A gold bikini-style costume that was worn by Carrie Fisher in Star Wars: Episode VI Return Of The Jedi has sold for more than £100,000. The ensemble, also including the hip rings and bracelets, was donned by Fisher, when her character Princess Leia was captured by crime boss Jabba the Hut, and chained to his throne after trying to rescue Han Solo, played by Harrison Ford. Created by the Star Wars concept sculptor Richard Miller, the garment sold for 175,000 US dollars (£136,129) at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, US, on Friday.
And one of the most memorable costumes in film history–the Carrie Fisher “Princess Leia” production- made bikini; *THE* gold bikini–just sold for $175,000. https://t.co/dtac8J5qpo pic.
twitter.com/b7aZoctCcm — Heritage Auctions (@HeritageAuction) July 26, 2024 A miniature fighter ship, which featured in the first movie of the franchise, which was later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope following the prequels, went for 1.5 million US dollars (£1.
17 million). The “Gold Squadron” Y-Wing Starfighter was subject to a “bidding war”, according to the auctioneers. It was used to demonstrate rebel fighters in the movie as they tried to take down the Death Star, which was destroyed by Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill).
There wasn’t an earthquake in Dallas–it was the #StarWars Y-wing hitting the auction block. We’re talking the ship made by team at @ILMVFX for Star Wars, one of only two HERO filming miniatures created for filming–i.