The famous costume, worn by Carrie Fisher in Return of the Jedi, was sold alongside a miniature aircraft used in A New Hope that fetched $1.6m
Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, wearing the bikini given to her by captor Jabba the Hutt in 1983’s Return of the Jedi.Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, wearing the bikini given to her by captor Jabba the Hutt in 1983’s Return of the Jedi.
The seven-piece ensemble, which includes a bikini brassiere, bikini plates, hip rings, an armlet and bracelet, was designed by the late Richard Miller, the chief sculptor for Industrial Light & Magic, the visual effects company founded byA miniature aircraft from the first Star Wars film, A New Hope, also sold for US$1.55m at the auction. The miniature Y-Wing Starfighter, which helped bring down the Death Star in A New Hope, was one of only two miniatures created for the production.
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