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"content": "\u003cp>Some of the most iconic props in Hollywood history hit the auction block last week, from Indiana Jones’ trusty whip to Forrest Gump’s assorted chocolates to the infamous axe from \u003cem>The Shining\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the top-selling item was a piece of debris, albeit one that’s stirred imagination and debate for over a quarter century.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13935076']“The wood panel from \u003cem>Titanic \u003c/em>that saved Rose — but, controversially, not Jack — was the king of the auction, realizing $718,750 to float to the top of the five-day event,” auction house Heritage Auctions \u003ca href=\"https://www.ha.com/heritage-auctions-press-releases-and-news/treasures-from-planet-hollywood-bring-more-than-15.6-million-in-historic-event-at-heritage-auctions.s?releaseId=4934\">said in a release\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The “\u003ca href=\"https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv-memorabilia/props/titanic-tcf-1997-kate-winslet-rose-dewitt-bukater-hero-floating-wood-panel/a/7356-89979.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515#auction-description\">Hero Floating Wood Panel\u003c/a>” played an \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKY6-9cQ5l8\">iconic role\u003c/a> in the 1997 blockbuster. As the Titanic sinks, stranding passengers in the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Kate Winslet’s character Rose manages to lie afloat on the piece of a door while Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack clings to the edge, eventually succumbing to hypothermia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The biggest scene, really, the climactic scene if you will,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/live/mIK6kHWvUUs?si=S25-q0QRjatgbMgZ&t=1230\">the auctioneer said\u003c/a>, introducing the lot item. “There are several big scenes but this is it, this is the goodbye.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13954959\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13954959\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/gettyimages-1192757498-69537c1a79908bf9fef43bcfdfac41b57248ecb5-scaled-e1711663749139.jpg\" alt=\"A man with wet hair, submerged from the chest down leans on a piece of wooden detritus that a woman with wet hair is propped up on.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans have long debated whether there was room for both Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) on the makeshift raft in the 1997 blockbuster ‘Titanic.’ \u003ccite>(CBS Photo Archive/ CBS via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bidding started at $60,000 and finished some five minutes later at $575,000 (the total cost included additional fees). 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Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heritage Auctions says the prop was based on the “most famous complete piece of debris from the 1912 tragedy,” which is believed to be part of the door frame just above the first-class lounge entrance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13924870']Researchers theorize that the panel represents the exact area where the ship split in two and that it rose to the water’s surface as the ship sank. The auction house notes that it closely resembles one particular artifact housed at the Maritime Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Director James Cameron visited the museum during the movie production and consulted with an American expert who had assisted with research there, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/titanics-halifax-connection/frequently-asked-questions#10\">Maritime Museum\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Among other things this permitted accurate replicas of the deckchairs to be constructed and most notably, a replica of a large piece of carved oak [paneling] to be built,” it added. “It was used in the climactic death scene in the film where the character Rose clings to floating wreckage.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The piece of wood is at the heart of an enduring debate\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Enraged fans have argued for decades that there was room on the board for both paramours and that Rose could have saved Jack — and their star-crossed love story — by simply scooting over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13954979\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/52f5lc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"889\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/52f5lc.jpg 889w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/52f5lc-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/52f5lc-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/52f5lc-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cameron adamantly disagrees, as he’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/02/james-cameron-titanic-door-debate\">made clear in multiple interviews\u003c/a> over the years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When Jack puts Rose on the raft, he tries to get on the raft — he’s not an idiot, he doesn’t want to die — and the raft sinks; it kind of flips,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/09/titanic-was-there-room-for-jack-on-that-raft\">Cameron told IGN\u003c/a> in 2012. “And so it’s clear that there’s really only enough buoyancy available for one person. 