Princess Leia's £77,000 bikini: Gold outfit worn by Carrie Fisher in Return of the Jedi among selection of Star Wars memorabilia going under the hammer 

  • Gold bikini worn by Carrie Fisher in Return of the Jedi is to be auctioned
  • Fans are expected to pay £77,000 ($120,000) for the Princess Leia costume
  • It is among more than 50 lots of Star Wars props to be offered for sale
  • The auction is on October 1 at Californian auction house Profiles in History

By Daily Mail Reporter

Published: 20:30 EST, 16 September 2015 | Updated: 01:10 EST, 17 September 2015

The gold bikini worn by Carrie Fisher in the last of the original Star Wars films is expected to make more than £77,000 (US$120,000) when it goes up for auction.

Miss Fisher wore the outfit when her character Princess Leia was enslaved by Jabba the Hutt in 1983’s Return of the Jedi.

It is among more than 50 lots of Star Wars props and items owned by those involved in making the films that will be offered for sale on October 1 at Californian auction house Profiles in History.

Up for grabs: The gold bikini worn by Carrie Fisher in the last of the original Star Wars films (pictured) is expected to make more than £77,000 when it goes up for auction
Miss Fisher wore the outfit when her character Princess Leia was enslaved by Jabba the Hutt in 1983’s Return of the Jedi

Up for grabs: The gold bikini worn by Carrie Fisher in the last of the original Star Wars films (pictured) is expected to make more than £77,000 when it goes up for auction

Brian Chanes, from the auction house, said: ‘It’s every schoolboy’s fantasy but it’s also a very signature, iconic piece.’

The Star Wars sale, which also features cameras used to shoot the movies, scripts, posters and prototype Darth Vader helmets, is likely to whet the appetites of fans ahead of this December’s release of the seventh film in the series, The Force Awakens.

Also expected to generate great interest is a model of the spaceship that carried Princess Leia and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 in the original film from 1977.

Mr Chanes said: ‘It’s something that’s instantly recognisable and it happens to be the very first spaceship you see in the first Star Wars movie.’

The intricate 16-inch model comes from the collection of late visual effects Oscar-winner Grant McCune, and is expected to fetch up to £200,000.

A Rebel Fleet Trooper helmet from the first film, the only one to ever be sold at a public auction, is estimated to bring upwards of £100,000.

 

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