1983: The gold bikini at the beach, because that makes sense

with No Comments

Leiathumb

Feed-twFeed-fb

Image: Rolling Stone Magazine/Aaron Rapoport/Corbis

It was like, not steel, but hard plastic, and if you stood behind me you could see straight to Florida. Ask Boba Fett.
Carrie Fisher

In 1983’s Return of the Jedi, Princess Leia, played by then-27-year-old Carrie Fisher, is taken prisoner by Jabba the Hutt, made his slave and forced to wear a gold bikini.  

So when Rolling Stone ran an article on Fisher and the film, a beach was the obvious place to showcase both the cast and Fisher’s interstellar swimwear (we’re guessing).

At California’s Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the shoot featured Fisher together with Leia’s dad (Darth Vader), plus an Ewok and a Gamorrean Guard. And a beatbox. Read more…

More about Fashion, Entertainment, History, Star Wars, and Film

Comments are closed.