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{{short description|Film costume}} |
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| image = Princess Leia bikini-Return of the Jedi (1983).jpg |
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| caption = ] (played by ]) in her iconic "metal bikini" slave outfit from '']'' |
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| year = {{start date|1983}} |
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| material = Copper plate and wire, leather and silk |
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| designer = Aggie Guerard Rodgers and Nilo Rodis-Jamero |
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'''Princess Leia's bikini''' is an iconic costume worn by actress ] as ] in the 1983 '']'' film '']''. |
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==Development== |
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The outfit was created by Aggie Guerard Rodgers and Nilo Rodis-Jamero, costume designers for ''Return of the Jedi''.<ref name="Wired">{{cite magazine |last=Chien |first=Philip |date=July 11, 2006 |title=The Cult of Leia's Metal Bikini |url=http://archive.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2006/07/71267 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227174837/https://www.wired.com/2006/07/the-cult-of-leias-metal-bikini/ |archive-date=December 27, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2019 |magazine=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Princess Leia Slave Costume |url=http://www.padawansguide.com/leia_bikini.shtml |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=The Padawan's Guide}}</ref> According to Rodgers, the design was inspired by the work of artist ].<ref name="Wired"/> Author ] suggested the design was also derived from drawings by ] of women in metal bikinis.<ref>Rikke Schubart, ''Super bitches and action babes: the female hero in popular cinema, 1970–2006'', page 225, McFarland & Co., 2007, {{ISBN|0-7864-2924-0}}</ref> |
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==Design and material== |
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Rodgers and the staff created multiple versions of the metal bikini string to accommodate different scenes in the film, including a hard metal piece (original bronze bra by sculptor ] who is credited as "head jeweler" in the film credits) for scenes in which Fisher remained still, and a rubber outfit she and stuntwoman Tracy Eddon could wear comfortably while performing stunts.<ref name=Wired/> The costume designers made a mold of Fisher's torso so it could be designed to a custom fit.<ref name=Wired/> Fisher quipped that the bikini is "what supermodels will eventually wear in the seventh ring of hell."<ref>{{cite web|title=Postcards From the Edge of the Galaxy|url=http://www.newsweek.com/postcards-edge-galaxy-167072|access-date=December 10, 2015|work=]|first=Carrie|last=Fisher|date=May 16, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010702134120/http://www.blueharvest.net/scoops/newsweek.shtml|archive-date=July 2, 2001|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* '''Top:''' The outfit consisted of a patterned copper ] with a curved, plunging neckline that fastened behind the neck and back with string. |
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* '''Bottom:''' The outfit had a copper plate at the front and both the front and the back were covered by a red silk ].<ref name=broede/> |
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* '''Accessories:''' Fisher wore ]s of leather, a hair fastener that positioned her braided ponytail to cascade over her right shoulder, two bracelets, and a snake arm-wrap. She also wore a chain and collar that bound her to ], her captor, which she used to kill him.<ref name=broede>Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka (2012). . p. 79, Scarecrow Press. {{ISBN|9780810885141}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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Featured only in two scenes, the "Slave Leia" costume has nonetheless made Carrie Fisher an iconic ].<ref name="townsend">{{cite magazine |title=Princess Leia's Gold Bikini in ''Return of the Jedi'' |first=Allie |last=Townsend |date=July 5, 2011 |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2081310_2080985_2081016,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709010359/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2081310_2080985_2081016,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2011 |magazine=] |access-date=August 15, 2013}}</ref><ref name="cosplay">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cosplaynewsnetwork.com/hottest-slave-leia-cosplay-instagram/|title=The Hottest Slave Leia Cosplay on Instagram|date=January 21, 2018 |work=Cosplay News Network|access-date=March 14, 2019}}</ref> The outfit has been elevated to pop culture icon status, spawning various spoofs and parodies and even a dedicated fansite.