The gold bikini-style costume that Carrie Fisher wore as Princess Leia while making 害羞草研究所淩eturn of the Jedi害羞草研究所� in the 害羞草研究所淪tar Wars害羞草研究所� 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 害羞草研究所� Star Wars 害羞草研究所� movies, was sold on Friday by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions.

Joe Maddalena, Heritage害羞草研究所檚 executive vice president, said the costume that was sold was one that was screen tested and worn by Fisher on the movie害羞草研究所檚 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 wasn害羞草研究所檛 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 害羞草研究所淪tar Wars害羞草研究所� film that sold for $1.55 million. He said 害羞草研究所淪tar Wars害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淪tar Trek害羞草研究所� have very avid fan bases.

害羞草研究所淭he power of 害羞草研究所楽tar Wars害羞草研究所� proves itself again. These movies are just so impactful,害羞草研究所� Maddalena said.

In a November 2016 interview with NPR害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淔resh Air,害羞草研究所� Fisher said wearing the costume was not her choice.

害羞草研究所淲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 couldn害羞草研究所檛 have lines on my sides, like little creases. No creases were allowed, so I had to sit very, very rigid straight,害羞草研究所� said Fisher, who died about a month after the interview.

Richard Miller, who created the costume, said in an interview that害羞草研究所檚 included in a 害羞草研究所淪tar Wars害羞草研究所� box set that he used soft material to build the costume so that Fisher could move around more freely.

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The costume had its share of critics, who thought it sexualized Fisher for the franchise害羞草研究所檚 male fan base.

In 害羞草研究所淚nterview害羞草研究所� magazine in 2015, Fisher told actor Daisy Ridley, who starred in 害羞草研究所淪tar Wars: The Force Awakens,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淵ou害羞草研究所檙e going to have people have fantasies about you. That will make you uncomfortable, I害羞草研究所檓 guessing.害羞草研究所� She pushed back against the idea of being a sex symbol and told Ridley to 害羞草研究所渇ight for your outfit.害羞草研究所�

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