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Red Glass
As with any of the finer things in life, good wine deserves to be savored. Enjoying the perfect glass of wine can set a romantic moment, help you wind down after a long day or liven up a dinner party. But just imagine, how unappetizing, unromantic, not relaxing and certainly not lively it would be to drink your favorite wine from a shoe or a dirty glass or a plastic disposable cup with cartoon characters all over it! Make sure you do it right every time you pour a glass of wine.
Stemware
You need to start with a perfectly clean, fine stemmed wineglass, made of glass or crystal - no plastic please. A glass with greasy fingerprints, water spots or, even worse, lipstick remnants, is completely unacceptable. If you make a habit to hand wash all wineglasses and dry them in a lint-free towel before putting them away, they should be in perfect condition the next time you want to enjoy your favorite beverage.
Your glass should also be the correct size, between eight and ten ounces in capacity to allow adequate room for swirling your wine. Stemmed glasses are extremely important, as the stem allows for the wine to be held without the palm of your hand heating it up too much. You should also try to use the correct glass whenever possible for the type of wine you are pouring. Flute type champagne glasses are ideal for sparkling wines because they provide a central point from which bubbles can rise. Tulip shaped glasses are great for red wine. Similar glasses that narrow at the rim are suggested for white wine in order to preserve more of the chill that enhances the wine. Once your glass has been chosen and meets inspection, the next step is opening the bottle.
Opener
It is important to choose a wine opener that you feel comfortable with. There are three main types with many variations on each. The corkscrew pull type ranges from the simple type most bartenders use, to the frustrating wing corkscrew, to the newer lever style corkscrews, which I think are the best thing since sliced bread. There is also the type which involves pumping air into the wine bottle to force out the cork - a good idea, however the needle in most of these devices can sometimes be a bit hazardous, especially to those of us typically not good with tools. The third type is a cork puller, in which there are two thin pieces of metal that slide down into the bottle on either side of the cork and will somehow facilitate in pulling out the cork.
The Pouring
However you manage to open your wine, if possible, decant it or allow it to breathe in the bottle before pouring. Hold the bottle over the middle of the glass and pour directly into the middle not on the sides, unless your wine is a sparkling type. Fill the glass only three-quarters full, to give the wine room for its full aroma to be captured. This will enhance the experience of the perfect glass of wine.
Now that you have successfully managed to get your wine from its prison into the perfectly chosen, perfectly clean stemmed glass in your hand, just sit back and enjoy. You have just mastered how to pour the perfect glass of wine. Cheers!
Did you ever succeed to drink only one glass one red wine each day?
Did you ever succeed to drink only one glass one red wine each day without exceeding this amount? I have tried to follow this rule but I cannot stop after only one glass.
lol I don't drink everyday normally I drink less than 2 times a month. but I wanted to drink one glass on wine daily for the health benefits !!
I drink a glass of red wine every night. I don't have any problem stopping at one.
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Princess Leia Organa
Appearances
Star Wars films
Early life
Baby Leia being put in the care of Bail Organa and his wife after the death of her mother, the fall of her father, and the separation between her and her brother.
By the fictional chronology, Leia first appears in Revenge of the Sith, when Padm gives birth to her and Luke at Polis Massa.
After Padm's death, Jedi Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda decide that they must hide the Skywalker children from their father, former Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, who had recently turned to the dark side and became the Sith Lord Darth Vader. Leia is sent to Alderaan with the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO with her adoptive parents, Bail and Breha Organa, so she would not be found by the Empire.
According to the Expanded Universe, Leia is raised with Winter, who becomes her handmaiden later on in life, as well as her children's nanny.
At the age of 16, Leia becomes the youngest member of the Imperial Senate and becomes good friends with Senator Pooja Naberrie of Naboo, her maternal cousin. She also becomes one of the driving forces behind the Rebel Alliance, the New Republic and even later, the Galactic Alliance. She serves the Senate until Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious dissolves it. Three years before Episode 4, she is taken as a hostage to Kashyyyk, to stop adoptive ther Bail Organa from speaking out against Darth Sidious. After being saved by the young Galen Marek, she is later present at the formation of the Rebel Alliance on Corellia, which is disturbed by Darth Vader, seeking Marek, his secret Apprentice. She is at the formation via transmission, and Vader never actually sees her when raiding the rebel Alliances's formation headquarters. She later chooses the symbol of the Rebel Alliance as the Marek family crest.
A New Hope
Princess Leia aboard the Death Star with her, at the time, unknown twin brother Luke Skywalker, and future husband Han Solo.
In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Darth Vader captures her onboard the ship Tantive IV, where she is acting as a spy for the Rebellion. He accuses her of being a traitor and demands to know the location of the secret technical plans of the Death Star, the Empire's newest and most powerful weapon. Unknown to him, the young senator has hidden the plans inside an Astromech droid, R2-D2, and has sent it to find Obi-Wan Kenobi on the nearby planet of Tatooine. Later, Vader has her tortured, but she resists telling him anything. Still believing she could be useful, the Death Star's commander, Grand Moff Tarkin, threatens to destroy Alderaan with the superweapon unless she reveals the location of the hidden Rebel base. She still does not give in and lies to them, as Tarkin orders Alderaan to be destroyed anyway. She is finally rescued by unlikely heroes: Luke Skywalker, an elderly Obi-Wan Kenobi, the cocky smuggler Han Solo, the Wookiee Chewbacca, and the two droids, R2-D2 and C-3PO. When they finally escape, at the expense of Obi-Wan's life (sacrificed in a duel with Vader), they take part in the Battle of Yavin. Luke, in his one-man X-wing fighter, destroys the Death Star. In the Massassi Temple at the hidden Rebel base on Yavin 4, the radiant Princess Leia Organa presents the Alderaanian Medal of Freedom to her rescuers and the heroes of the battle.
