Slave Leia costume

"It was like steel, not steel, but hard plastic, and if you stood behind me you could see straight to Florida. You'll have to ask Boba Fett about that."

- Carrie Fisher

The Slave Leia costume refers to the infamous slave girl costume worn by Princess Leia when she was captive in crimelord Jabba the Hutt's palace, at the beginning of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. The costume consisted of brass and cloth top, brass bottom with loincloth, thong, and various adornments (a snake arm-wrap and two bracelets), including the chain, with which she was chained to Jabba and, ironically, used to strangle him later.

Similar garments
A very similar costume appeared in The Phantom Menace, worn by Diva Shaliqua, also a slave to Jabba the Hutt. In the MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies, the costume is a craftable item that can be made in a range of colors and worn by female player-characters. It also made an appearance in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords when the Jedi Exile danced for the Hutt, Vogga on Nar Shaddaa. The garment is called "dancer's outfit" in Knights of the Old Republic II. Zam Wesell also wore a similar garment in the Infant of Shaa incident.

Fanbase
The costume has a extremely large fanbase, most of which have been in recent years. It has been worn by several women at conventions, and even by men as a joke. Its popularity even caused for it to appear in the upcoming Fanboys (2008) film.

Celebrities like Melissa Joan Hart, Jennifer Aniston and Kristen Bell are known for wearing it.

Attack of the Show's Olivia Munn even had a special appearance at Star Wars 30th anniversary special wearing it for a short on it. And the G4 TV hostess appeared on a special wearing it and interviewing girls in the costume about it.

There is even a bellydance and semi-disco dance for this costume. The bellydance is famous and made by Amira Sa'id and the semi-disco dance is made by Kitty Brown of the Lollie Bombs. The one by Amira is famous and has several YouTube videos, her special performance though is in which she emerges in a black cloak then dances. The one by Kitty Brown starts with her in the white cloak then switches to the slave Leia costume. Near the end of the dance Boba Fett comes in and chains her up.