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Whoever buys the painting will receive a written statement from its original owner — a PBS volunteer who bought the painting at a benefit auction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know the exact number that she paid at that point, but knowing what others paid around the same period, I’d assume it was somewhere under $100,” says Ryan Nelson, the owner of Modern Artifact gallery in Minneapolis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13867846']Nelson, whose gallery has become the primary facilitator of the growing Ross market, said he purchased the painting from the PBS volunteer with the intention of selling it, but now isn’t so sure he’s ready to let it go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that the greatest thing we can do with it is travel it. I’d rather we get this in front of the public,” he said. “But there are definitely offers that I would probably have to take.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s confident he’ll get his asking price, even if most Ross paintings that he’s traded don’t even break the six-figure range.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Part of his confidence comes from the recent cultural resurgence Ross has enjoyed as younger generations discover his appeal through the internet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0PqMKQG7D4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That moment could be traced back to 2015, when \u003ca href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2015/11/09/after-pulling-in-5-6m-viewers-twitch-is-keeping-bob-ross-on-the-air/\">the streaming service Twitch marathoned old Ross episodes \u003c/a>and attracted some 5.6 million viewers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@bobross_thejoyofpainting\">official Bob Ross YouTube page\u003c/a> boasts over 5.62 million subscribers. Netflix re-launched Ross’s second series, 1991’s \u003cem>Beauty is Everywhere\u003c/em>, in 2016, and reruns of \u003cem>The Joy of Painting\u003c/em> still appear regularly on public television.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The increase in popularity has come with increased interest in owning a Ross painting. But, as \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/video/arts/100000005865824/bob-ross-paintings-mystery.html\">\u003cem>The\u003c/em> \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> put it in a 2019 investigation\u003c/a>, the lack of available Ross work is among “the internet’s greatest mysteries.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/22/arts/television-bob-ross-the-frugal-gourmet-of-painting.html\">Ross once said he painted over 30,000 paintings\u003c/a> in his lifetime, and he likely painted 1,143 alone for the filming of the show: \u003ca href=\"https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/a-statistical-analysis-of-the-work-of-bob-ross/\">An analysis by the website FiveThirtyEight\u003c/a> calculated he produced paintings for 381 of the 403 episodes, and his standard process was to make three of the same paintings for each show; one as a template to copy, one on camera and a third after the show for use in instructional materials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An estimated 1,165 of his pieces are being stored by his surviving company, Bob Ross Inc., which told \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/arts/bob-ross-paintings-mystery.html\">\u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em> in 2019\u003c/a> that it has no intention of selling off the works, but has \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/10/06/765716441/the-lasting-legacy-of-bob-ross-and-his-colorful-world-of-happy-accidents\">since parted with a few to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13934843']What happened to the rest of the work? Some internet aficionados say that Ross didn’t want his paintings available for sale because it would’ve detracted from the joy he derived from his work. Nelson doesn’t buy that theory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He sold them at malls, he gave them away at paintings lessons and so there are a lot of paintings that went out there,” he said. “I believe, sadly, that a lot of those paintings didn’t make it to the popularity that Ross is today.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in a way, that’s also how Ross would’ve wanted it, Nelson said. He wasn’t interested in giving his art to well-to-do collector types or seeking fortune alongside his fame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The one thing that’s clear is that Ross wanted everyone to learn to paint. The rest may have just been a happy accident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2023 NPR. 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"content": "\u003cp>There have been many sacrifices made since the WGA and SAG-AFTRA unions began striking in Hollywood. Three months in, writers’ bank accounts are taking a major hit as creatives continue to strike for better contracts and compensation. A week ago, actors joined the strike in solidarity with the writers, grinding Hollywood to an almost complete halt. That means, in turn, that California’s economy is losing millions. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/culture/23696617/writers-strike-wga-2023-explained-residuals-streaming-ai\">The 100-day strike in 2007-08 cost the state a whopping $2.1 billion\u003c/a>!) To say it’s an all-hands-on-deck situation would be an understatement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remarkably, on Thursday morning, yet another extraordinary sacrifice was made. Abbi Jacobson stepped forward clutching the prize of a generation — her blue bodycon dress from \u003cem>Broad City\u003c/em>. The \u003cem>League of Their Own\u003c/em> star hit Instagram to announce she would be auctioning off her character Abbi Abrams’ iconic party garment to benefit \u003ca href=\"https://www.tusctogether.com/\">The Union Solidarity Commission. \u003c/a>(TUSC has been assisting striking workers with living and healthcare expenses.