Updated: August 21, 2023

Original production costume components like those seen as part of the full iconic slave costume worn by Carrie Fisher as "Princess Leia Organa" in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi ( Lucasfilm Ltd., 1983 ).

Included is the original brassiere, front and back lower plate that would have been connected by a fabric loincloth, hip parts and two arm bands. These components are original production-made castings that were professionally painted in recent years. Elements of the costume are recently hand-painted in gold-tone and bronze-tones, with a metal-like finish and purposely distressed with a red undertone as it appeared on screen.

Note: The neck collar and chain, cloth parts and hair piece are replicas added for display only. A custom made stand and mannequin are included. Carrie Fisher wears this type of ensemble while she is held captive by the powerful gangster Jabba the Hutt, both at his palace and while on his sail barge, the Khetanna. In a famous struggle between Leia and her captor, she manages to get behind the slug-like creature and choke him with the chains that bound her.

With only minimal direction from George Lucas initially, Aggie Guerard Rodgers and Nilo Rodis-Jamero designed the iconic costume using inspiration from the 1929 film The Desert Song and Yvonne De Carlo's "Francesca" in Slave Girl ( Universal Pictures, 1947 ). For scenes where Fisher would sit absolutely still, a sculpted bronze bra by designer Richard Miller, Head Jeweler for the film, was implemented. For scenes that required movement or use by stuntwomen such as Tracy Eddon, rubber or resin versions of the ensemble were used.

In an interview with Star Wars Insider in regards to wearing the ensemble, Fisher said, "It was like steel, not steel, but hard plastic, and if you stood behind me you could see straight to Florida. You'll have to ask Boba Fett about that." Following the film, both the character Leia Organa and Carrie Fisher were seen as sex symbols. The outfit today remains one of the most iconic and memorable pieces of Star Wars and pop culture history. Only two other examples of production made and unused components have been publicly sold and no screen-used examples are known to exist outside of the Lucasfilm Archives. Costume measures 84 x 24 x 16.5 inches (Display).

Value: $25,000.