The Empire Strikes Back
Three years later, in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Leia is at the Rebel base on Hoth When Luke was rescued after being knocked unconscious in the snow storm, Leia began to worry for Luke. Later Han rescues Luke and back at the base, Leia tells Han that he probably doesn't know everything about women and then kisses Luke. Leia later helps with the evacuation of Hoth. Despite the ongoing battle, she remains vigilant and issues commands from the crumbling base. She flees with C-3PO, Han, and Chewbacca on Han's ship, the Millennium Falcon. Although they are pursued by Imperial TIE fighters, they dodge their fire by flying into an asteroid field when the Falcon's hyperdrive breaks down. Despite Leia's having kissed Luke earlier and being constantly at odds with Han, romance blossoms; while hiding in the stomach of a space slug, she finally shares a kiss with the scruffy-looking Corellian smuggler. Later, when they stop at Bespin for repairs, Han's friend Lando Calrissian turns them over to Vader, who uses them as bait for Luke. Han is also used as a test subject for the carbon freezing chamber meant for Luke, and it is there that Leia finally confesses her love for Han. Vader then gives the frozen Han to bounty hunter Boba Fett to give to Jabba the Hutt, to whom Han owes a very large debt. Later, Lando helps Leia, Chewbacca, and the two droids escape. While escaping, she senses that Luke is in trouble and makes them go back for him. They save Luke, who is badly hurt after a near-fatal duel against Vader, who has revealed that he is Luke's father.
Return of the Jedi
In Return of the Jedi, Leia, Chewbacca, Lando, Luke (now nearly a Jedi Knight), and the droids go to Tatooine to try to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt. Leia's part of the plan consists of posing as the Ubese bounty hunter Boushh, who will turn Chewbacca over to Jabba. Her ruthless bargaining as Boushh, negotiating the price for Chewbacca at the end of a thermal detonator, impresses Jabba and Boba Fett enough to allow her quarters in the palace for the night. The Huttese gangster eventually discovers her real identity, captures her, makes her his new slave girl, and forces her to wear her now iconic metal bikini after she frees Han from the carbonite.
After Luke kills the Rancor, Jabba sentences Luke and Han to be fed to the Sarlacc. Just as all seems lost, Lando, disguised as a guard, helps Luke and Han overpower their captors. Leia seizes the moment to kill Jabba by strangling him with the very chain that bound her. R2-D2 cuts her loose, and after Luke boards the sailbarge, he rescues Leia. With Leia's help, Luke uses a deck cannon to blow up his barge as they swing to safety.
While preparing for a last battle with the Empire on Endor, Luke reveals to a stunned Leia that she is, in fact, his twin sister, and that Vader is their father. Initially reluctant to believe him, Leia realizes that Luke speaks the truth and joins Han Solo in leading the Rebels in battle on Endor as the Rebel Fleet battle the second Death Star. Leia is injured in the battle, but the Rebels, allied with the Ewoks, are victorious over the Empire.
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Leia and C-3PO in The Star Wars Holiday Special
Leia briefly appears in the 1978 TV movie The Star Wars Holiday Special, where she is once again portrayed by Fisher. In the show, Leia is a leader and administrator of the new Rebel Alliance base. She is accompanied by C-3PO when contacting Chewbacca's wife, Mallatobuck, for assistance in finding Chewbacca and Han. She also appears in the cartoon segment at a different Rebel Base, located in an asteroid field, and at the Life Day ceremony at the end of the film.
Leia also appeared in and hosted the November 18, 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live that aired one day after the holiday special. The Summer 1983 issue of Rolling Stone magazine poked fun at this appearance.
Star Wars literature
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Alderaan
After the Rebellion's victory on Endor, Leia establishes New Alderaan, a sanctuary for the destroyed planet's surviving inhabitants. The Royal House of Alderaan, in the person of Leia Organa Solo and her children, continues to hold sovereignty over both New Alderaan and the old Alderaan system. Her title is largely ceremonial, however, as the government on New Alderaan actually administers the Alderaan system and New Alderaan in her name. Alderaan thus has been ruled under what seems to be a constitutional monarchy.
The New Republic
Princess Organa is a founding member of the New Republic. Although most of her life is devoted to such matters of state, she engages in limited study of the Jedi arts, with Luke as her teacher. Notably, she wields a blue lightsaber that she built herself.
In the book Queen of the Empire by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids, she gets kidnapped by the "Prophets of the Dark Side" to try to get brainwashed and become loyal to the Empire and to also marry Trioculus but this plan failed to which Trioculus got tricked with a Leia droid which also killed him; this disrupted a planned wedding to Han which was later done in The Courtship of Princess Leia.