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu7N39lL3Ng/?img_index=1\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931868\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-20-at-12.13.39-PM-800x388.png\" alt=\"An Instagram post by Abbi Jacobson, featuring a photo of her wearing a blue dress while standing in a cluttered bedroom. 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Some would say a priceless iconic garment? Others a treasured sliver of a time gone by? … This will obviously come with a handwritten note from me as this gem is hard to part with (and the Smithsonian hasn’t returned my calls). It’s taken me 5 years just to peel it off my body. Go bid and help a great cause!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jacobson’s former \u003cem>Broad City\u003c/em> co-star Ilana Glazer was quick to leave a comment asking “how do I win this dress… pls.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Abbi’s blue dress appeared repeatedly throughout \u003cem>Broad City’\u003c/em>s five seasons — an on-screen reflection of the Millennial need to use the one nice thing they own over and over again in order to justify its purchase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the show, Abbi first bought the dress to attend a fancy rooftop party without looking too “vanilla.” It reappeared at her birthday dinner at a snooty restaurant where she — to her absolute horror — “peed out a condom.” Next up, Abbi and her blue dress went on a yacht date with Ilana, Lincoln, Jaime and way too many lawyers to celebrate Jaime becoming an American citizen. By the time Abbi’s mom showed up and wore the dress on a night out, we all understood the pain of the moment. The blue dress got one last spin around the block when Abbi first went on a date with Trey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='pop_96171']At the time of writing, Abbi’s blue dress had received 27 bids and was sitting at $5,010. Other items in the TUSC auction include \u003ca href=\"https://givebutter.com/c/TUSCauction/auction/items/144742\">a ceramic vase\u003c/a> made by Seth Rogen, \u003ca href=\"https://givebutter.com/c/TUSCauction/auction/items/148464\">a “private hang” with Woody Harrelson\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://givebutter.com/c/TUSCauction/auction/items/144740\">blankets hand-knitted by Justine Bateman\u003c/a>, a bikini \u003ca href=\"https://givebutter.com/c/TUSCauction/auction/items/149994\">hand-knit by Lena Dunham\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://givebutter.com/c/TUSCauction/auction/items/144799\">a writing workshop with Amber Tamblyn\u003c/a>. The dress has far and away the highest bid of any lot in the auction so far, but the price is bound to increase further. The auction is running until 4 p.m. on Aug. 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://givebutter.com/c/TUSCauction/auction/items/144792\">bid on the blue dress here\u003c/a> or check out \u003ca href=\"https://givebutter.com/c/TUSCauction/auction\">all of TUSC’s auction\u003c/a> items here.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>There have been many sacrifices made since the WGA and SAG-AFTRA unions began striking in Hollywood. Three months in, writers’ bank accounts are taking a major hit as creatives continue to strike for better contracts and compensation. A week ago, actors joined the strike in solidarity with the writers, grinding Hollywood to an almost complete halt. That means, in turn, that California’s economy is losing millions. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/culture/23696617/writers-strike-wga-2023-explained-residuals-streaming-ai\">The 100-day strike in 2007-08 cost the state a whopping $2.1 billion\u003c/a>!) To say it’s an all-hands-on-deck situation would be an understatement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remarkably, on Thursday morning, yet another extraordinary sacrifice was made. Abbi Jacobson stepped forward clutching the prize of a generation — her blue bodycon dress from \u003cem>Broad City\u003c/em>. The \u003cem>League of Their Own\u003c/em> star hit Instagram to announce she would be auctioning off her character Abbi Abrams’ iconic party garment to benefit \u003ca href=\"https://www.tusctogether.com/\">The Union Solidarity Commission. \u003c/a>(TUSC has been assisting striking workers with living and healthcare expenses.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13931868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu7N39lL3Ng/?img_index=1\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13931868\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-20-at-12.13.39-PM-800x388.png\" alt=\"An Instagram post by Abbi Jacobson, featuring a photo of her wearing a blue dress while standing in a cluttered bedroom. She has her hands on her hips.\" width=\"800\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-20-at-12.13.39-PM-800x388.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-20-at-12.13.39-PM-1020x494.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-20-at-12.13.39-PM-160x78.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-20-at-12.13.39-PM-768x372.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-20-at-12.13.39-PM-1536x744.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-20-at-12.13.39-PM-1920x930.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-20-at-12.13.39-PM.png 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abbi Jacobson is parting with her legendary blue dress, all to benefit the writers and actors currently on strike. \u003ccite>(Instagram/ @abbijacobson)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jacobson wrote: “Have you ever wanted to own a real piece of Hollywood history? Some would say a priceless iconic garment? Others a treasured sliver of a time gone by? … This will obviously come with a handwritten note from me as this gem is hard to part with (and the Smithsonian hasn’t returned my calls). It’s taken me 5 years just to peel it off my body. Go bid and help a great cause!