Actress Carrie Fisher donned the famous garment as she was chained to Jabba the Hutt's throne in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi.
A gold bikini-style costume which Hollywood actress Carrie Fisher wore in the Star Wars movie franchise has sold at auction for $175,000 . Fisher's character Princess Leia donned the famous garment as she was chained to Jabba the Hutt's throne in the 1983 film Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi. Crime boss Jabba captured Leia after she tried to rescue Han Solo, played by Harrison Ford. Leia went on to strangle slug-like creature Jabba with the chain which had been around her neck.
5' and was made of 'resin, vacuum-formed styrene, acrylic, and metal components over an aluminum internal armature, with five mounting points, expertly painted and finished as a battle-distressed spacecraft'. The Leia costume, including hip rings and bracelets, was dubbed 'one of the most memorable costumes in film history' by Heritage Auctions. It was in the same collection as the miniature and was sold in Dallas on Friday.
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