In the book Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn, Luke builds her a green lightsaber which she uses to help free the Noghri from their perceived debt to the Empire. Luke then gives her a red one to complement the weapon she had constructed earlier.
After a near-disastrous courtship in which Prince Isolder vies for Leia's affections, she marries Han. As described in The Courtship of Princess Leia, Han kidnaps Leia and takes her to a planet he had won in a game of sabacc named Dathomir. There they encounter the Nightsisters, whose attempt to escape eventually leads to the demise of the Warlord Zsinj and his empire, equal rival at this time to both the Imperial Remnant and the New Republic.
At first, Leia does not want to have children, fearing they would succumb to the Dark Side as her father had done. In the novel Tatooine Ghost, however, she begins to understand what happened to her father to bring him to the Dark Side. When she and Han go on a mission to Tatooine to retrieve the Alderaanian moss-painting Killik Twilight and the Rebel code hidden within it, Leia discovers her grandmother Shmi Skywalker's diary and, with the help of her father's childhood friends Kitster and Wald, discovers her father wasn't the evil man she thought he was. By the end of the book, she learns to forgive him.
In the Thrawn trilogy, Grand Admiral Thrawn, who had formed an alliance with Joruus C'Baoth, orders Noghri commandos to kidnap Leia, who is pregnant. C'Baoth intends to warp Leia and Luke to the Dark Side, and plans to corrupt also the two unborn twins. To avoid capture, she hides on the planet Kashyyyk, but her would-be kidnappers track her down. She later learns that Vader once landed on the Noghri home planet Honoghr and tricked the Noghri into serving the Empire by promising to help their planet recover from the ecological disaster that it suffered during the Clone Wars. Because of this, they are fiercely loyal to Vader. Leia is able to leverage her biological relationship to Vader to persuade a Noghri assassin to travel with her to Honoghr and help convince the Noghri of the Empire's deception. Leia shows an assembly of Noghri matriarchs that the droids which the Empire demanded are actively poisoning the land and slowing down the reconstruction. They leave the service of the Empire after one of their assassins (and Thrawn's personal bodyguard), Rukh, kills Thrawn during the Battle of Bilbringi and becomes allies of the New Republic. For her efforts, Leia is known as "Lady Vader" among the Noghri, and she and her family become revered figures in their society.
In The Last Command, Leia gives birth to the twins Jaina and Jacen on Coruscant during Thrawn's siege.
Dark Empire
During the events of Dark Empire, the New Republic suffers severe setbacks, losing most of its worlds, as well as Luke Skywalker to the Dark Side. After her brother's capture on Coruscant, subsequent transport to Byss, and temptation by the cloned Emperor, a pregnant Leia along with her husband, Han Solo, reach the Emperor's new stronghold of Byss where she confronts the reincarnated Palpatine. At first Leia is unsuccessful in turning Luke away from the Dark Side, but does manage to take a Jedi Holocron away from the Emperor's chambers. Leia boards the Emperor's Eclipse-class Super Star Destroyer during its assault on the Pinnacle moon of Da Soocha. She appeals to the goodness inside Luke, redeeming him, and assaults Palpatine with the Light Side of the Force, cutting him off from the Dark Side and control of the titanic Force-storm he had exerted himself to the utmost to conjure, intending to obliterate the Rebel Alliance fleet. The Eclipse I and Palpatine are both destroyed.
In Empire's End, Leia gives birth to a second son, whom she names Anakin in honor of her father's redemption (See Solo family.) Along with a Jedi named Jen, she defeats Palpatine's second-in-command, a Dark Jedi assassin. Palpatine is soon reborn in his last remaining clone body, which is quickly deteriorating, due to sabotage by Carnor Jax and one of the Emperor's Hands. Leia is forced to flee to Onderon to hide Anakin from Palpatine, who intends to transfer his spirit into the young infant. The Emperor does eventually find her, but Han accidentally shoots him in the back just as he is about to possess the baby. A sacrifice by a dying Jedi named Empatojayos Brand saves them both from Palpatine's wrath, and incapacitates Palpatine's malignant spirit forever.
The Yuuzhan Vong War and beyond (25 ABY35 ABY)
After serving a second term, Leia resigns as Chief of State, and is replaced by Borsk Fey'lya. After the Yuuzhan Vong attack on Sernpidal, Leia goes before the Senate to bring attention to the threat posed by the approaching Yuuzhan Vong. Her pleas go unheeded, and the Vong legions swarm into the galaxy, destroying system after system and defeating the Jedi and the New Republic army in countless battles. Leia contributes to the war effort by joining SELCORE, a movement that aided refugees.
In Vector Prime, Chewbacca's death sends Han into a deep depression, causing a large rift between him and Leia, culminating in his walking out of the marriage after an argument. They patch things up after Leia is gravely wounded by Tsavong Lah at the Battle of Duro. Their troubles are not yet over, however; when the Vong unleash the deadly voxyn, Leia is targeted by a Voxyn master slayer who had already killed many Jedi. With the help of her Noghri bodyguards, she eliminates the assassin with her lightsaber.
In Star By Star, Leia and Han lose their youngest son, Anakin, during the Myrkr mission and the fall of Coruscant.
