Disney has ordered that all merchandising based on Princess Leia in her classic metal slave bikini be halted. Trust me. Hill said his daughters asked why there was a chain around Princess Leia's neck, to which he responded: "I don't have any answers… I was just blown away looking at it. A father was outraged by Princess Leia in a bathing suit with a chain?

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What's wrong with Princess Leia in a slave bikini?
Since Star Wars first debuted, one constant has remained: Leia Organa is one of the greatest heroines in all of science fiction. Carrie Fisher was only 20 when she made the role that has dominated her life as Leia, a feisty woman who can hold a blaster as well as any of the guys around her and dominated the saga well. The first film had her in just a white robe and a bun hairdo and famously George Lucas had her tape her breasts down to not be distracting. The second had her in a braided hairdo and mostly a winter outfit but the third blew fans away with her in that now-iconic metal bikini. With The Force Awakens a smash hit and Fisher highlighting Leia older but still strong, it seems a fun time to look at just how influential her appearance has been. Over the years, the Leia outfits have been mainstays at conventions and cosplay and such with some ladies pulling it off better than others.


Princess Leia's bikini
She originally "wanted 25 yards of fabric to be flowing through the scene", but could not make it work. The outfit was first developed in sketches by Rodis-Jamero, assistant art director of visual effects for The Empire Strikes Back and the Return of the Jedi costume designer. The fact that [Leia's costume is] such a female sensual costume, I think is terrific.




Fisher was an actress, author, mental health advocate, writer and mother, but to many, she will be most fondly remembered as Princess Leia, the iconic heroine she played in the Star Wars trilogy. One of the most prominent images of Fisher as Leia involved that legendary gold bikini — a metal two-piece the character was forced to wear after she was captured and imprisoned by sluglike supervillain Jabba the Hutt, chained to the evil creature, and made to be his slave. Leia, a member of the Rebel Alliance and all-around kick-ass female, managed to make her way out of the shackles and [spoiler alert] strangle Hutt to death with his own chain. There is even an episode of Friends in which Ross famously asks Rachel to role-play in the bikini to fulfill his childhood fantasy — and she did, hair buns and all. According to Fisher, it was pretty uncomfortable to wear.