The gold bikini-style costume that Carrie Fisher wore as Princess Leia while making 91裸聊视频淩eturn of the Jedi91裸聊视频� in the 91裸聊视频淪tar Wars91裸聊视频� franchise has sold for $175,000, according to the auction house that handled the sale.

The costume was made famous when Fisher wore it at the start of the 1983 film when Leia was captured by Jabba the Hutt at his palace on Tatooine and forced to be a slave.

The costume, one of the most memorable in the 91裸聊视频� Star Wars 91裸聊视频� movies, was sold on Friday by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions.

Joe Maddalena, Heritage91裸聊视频檚 executive vice president, said the costume that was sold was one that was screen tested and worn by Fisher on the movie91裸聊视频檚 set but ultimately did not make it onto the final version of the film as it was switched out for one that was more comfortable.

The auction house said the costume sparked a bidding war among collectors.

Maddalena said he wasn91裸聊视频檛 surprised by the attention bidders gave to the costume as well as to a model of a Y-wing fighter that took on the Death Star in the original 91裸聊视频淪tar Wars91裸聊视频� film that sold for $1.55 million. He said 91裸聊视频淪tar Wars91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淪tar Trek91裸聊视频� have very avid fan bases.

91裸聊视频淭he power of 91裸聊视频楽tar Wars91裸聊视频� proves itself again. These movies are just so impactful,91裸聊视频� Maddalena said.

In a November 2016 interview with NPR91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淔resh Air,91裸聊视频� Fisher said wearing the costume was not her choice.

91裸聊视频淲hen (director George Lucas) showed me the outfit, I thought he was kidding and it made me very nervous. I had to sit very straight because I couldn91裸聊视频檛 have lines on my sides, like little creases. No creases were allowed, so I had to sit very, very rigid straight,91裸聊视频� said Fisher, who died about a month after the interview.

Richard Miller, who created the costume, said in an interview that91裸聊视频檚 included in a 91裸聊视频淪tar Wars91裸聊视频� box set that he used soft material to build the costume so that Fisher could move around more freely.

91裸聊视频淗owever, she still didn91裸聊视频檛 like it. I don91裸聊视频檛 blame her,91裸聊视频� said Miller, who was the chief sculptor for Industrial Light & Magic, the visual effects company founded by 91裸聊视频淪tar Wars91裸聊视频� creator George Lucas. 91裸聊视频淚 did put leather on the back of it to help it feel better.91裸聊视频�

The costume had its share of critics, who thought it sexualized Fisher for the franchise91裸聊视频檚 male fan base.

In 91裸聊视频淚nterview91裸聊视频� magazine in 2015, Fisher told actor Daisy Ridley, who starred in 91裸聊视频淪tar Wars: The Force Awakens,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淵ou91裸聊视频檙e going to have people have fantasies about you. That will make you uncomfortable, I91裸聊视频檓 guessing.91裸聊视频� She pushed back against the idea of being a sex symbol and told Ridley to 91裸聊视频渇ight for your outfit.91裸聊视频�

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