After Coruscant's fall, Han and Leia go to Hapes for Anakin's funeral, then on several missions to restore HoloNet communications to the Unknown Regions, including foiling a second attempt of the Ssi-ruuk to invade Bakura in the process. Leia helps the Pwecks to rebel against their masters during her confrontation face to face with the Imperium; her stand allowing several traitors to ambush the Imperium.
Near the end of the Yuuzhan Vong war, she and Han rescue Thorsh, a prisoner from the internment camps of planet Selvaris. Later, they enter with Jedi Master Kyp Durron, a Bothan secret agent named Wraw, and a few more allies on the planet Callulla. They find that Alpha Red is released on this world. During the battle with the Yuuzhan Vong warriors, she destroys a few Slayers and a Commander before being captured. The commando is eventually rescued by Lando Calrissian, Talon Karrde and Tendra, Lando's wife.
When Zonama Sekot makes its existence known near Coruscant in The Final Prophecy, Han and Leia travel there to be reunited with the rest of their family. While there, they meet Harrar, a Yuuzhan Vong priest. Leia, Han, and a few companions work with Harrar and a group of heretics to get inside the Well of the World Brain on Coruscant.
After the destruction of Shimrra and Supreme Overlord Onimi, Nom Anor travels with the Solo family across the labyrinth to escape the mighty war vessel of the Master Shaper. However, the executor turns on them and shoots his venom towards Han, but Jacen catches the poison, saving his father from certain death. Leia engages the Prefect before he can eliminate her husband and her elder son. She proves victorious and cuts off the rogue Nom Anor's arm. The princess and the former smuggler allow the executor to die on the mighty war vessel but do not witness his certain death.
Leia then gives up politics and becomes Han's copilot, a position she holds for the next five years.
The Dark Nest
In The Joiner King, Han and Leia follow various Jedi who had disappeared into the Unknown Regions, and discover Raynar Thul is alive and had been taken in by a nest of Killiks. To avoid a war with the Chiss, Leia suggests to "UnuThul" (as Raynar was now known) that the Killik nest be moved to a new planet, but makes him think it is his idea. At this time, Leia comes to terms with her heritage and asks Saba Sebatyne to train her as a Jedi Knight, as per a promise Luke had made to her during the Thrawn crisis.
In The Unseen Queen, R2-D2 suffers some severe malfunctions and shows Luke a holoclip of his father and a pregnant woman, whom Luke learns is his and Leia's real mother. In the holoclips, Anakin and Padm are discussing a dream of Anakin's in which Padm dies in childbirth. Before Luke can get more info out of R2, the droid has a meltdown, claiming he is protecting information. Frustrated, Luke contacts master slicer Ghent, who manages to recover one other holoclip from R2, this time featuring a scene in which Padm is talking to Obi-Wan Kenobi about Anakin, which is displayed to both Luke and Leia. In The Swarm War, Luke and Leia finally see their mother's death. Also, Sebatyne tells Leia to construct a new lightsaber to show she is a true Jedi Knight.
Later on in the novel, she defeats the evil Joiner Alema Rar, a former Jedi Knight. She defeats her and assumes that she is dead, although Alema was in fact still alive, but severely injured.
Leia and Han unknowingly become grandparents to Allana, Jacen's daughter, but they finally find out the truth as of Fury.
The Legacy Era or the Second Galactic Civil War
During the Legacy of the Force series, Leia supports Han Solo, her husband, who feels allegiance to Corellia, even though she remains a Jedi Knight in the Jedi Order. However, they soon break from Corellia following the Corellian plot to assassinate Queen Mother Tenel Ka. Her own son, Jacen Solo (aka Darth Caedus), gradually falls to the Dark Side, becoming the next of the new Dark Lords of the Sith under the tutelage of Lumiya.
Initial rough concept sketch of Princess Leia
Character development
In the rough draft of A New Hope, Leia was a 14-year-old princess (the same age as Queen Amidala in The Phantom Menace), the spoiled daughter of King Kayos and Queen Breha of Aquilae. In that draft, she had two brothers, Biggs and Windy, whose identities were substantially revised into their current form by the fourth draft (though they did not appear in intervening versions). The later story synopsis established her as Leia Antilles, the daughter of Bail Antilles from the peaceful world of Organa Major. In the fourth draft the names were turned around so that Leia Organa came instead from Alderaan.
Characteristics
In a memorable scene from The Empire Strikes Back, romance blossoms between Han Solo and Princess Leia once the two kiss.
Princess Leia Organa is a driven, dedicated individual with a forcefulf not sometimes abrasiveersonality. She is professional in all respects, but occasionally relaxes her guard to let her strong compassion and quirky sense of humor show. The "petite, fair-skinned human female" is known perhaps as the most beautiful and remembered woman in the Star Wars universe. Leia was loved by Luke Skywalker (before their sibling relationship was discovered), Han Solo, Prince Xizor, Prince Isolder (before he met Tenejiel Djo) and others. In the Shadows of the Empire novels, Leia was seduced by the Crime Lord Xizor. He had the chance to steal some kisses from the young princess: Having possessed her with pheromones, Xizor kissed her with passion-but Chewbacca managed to break the seduction, allowing Leia to defeat the Crime Lord. Fellow crime boss Jabba the Hutt also had a one-sided relationship with Leia, and made her his cruelly treated pleasure slave; Leia, in response, despised the Hutt and killed him in revenge.
