At first glance, Leia’s outfits in Star Wars seem pretty standard for a sci-fi adventure. But once you start looking into the details, things get real weird, real fast.
From unexpected wardrobe choices to behind-the-scenes decisions that make you go wait, what?! – there’s more going on than meets the eye. Trust me, this one’s a rabbit hole!
Was Leia’s Dress on Endor Crafted by Ewoks or Something Darker?
At first sight, Leia’s dress on Endor in Return of the Jedi is just an outfit, right? But when you start peeling back some fan theories, it actually gets pretty unsettling.
First, the weirdest theory: some fans speculate that Leia’s dress could have belonged to someone who didn’t make it out alive on Endor.
It’s a bit grim, but we know Ewoks were ready to roast Han and Luke without hesitation.
So, could they have found a human woman’s dress from a past “meal” and passed it on to Leia? It’s a dark twist, to be sure.
Thankfully, canon gives us a much friendlier story. In Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, which is official canon, it’s implied that the Ewoks actually crafted Leia’s dress themselves.
They probably had some spare fabric and whipped it up for their “goddess” as a welcoming gesture. A bit odd, but way less creepy than the “borrowed” dress theory.
Now, if you’re up for some Star Wars Legends lore, there are even more curious angles.
In Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, we meet the Towani family, a human family that crash-lands on Endor.
Some fans have speculated that Leia’s dress might somehow connect back to them – specifically to the mother, Catarine.
Another wild idea connects Leia’s dress to Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, where an evil character named Charal, a Nightsister, meets her end.
Some like to think Leia’s dress could be tied to Charal’s story, adding a haunting vibe to that simple garment.
“There’s No Underwear in Space” – The BTS Story That’s Just as Weird
Now, if you think the Ewok theories are weird, wait until you hear why Leia wasn’t wearing a bra under her A New Hope dress.
Carrie Fisher straight-up said that on the first day of filming, George Lucas looked at her and told her she couldn’t wear one. When she asked why, he hit her with:
“Because there’s no underwear in space.”
That’s it. That was the logic. The man said it with conviction, too.
Lucas apparently had this whole thing about how space physics would make underwear a problem.
Something about how your body would expand, but your bra wouldn’t, and it would, like, crush your ribcage? Yeah, I don’t know either.
But this is the same guy who thought Greedo needed to shoot first, so…