Princess Leia’s Wedding Dress Revealed in New Star Wars Concept Art

One of the downsides of Star Wars Episode VII coming over 20 years after Return of the Jedi is we missed plenty of large life moments for Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, and Han Solo. When we subsequent noticed them within the motion pictures, life had hit them fairly laborious. But Lucasfilm has been filling in these gaps within the publishing house and one such second is now within the highlight: Princess Leia and Han Solo’s marriage ceremony.

Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis was launched earlier this month and it follows Han and Leia’s relationship instantly following Jedi, main as much as and together with their marriage ceremony. And when folks consider weddings, they consider marriage ceremony attire. Leia’s costume is described within the e-book, however since it’s a e-book, you possibly can’t see it, proper? Or are you able to?

Variety has acquired official idea artwork of Princess Leia’s marriage ceremony costume completed by artist Tara Phillips.

Lovely coloration and design of the costume apart, I feel it’s simply so fascinating that Lucasfilm employed Phillips to do idea artwork of a costume in a e-book. There is nearly no want for it. Revis’ prose describes it superbly. In reality, right here’s that, from a excerpt of the marriage scene additionally at Variety (head there to learn the entire thing):

Leia wore a robe made of sentimental meadow inexperienced, embroidered with flowers just like those bedecking the surface of the temple. It hung free over her physique, but it wasn’t shapeless. The sides have been open, giving her house to maneuver her legs and expose the laces of her white fur boots that went all the best way as much as her knees. She held a bouquet of wildflowers tied with the identical little bit of lacing woven in her hair, and Han suspected that Leia had picked the flowers simply earlier than she’d climbed the ladder to the temple.

Leia’s lengthy hair hung in free waves down her again, with two small braids framing her face to maintain locks out of her approach. She wore flowers however no jewels. She appeared extra nymph than princess.

So you possibly can image it in your thoughts; you don’t must really image it. In most instances that would appear extreme. But no, these pictures have been made 100% for Star Wars followers, particularly cosplayers who have been considering “I’d love to one day dress up as Princess Leia at her wedding.” And now they will. That’s simply such an superior use of sources to do one thing good for the hardcore followers.

Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel, which additionally options the couple honeymooning on the identical ship you possibly can sleep in at Walt Disney World, is now obtainable wherever books are bought.

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