Although she is depicted in the original Star Wars trilogy as having very little experience in the ways of the Force, Leia was actually very capable, both physically and spiritually, in her own right. A woman warrior, she frequently took part in combat operations. She was an excellent marksman, missing rarely, if ever, with a blaster. She killed, among other villainous characters, the infamous Jabba the Hutt, choking him with the very chain that bound her to him; Leia is also responsible for Grand Admiral Thrawn's death, since she turned the Noghri against him. By redeeming her brother and disrupting the Dark Side of Palpatine, she also helped bring about the destruction of the Clone Emperor. She even killed a Dark Jedi named Kueller with a blaster rifle, right before he was about to deal a fatal blow to Luke.
Though initially hesitant about her Jedi training, Leia was later taught various Force techniques, and would become a very proficient Jedi Knight after finishing her training under Luke's guidance in 36 ABY. She eventually became a full-fledged member of the New Jedi Order, developing her lightsaber skills to the point where she could deflect blaster bolts back at attackers. Being the daughter of Anakin Skywalker, Leia's full Force potential could easily be the same as her brother Luke's.
Princess Leia Organa in popular culture
The "Cinnamon Bun Hairstyle"
Princess Leia, sporting her trademark "cinnamon buns" hairstyle and sporting blaster.
Leia's well-known hairdo in A New Hope has been affectionately dubbed the "doughnut hairstyle", or "cinnamon buns", by many science fiction fans. Carrie Fisher herself has now commented directly on her character's hairstyle in the UK TV show Bring Back Star Wars where she said she hated it as she felt it made her face look more round, and it took 2 hours every day to style the hair. Miss Piggy of Jim Henson's Muppet Babies copied the hairdo using doughnuts in a Star Wars-centric episode of the series. Also, in one scene from Mel Brooks' Spaceballs, Princess Vespa also appears to have the hairstyle, but reveals that she is actually merely wearing a large pair of headphones. In addition, in the parody film Thumb Wars, the role of Leia was filled by a character named Princess Bunhead, who, as the name implies, had two cinnamon rolls for hair. Finally, preceding all the other parodies, the short film Hardware Wars shows Chewchilla, the Wookiee Monster actually eating one of Princess Ann-Droid's cinnamon buns.
In reality, however, Leia's hairdo may not be as unique as it first appears. Young marriageable Hopi Indian women wear a very elaborate "Squash Blossom" hairdo that superficially resembles Princess Leia's. It takes a hairdresser nearly one hour to create. George Lucas has even admitted as such, saying: "In the 1977 film, I was working very hard to create something different that wasn't fashion, so I went with a kind of Southwestern Pancho Villa woman revolutionary look, which is what that is. The buns are basically from turn-of-the-century Mexico.".
In Europe, a similar hairstyle still persists in the Spanish region of Valencia, and can be seen during the Falles festival.
In an episode of Full House, to hide the fact she got her ears pierced without permission, Stephanie covers her ears with her hair. Her hair is in the same style as Leia.
In the Disney Channel Original Movie Under Wraps, Amy shows up at a Halloween party dressed as Leia, sporting Leia's traditional hairstyle.
Leia's signature hairdo also inspired a recurring freshman gag at the U.S. Naval Academy. Along with "wildmans" and "assassinations," the "Princess Leia" is another popular method for freshmen (Plebes) to taunt their superiors. The freshman smears peanut butter on a pair of hamburger bun halves or English muffin halves, sneaks up behind an upperclassman in the dining hall, and sticks them on the upperclassman's ears. These dining hall pranks, however, have been discouraged in recent years.
Padme Amidala (Leia's mother) sports a similar hairstyle in her first appearance in Revenge of the Sith.
The "Metal Bikini"
Leia wearing her iconic golden "metal bikini" slave outfit at Jabba's palace. Leia's appearance has been voted one of the most memorable swimsuit moments of cinema history.
The term "Metal Bikini" refers to the iconic slave girl costume worn by Princess Leia when she was held captive in Jabba the Hutt's palace, at the beginning of Return of the Jedi. The skimpy costume consisted of a brass brassiere fastened over the neck and behind the back with string, a brass thong g-string panty, a red silk loincloth, and leather high-heeled boots. There were other various adornments, including a hair fastener, a snake arm-wrap and two bracelets. Last, there was the chain and collar that bound her to Jabba which, ironically, she uses to strangle him in the film.
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.
arrie Fisher
After her appearance wearing the "golden metal bikini", Carrie Fisher (and thus Leia herself) almost immediately became a cult sex symbol. Leia's metallic bikini scenes were voted by Empire magazine as among the most memorable in movie history. This phenomenon is noted in an episode of the sitcom Friends ("The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy") in which Ross tells Rachel about his interest in the "golden bikini".
According to the Internet Movie Database, Fisher had said that her costumes in the previous two films had been so long that viewers could not tell "she was a woman", resulting in the skimpy outfit for Return of the Jedi. Costume Designer Aggie Guerard Rodgers noted that the inspiration for Leia's slave outfit came from the artwork of famed fantasy and science fiction illustrator Frank Frazetta. Rodgers had a "no lingerie in space" policy which prevented Fisher from wearing a brassiere; adhesive tape was used in its place.