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jacobson’s former \u003cem>Broad City\u003c/em> co-star Ilana Glazer was quick to leave a comment asking “how do I win this dress… pls.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Abbi’s blue dress appeared repeatedly throughout \u003cem>Broad City’\u003c/em>s five seasons — an on-screen reflection of the Millennial need to use the one nice thing they own over and over again in order to justify its purchase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13930997\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13930997\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-1257681638-1ab1977a31eb0d877cdee78173928100dbc65fcd-scaled-e1687974945462-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"The white Princess Leia dress worn by Carrie Fisher in ‘Star Wars’ is displayed between the General Maximus armor worn by Russell Crowe in ‘Gladiator,’ and the clown doll from ‘Poltergeist.’\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-1257681638-1ab1977a31eb0d877cdee78173928100dbc65fcd-scaled-e1687974945462-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-1257681638-1ab1977a31eb0d877cdee78173928100dbc65fcd-scaled-e1687974945462-1020x764.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-1257681638-1ab1977a31eb0d877cdee78173928100dbc65fcd-scaled-e1687974945462-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-1257681638-1ab1977a31eb0d877cdee78173928100dbc65fcd-scaled-e1687974945462-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-1257681638-1ab1977a31eb0d877cdee78173928100dbc65fcd-scaled-e1687974945462-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-1257681638-1ab1977a31eb0d877cdee78173928100dbc65fcd-scaled-e1687974945462.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A dress worn by actress Carrie Fisher in the 1977 film ‘Star Wars’ is one of 1,400 items up for sale at a live auction of film and TV memorabilia in Los Angeles this week. \u003ccite>(FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Those who’ve ever dreamt of dressing like an authentic \u003cem>Star Wars\u003c/em> princess might find they have a little “New Hope”: A gown worn by Princess Leia (played by the late actress Carrie Fisher) in the first film of the blockbuster space saga is up for sale at this week’s Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it comes with no small price tag. The gown is expected to fetch \u003ca href=\"https://propstoreauction.com/lot-details/index/catalog/347/lot/113092?url=%2Fauctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F347%3Fpage%3D1%26view%3Dgrid%26catm%3Dany%26order%3Dorder_num%26xclosed%3Dyes%26featured%3Dno%26key%3Dstar%2Bwars\">up to $2 million\u003c/a>, with bids closing Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The costume is believed to be the only surviving Princess Leia look from the film that launched a cultural phenomenon.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The slim-fitting silk gown features in the final scene of \u003cem>A New Hope \u003c/em>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The 1977 film, later subtitled \u003cem>Episode IV — a New Hope\u003c/em>, features the gown in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yixG8pfncOs\">its final scene\u003c/a>, in which Princess Leia presents medals of honor to the newly minted heroes of the rebel alliance, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yixG8pfncOs\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The white gown serves as the focal point of the mise-en-scène. It’s even the last object visible as the final shot transitions to the director’s credit, in the movie equivalent of what’d be a final bow on stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The dress is a real relic. It’s an absolute piece of film history,” said Brandon Alinger, the chief operating officer of Propstore, the company behind Wednesday’s auction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When \u003cem>Star Wars\u003c/em> fans see it, they stop in their tracks, they gasp a bit at the sight of it, because they recognize the significance of it,” Alinger said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='pop_50308']The tone-setting dress helped its designer, John Mollo, win the Oscar for best costume design at \u003ca href=\"https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1978\">the 50th annual Academy Awards in March 1978. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Referred to as Princess Leia’s ceremonial gown, the floor-sweeping frock is made of slim-fitting silk and adorned with a single silver-plated belt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s in the senator’s signature color (white), but, notably, features a scooped neckline and empire waist, which leave it less conservative than the hooded, roomy garments Leia wears for most of the franchise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(That excludes the gold bikini get-up, trademarked as “Slave Leia,” that’d come to define her later character transformation. The fact that \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/05/slave-leia-controversy-star-wars-objectification\">the arguably more iconic\u003c/a> look \u003ca href=\"https://money.cnn.com/2015/10/02/news/princess-leia-bikini-auctioned-for-96000/\">only sold for $96,000 in 2015\u003c/a> underscores the significance of the ceremonial gown.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13930998\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13930998\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-473041644-f114f9b653cc82396a80722bca0746271b627c58-scaled-e1687974202250-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A wax figure of a white woman seated on the ground wearing a gold bikini with purple skirt attachment. Behind her is a large monster that resembles a slug.