Princess Leia’s twin buns made Star Wars‘ first huge style assertion, but it surely wasn’t till the prequels that a real fashion icon emerged within the galaxy far, distant. We’re speaking, after all, about Padmé Amidala. Whereas her elaborate Queen of Naboo garb made an impression in The Phantom Menace, Assault of the Clones is the place the Natalie Portman character actually bought to flex her favourite flowing materials and smooth battle apparel.
Lucasfilm, by no means one to shrink back from advertising and marketing any nook of Star Wars, clearly stumble on a good suggestion by releasing a ebook of paper dolls celebrating costume designer Trisha Biggar’s beautiful creations. Nevertheless, 23 12 months after the film’s launch, pristine copies of Random Home’s Star Wars: Assault of the Clones: Padmé Amimdale Paper Doll Ebook, that includes artwork by Joyce Patti, are arduous to search out.
However fret not: as a part of an upcoming Star Wars sale timed to Could the Fourth, Heritage Auctions has on supply not a duplicate of the ebook, however the authentic Joyce Patti acrylic-on-paper artworks, mounted to illustration boards and appropriate for displaying to indicate off each exact element.
The set of eight artworks (every measuring roughly 13.25″ x 20″) showcases Padmé new standing because the Senator representing Naboo, in addition to her off-duty apparel whereas falling in love with Anakin Skywalker: “her loyalist gown, her refugee gown, her picnic gown, her dinner gown, her Tatooine blue gown, her marriage ceremony robe, and her Geonosis battle apparel,” Heritage Public sale notes. Anakin additionally will get his second as an added bonus, however his Jedi togs ain’t a lot subsequent to Padmé’s plain galactic aptitude.
The nice print is that the beginning bid on this set of authentic illustrations is the queenly sum of $3,000. Be taught extra find out how to bid right here. You may take a look at the total Star Wars public sale right here.
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