As the metal framework of the top did not fit to Fisher's skin especially well, before each take someone made sure the actress' breasts were properly covered. Several scenes had to be re-shot when "wardrobe malfunctions" occurred. An alternate, rubber version of the costume was created and used for stunts.
Despite the immortal status it has given her, Fisher has admitted that she initially objected to the costume, believing it made her appear subordinate to the male characters: "When they took my clothes off, put me in a bikini and shut me up, I thought it was a strong indication of what the third film was." One Wired magazine editor concurs, stating the only reason for the outfit's fame is "no doubt that the sight of Carrie Fisher in the gold sci-fi swimsuit was burned into the sweaty subconscious of a generation of fanboys hitting puberty in the spring of 1983."
The sexy Princess Leia Slave costume continues to be worn every year at Halloween. The iconic sex symbol associated with Princess Leia has continued through costume wear, with videos and pictures being posted across the Internet year after year.
See also
Skywalker family
Solo family
Woman warrior
References
^ a b c d Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (DVD, 20th Century Fox, 2005), disc 1.
^ a b c Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, (DVD, 20th Century Fox, 2005), disc 1.
^ a b c d e f g Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (DVD, 20th Century Fox, 2005), disc 1.
^ In a 2005 interview with MTV News, Lucas confirmed: "Han and Leia did get married. They settled down. She became a senator, and they got a nice little house with a white picket fence. Han Solo is out there cooking burgers on the grill. Is that a movie? I don't think so."
^ The Star Wars Holiday Special, original CBS airing, November 17, 1978. Steve Binder, George Lucas.
^ Star Wars Insider 97
^ Checklist: 10 Strange Star Wars Magazine Covers - StarWars.com
^ Queen of the Empire, paperback edition, 1993. Paul Davids and Hollace Davids, ISBN ISBN 0-553-15891-0
^ a b c Heir to the Empire, paperback edition, 1992. Timothy Zahn, ISBN 0-553-40471-7
^ a b The Last Command, Paperback edition, 1994. Timothy Zahn, ISBN 0-553-56492-7
^ The Annotated Screenplays, softcover, 1997. George Lucas, Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, Laurent Bouzereau.
^ The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
^ a b Perry, Steve (1996). Shadows of the Empire. Spectra.
^ Tom Veitch, Dark Empire anthology (Dark Horse Comics, 1993), ISBN 1-56971-073-2.
^ The "Squash Blossom" hairstyle
^ More on the Hopi Indian "Squash Blossom" hairstyle.
^ Waukegan Historical Society.org - "The Hopi"
^ "So, What's the Deal with Leia's Hair?" - TIME magazine
^ Academy Cancels Herndon
^ "Slave Leia Makes It on E! TV Countdown"
^ Illustration of costume front - Leia's Metal Bikini fanbase
^ Image of costume back - Leia's Metal Bikini fanbase
^ Slave Leia costume on Wookieepedia: a Star Wars Wiki
^ Star Wars Insider 68
^ a b "The Cult of Leia's Bikini" - Wired.com
^ a b Return of the Jedi trivia at the Internet Movie Database
^ Friends: "The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy" at the Internet Movie Database
^ "Carrie Fisher and bikini-clad Leia"
^ "Princess Leia Slave Costume"
External links
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Leia Organa Solo on Wookieepedia: a Star Wars Wiki
Princess Leia at The World of Star Wars (yahoo.com)
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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Characters
Obi-Wan Kenobi Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader Padm Amidala Palpatine/Darth Sidious (The Emperor) Mace Windu Yoda Count Dooku General Grievous C-3PO R2-D2 Chewbacca Bail Organa Jar Jar Binks Battle droid Clone trooper Nute Gunray Mon Mothma Boss Nass Luke Skywalker Princess Leia Organa Poggle the Lesser Grand Moff Tarkin
Events
Creation of the Galactic Empire Great Jedi Purge Alliance to Restore the Republic Births of Luke and Leia
Planets
Coruscant Kashyyyk Utapau Mygeeto Felucia Cato Neimoidia Saleucami Mustafar Polis Massa Naboo Dagobah Alderaan Tatooine
Starships
Droid Starfighter Droid Tri-Fighter Escape Pod Imperial Theta-class Shuttle Jedi Starfighter Naboo Star Skiff Neimoidian Shuttle Republic Assault Ship Tantive IV Techno Union starfighter Trade Federation Battleship Trade Federation Cruiser Trade Federation Landing Craft V-Wing Starfighter
Vehicles
Airspeeder AT-AP AT-OT AT-RT AT-TE BARC Speeder Clone Turbo Tank Corporate Alliance Tank Droid Coruscant Air Taxi Droid Gunship Emergency Firespeeder Republic Assault Gunboat Republic Gunship (LAAT) Swamp Speeder Trade Federation MTT UT-AT Wheel Bike Wookiee Flying Catamaran Wookiee Ornithopter
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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Characters
