The golden bikini costume Princess Leia wore in Star Wars has been sold at auction for over $175,000.
The Telegraph and BBC reported that the bikini costume worn by Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983), was sold for $175,000 at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, USA.
This bikini, considered one of the most famous costumes in film history, was designed by Richard Miller, the concept designer for Star Wars. The set includes the top, bottom, hip rings, and bracelets.
In the film, Princess Leia wears this bikini while enslaved by the crime boss, Jabba the Hutt. The movie also features a scene where Leia uses the bikini chain to kill Jabba the Hutt.
During her lifetime, Fisher mentioned that she enjoyed the scene where she killed Jabba but thought it was a joke when director George Lucas first showed her the costume.
In an interview a month before she passed away in 2016, Fisher reflected on the costume, saying, “Nearly naked, which is not a style choice for me. … It wasn’t my choice.”
She also mentioned the difficulty of sitting very upright while wearing the costume.
In addition to this bikini, the auction featured a starfighter model from the first film in the Star Wars series, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), which sold for $1.5 million.
This starfighter model was used in the film during the Rebel Alliance’s attack on the Death Star, a giant weapon.
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