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-473041644-f114f9b653cc82396a80722bca0746271b627c58-scaled-e1687974202250-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-473041644-f114f9b653cc82396a80722bca0746271b627c58-scaled-e1687974202250-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-473041644-f114f9b653cc82396a80722bca0746271b627c58-scaled-e1687974202250-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-473041644-f114f9b653cc82396a80722bca0746271b627c58-scaled-e1687974202250-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-473041644-f114f9b653cc82396a80722bca0746271b627c58-scaled-e1687974202250-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-473041644-f114f9b653cc82396a80722bca0746271b627c58-scaled-e1687974202250.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A wax recreation of the famous scene featuring Princess Leia in a gold bikini was displayed at London’s Madame Tussauds in May 2015. \u003ccite>(Stuart C. Wilson/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The original production had only \u003ca href=\"https://www.slashfilm.com/1231937/george-lucas-first-star-wars-draft-was-completely-different-from-a-new-hope/\">a humble budget of $11 million\u003c/a>, which may be why the costume team made just one single version of the ceremonial gown for filming and photos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those involved with the film thought that the piece had been destroyed alongside the original sets — until word got out that it was intact, collecting dust in a London attic.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The dress, long thought to be gone, was swiped from the set and stored in an attic\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>A crew member had swiped the dress from the burn pile, according to Alinger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was 10 or 12 years ago that we first became aware of the piece,” he added. “It was such a moment when we first learned of this and then, ultimately, when the Star Wars fandom learned that this piece still existed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13930999\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13930999\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-1252647808-c5332b718901ad4e9327414882779e89ab352ad9-scaled-e1687974451123-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-1252647808-c5332b718901ad4e9327414882779e89ab352ad9-scaled-e1687974451123-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-1252647808-c5332b718901ad4e9327414882779e89ab352ad9-scaled-e1687974451123-1020x764.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-1252647808-c5332b718901ad4e9327414882779e89ab352ad9-scaled-e1687974451123-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-1252647808-c5332b718901ad4e9327414882779e89ab352ad9-scaled-e1687974451123-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-1252647808-c5332b718901ad4e9327414882779e89ab352ad9-scaled-e1687974451123-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/gettyimages-1252647808-c5332b718901ad4e9327414882779e89ab352ad9-scaled-e1687974451123.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A poster of ‘Star Wars’ character Princess Leia and the refection of a storm trooper are seen at the ceremony for Carrie Fisher being honored posthumously with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 04, 2023. \u003ccite>(VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Professional textile conservators conducted a “meticulous, museum-caliber” restoration of the garment, according to its auction description. It took a total of eight months for teams to remove the dust that had accumulated on the gown and patch tiny holes that’d appeared in the fabric’s fragile areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='pop_103268']The hem and seams were restitched and restored with the highest archival standards — which ultimately means, the auction catalog implies, you could let the seams out if Fisher’s dimensions don’t match you perfectly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s a decent chance the piece is destined for a display collection and not for personal wear, given the prices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bidding, which is expected to end on Wednesday evening, opened at $500,000 and had already reached $750,000 in a special preview window as of 11 a.m. ET.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your tastes match the dress, but not the price, there’s always \u003ca href=\"https://www.shopdisney.com/princess-leia-dress-for-adults-star-wars-2840057900342M.html?CMP=KNC-DSSGoogle&efc=179006\">the official Disney costume\u003c/a>, available in adult sizes, for a relative bargain: $129.99.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2023 NPR. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The tone-setting dress helped its designer, John Mollo, win the Oscar for best costume design at \u003ca href=\"https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1978\">the 50th annual Academy Awards in March 1978. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Referred to as Princess Leia’s ceremonial gown, the floor-sweeping frock is made of slim-fitting silk and adorned with a single silver-plated belt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s in the senator’s signature color (white), but, notably, features a scooped neckline and empire waist, which leave it less conservative than the hooded, roomy garments Leia wears for most of the franchise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(That excludes the gold bikini get-up, trademarked as “Slave Leia,” that’d come to define her later character transformation. 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