Darth Vader Luke Skywalker Princess Leia Organa Han Solo Obi-Wan Kenobi C-3PO R2-D2 Chewbacca Wedge Antilles General Jan Dodonna Boba Fett Greedo Jabba the Hutt Jawa Beru Lars Owen Lars Tusken Raiders Stormtrooper Grand Moff Tarkin
Planets
Tatooine Alderaan Yavin IV
Cities
Mos Eisley
Starships
Escape Pod Death Star Imperial Landing Craft Imperial Star Destroyer Millennium Falcon Outrider Tantive IV TIE Advanced x1 TIE Fighter X-wing Y-wing
Darth Vader Luke Skywalker Princess Leia Organa Han Solo Obi-Wan Kenobi C-3PO R2-D2 Chewbacca Lando Calrissian Palpatine/Darth Sidious Yoda Boba Fett 2-1B 4-LOM Wedge Antilles Bossk IG-88 Lobot Admiral Firmus Piett General Carlist Rieekan Stormtrooper Wampa
Planets
Hoth Dagobah Bespin
Starships
Escort Frigate Imperial Lambda-class Shuttle Imperial Star Destroyer Millennium Falcon Slave I Super Star Destroyer TIE Bomber TIE Fighter TIE Shuttle X-wing Y-wing
Vehicles
AT-AT AT-ST Snowspeeder Twin-Pod Cloud Car
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Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Characters
Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker Luke Skywalker Princess Leia Organa Han Solo Obi-Wan Kenobi Palpatine/Darth Sidious C-3PO R2-D2 Chewbacca Yoda Ewok 8D8 Admiral Ackbar Wedge Antilles Lando Calrissian Salacious Crumb Emperor's Royal Guard Boba Fett Bib Fortuna Gamorrean Guard Jabba the Hutt Moff Jerjerrod Max Rebo Band Mon Mothma Nien Nunb Oola Admiral Firmus Piett Rancor Sarlacc Stormtrooper Wicket W. Warrick
Planets
Tatooine Dagobah Endor Bespin Coruscant Naboo
Cities
Coruscant Mos Eisley Theed
Starships
A-wing B-wing Death Star II Escort Frigate Imperial Lambda-class shuttle Imperial Star Destroyer Millennium Falcon Mon Calamari cruiser Super Star Destroyer Tantive IV TIE bomber TIE fighter TIE interceptor X-wing Y-wing
Vehicles
AT-AT AT-ST Coruscant air taxi Imperial Speeder Bike Sail barge Skiff T-16 Skyhopper Twin-Pod Cloud Car
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Star Wars Jedi Prince series
Titles
The Glove of Darth Vader The Lost City of the Jedi Zorba the Hutt's Revenge Mission from Mount Yoda Queen of the Empire Prophets of the Dark Side
Characters
Admiral Ackbar C-3PO Lando Calrissian CB-99 Chewbacca Captain Dunwell Grand Moff Bertroff Hissa Ken Obi-Wan Kenobi MD-5 Mon Mothma Princess Leia Organa Luke Skywalker Han Solo R2-D2 Triclops Trioculus Zorba the Hutt Commodore Zuggs
Planets
Bespin Dagobah Duro Kessel Mon Calamari Tatooine Yavin IV Z'trop
Starships
Millennium Falcon Y-wing
People
Paul Davids and Hollace Davids Drew Struzan
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Projects
Video game Novel Video game sequel
Characters
Galen Marek Bail Organa Princess Leia Organa Palpatine R2-D2 Shaak Ti Darth Vader
Planets
Bespin Coruscant Felucia Kashyyyk Raxus Prime
Ships
Death Star Imperial Star Destroyer
People
George Lucas Matt Sloan Jimmy Smits Adrienne Wilkinson Samuel Witwer
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Star Wars
Main films
Original trilogy: IV: A New Hope V: The Empire Strikes Back VI: Return of the Jedi
Prequel trilogy: I: The Phantom Menace II: Attack of the Clones III: Revenge of the Sith
Sequel trilogy
Spin-off films
Holiday Special Caravan of Courage The Battle for Endor The Great Heep The Clone Wars The Quest for R2-D2
Television series
Droids Ewoks Clone Wars The Clone Wars Live-action TV series
Other media
Books Comics Radio Video games Music Expanded Universe Shadows of the Empire The Force Unleashed Star Tours
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Posted in art supplies on 09/04/2010 09:35 am by admin
Watercolour Pad
Tired of looking at the painting on display on your favorite neighborhood art museum? Asking yourself over and over again for ways to learn to paint so you can actually get around to making your own painting? There are many art enthusiasts all over the country who want to begin their own entry into the art world, but have no idea how. Ask any art love, however, and one of the most common ideas they will tell you is that art is a way of life and not simply a canvass with paint on it. Whatever age you may be in and whatever other things you may have been preoccupied with in life, there is no better time than now for learning how to paint for home art projects that once seemed so far out of reach.
Way of life
Art as a way of life is something that transcends the technical skills that are usually associated with the fine arts. Many people are intimidated by the idea of being compared to a well-know artist. Many also box themselves in by focusing too much on comparisons between them and other established artists. Remember, however, that art does not have to conform to a particular standard. There is no absolute right and no absolute wrong when it comes to learning art. This is one of the reasons why a definition of what art is so hard to limit - precisely because there really is no definite definition.