<ref>Crowley, Dan (2007). . p. 191 (entry 127), Sourcebooks, Inc., {{ISBN|9781402248221}}</ref> '']'' wrote that the only reason for the costume's fame is "no doubt that the sight of Carrie Fisher in the gold sci-fi swimsuit was burned into the sweaty subconscious of a generation of fanboys hitting puberty in the spring of 1983."<ref name=Wired/> Noah Berlatsky argued in '']'' for a deeper significance to the costume beyond its function as a sex symbol, stating that the outfit represents an important stage in Princess Leia's complicated relationship with ].<ref>{{cite news |work=] |title=The 'slave Leia' controversy is about more than objectification |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/05/slave-leia-controversy-star-wars-objectification |first=Noah |last=Berlatsky |date=November 5, 2015 |access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> Peter W. Lee argues that the bikini connotes Leia's hopelessness and helplessness, but even in that demeaning costume she retains her dignity and remains an icon of feminism.<ref>{{cite book |first=Peter W. |last=Lee |title=A Galaxy Here and Now: Historical and Cultural Readings of Star Wars |pages=68–69 |publisher=] |date=2016 |isbn=978-1-4766-2408-2}}</ref> |
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The costume is a popular ] at ] and comic conventions.<ref name="townsend"/><ref name="cosplay"/><ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 11, 2006 |url=https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/multimedia/2006/07/princessleia?slide=10&slideView=1 |title=Princess Leia's Metal Bikini |magazine=Wired |access-date=March 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114073310/http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/multimedia/2006/07/princessleia?slide=10&slideView=1 |archive-date=November 14, 2012}}</ref><ref name=startech>Carl Silvio, Tony M. Vinci, '''', page 117, McFarland & Co., 2007, {{ISBN|0-7864-2910-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first= Heath|last= McCoy|title= Geek girls gone wild!|url= http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/entertainment/story.html?id=d80a5430-a0f8-4f02-b7e1-31681a43b426|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080427212851/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/entertainment/story.html?id=d80a5430-a0f8-4f02-b7e1-31681a43b426|url-status=dead|archive-date= April 27, 2008|work= Calgary Herald|date= April 26, 2008}}</ref> Comedian ] wore a replica of the outfit for the August 2015 cover of '']''.<ref>{{cite web|first= Zach|last= Johnson|title= Amy Schumer Wears Princess Leia's Bikini, Seduces C-3PO and R2-D2 and Poses Topless in ''GQ''|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/676072/amy-schumer-wears-princess-leia-s-bikini-seduces-c-3po-and-r2-d2-and-poses-topless-in-gq-see-the-photos|publisher= ]|date=July 15, 2015|access-date=March 14, 2019}}</ref> With ]'s 2012 acquisition of ], merchandise featuring the costume ceased to be made, apparently in response to a ] segment in which parents described difficulties explaining toys featuring the costume (including a chain around Leia's neck) to their children. Fisher called Disney's decision "stupid," saying, "Tell that a giant slug captured me and forced me to wear that stupid outfit, and then I killed him because I didn't like it."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shamsian|first=Jacob|date=December 11, 2017|title=Carrie Fisher had a great response to anyone who was upset about the Princess Leia bikini in ''Star Wars: Return of the Jedi''|url=https://www.insider.com/carrie-fisher-princess-leia-bikini-response-2016-12|access-date=August 1, 2020|website=Insider}}</ref> |
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In 2015, Fisher said "I am not a sex symbol, so that's an opinion of someone. I don’t share that", and told ] to "fight for your outfit. Don't be a slave like I was".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-28 |title=Daisy Ridley |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/daisy-ridley |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=Interview Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=2015-10-30 |title=''Star Wars'': Carrie Fisher Tells Daisy Ridley 'Don't Be a Slave Like I Was' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-wars-carrie-fisher-tells-835546/ |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{reflist|30em}} |
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==Further reading== |
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{{Commons category|Cosplay of Leia Organa slave bikini}} |
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-edlitz/fashion-by-jabba-the-hutt_b_672626.html |title=Fashion by Jabba the Hutt |work=] |first=Mark |last=Edlitz |date=August 5, 2010 |access-date=October 26, 2015}} |
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* {{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/03/star-wars-slave-leia-bikini-auction? |title=Princess Leia's ''Star Wars'' bikini sells for $96,000 at auction |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Nick |last=Romano |date=October 3, 2015 |access-date=October 25, 2015}} |
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