have survived production in private hands." The wares included in the lot were used on set, though the costume seen in the movie was a resized version made to account for actress Carrie Fisher's weight loss while shooting."
The lot will also include some alternate iterations of the costume that director George Lucas didn’t end up using in the film. There are also “several design and paint studies, and a letter of authentication signed by Miller.” During an interview with Rolling Stone in 1983, Miller talked about coming up with the design of this costume:
"The only way they knew to make the character strong was to make her angry. In Return of the Jedi, she gets to be more feminine, more supportive, more affectionate. But let's not forget that these movies are basically boys' fantasies. So the other way they made her more female in this one was to have her take off her clothes."
It’s really interesting to see what their perspective was back then when coming up for the design of the outfit. Other Star Wars pieces going up for auction include the “original posters, script pages and cameras used to film the movies. Other props featured include a prototype Darth Vader helmet ($30,000 to $50,000), a Rebel Fleet trooper tunic ($25,000 to $35,000) and helmet ($150,000 to $250,000) featured in the film and the original miniature Rebel Blockade Runner — the first space craft seen in the series — which is expected to garner between $200,000 and $300,000.”
It’s times like these I wish I had a ridiculous amount of money to blow on Star Wars stuff. At least I have a little extra to buy some toys!