Sketching
One of the best ways to learn how to paint at home is through beginning with good drawing skills. It is best to use charcoal pencils for this because this pencil creates well defined lines that are very distinguishable. Also, with the right pressure it can be used for shadowing effects. In fact, charcoal portraits are a field in art by themselves. Drawing is important because it helps you conceptualize the general idea of your painting. You can sharpen your skill by practicing on everyday objects such as a knife or your cell phone. Look closely at all the places where almost invisible lines are residing. With time, you can train your eye to detect details that are usually forgone in most people's vision, but which also create the best artwork. It is best to have a small drawing pad handy for all times so that you can sketch wherever and whenever.
Gouache
Once you have developed basic skills in sketching, it is time to consider the actual canvas for your home art projects. Gouache is a good medium to begin with because it is easy to work with especially when the agenda is only to get a feel of painting. Do not be afraid to make mistakes with your work, because art was never meant to be perfect. It cannot be perfect precisely because there are no rights and wrongs when it comes to art work. For painting, one of the basics is to master texture and shading. Use still life to master these skills. Once you have graduated from still life portraits, you can begin sketching landscapes and conceptual pieces, or try experimenting with other media.
The truth behind home art projects is that they are as valid as any other artistic endeavor. With patience and the will to make time for your craft, you can develop your own works of art at home.
I am new to painting, in fact I have never lifted a paint brush in my life. I think its a right time to start painting and get aquainted with colors. I want to paint tiles sometime in future and I want to prepare myself for it. I have been doing some reading on the subject and know that tiles are painted in acrylics. I dont want to sketch and paint the tile but rather hand-paint each tile.
1. To eventually paint in acrylics can I start with acrylic painting or watercolors.
2. To practice with brush strokes I dont want to buy boards and cardbords (expensive). Is there a paper pad which I could start with.
3. Can you recommend colors, brushes and brand for a new painter (i am careful so I dont end up buying anything expensive since its a test drive)
Painting classes in my area are very expensive so thats not an option. Should I know anything else before I start.
Thanks a lot.
Welcome to the wonderful world of art. It's a great friend.
As acrylics are water-based, get yourself some acrylic paints. Most manufacturers make two grades, student quality and artists quality. Start with student quality from makers such as Winsor & Newton, Daler-Rowney or Liquitex.
Get some round brushes in a few different sizes. I use brushes numbered from 0 to 10, I honestly don't believe there is any need for bigger brushes. Get yourself a rigger for fine lines.
To practice on, can you get some empty cardboard boxes from your local foodstore? With a craft knife, cut the sides off to make rectangles of various sizes. This is fine providing you don't mix too much water with your paint. Even better would be some plywood, chipboard or MDF offcuts from your local hardware supplier. Your tile shop will give you some discontinued plain tiles also.
Buy either a box of 12 colours or if you buy singly, I suggest Mars Black, Titanium White, Cerulean or Cobalt Blue, Cadmium Tellow and Alizarin Crimson. By mixing those, you can make almost any colour. Practice your mixing, that's what it's all about.
You can paint directly from the tube or else mix some water or impasto gel for thickness. Squeeze out only tiny amounts, it goes a long way.
One last thing. No need to buy a palette. I use a glossy magazine. When one page is too full and dirty, just fold it over and it will stick to the last one. One could last you for months!
P.S: Stony says below that Series #1 are lowest quality. This is not true. Series #1 are cheaper to manufacture than other series because of the pigments and other materials used. They are not of lesser quality.
Posted in art supplies on 08/30/2010 01:07 am by admin
Bit Set Craft
How to paint with Reeves oil paints?
I just wanted to play around and paint a little bit, so I bought a set of Reeves oil paints. I know they're not high quality and all of that, but again, I'm just trying to occupy some time, and I've used their acrylics before, and they're very cheap!
Anyway, I need some tips on painting with oil. I've ready many other Yahoo Answers results, but can anyone just simply answer me how to use these paints... what does it mean that I need to mix them with a "medium" and turpentine or something like that...? What does that do to the paint? And how to do I make a wash? I read on one result that a red wash was a good wash to start with, I get the idea that this covers the canvas, but do I just dilute the paint with... well I'm not sure! Please help! I'm an absolute beginner with oil painting! So far I have canvas and the Reeves set, I've got to go tomorrow to the craft store so I can buy brushes and turp or whatever then!
Posted in art supplies on 08/05/2010 08:34 pm by admin
Filler Mosaic
Numerous housewives aspire of a beautiful home. Some try decorating their house in conventional way, but there are few who are very unconventional and in order to establish a smart and Uber-Cool look, they go for limestone. Yes, these limestone tiles simply accentuate the standard of beauty of their home, and are permanently a pride for the homeowners. Not only in homes but in the present times, limestone rocks are increasingly being used in office construction as well. Because of its strong natural properties, limestone is used as concrete in powder form as the fundamental building material.
A large number of industries like agriculture are now willing using limestone tiles to decorate their flooring. Because of a wide array of natural properties, the usage of limestone is getting higher. Concrete, the crushed form of limestone is often spotted on construction sites as a building material. In the making of various types of rocks, there are different minerals utilised, while on the other hand in the creation of limestone, the only material used is Calcite. There is a small amount of fossils attached with these materials as this rock is one of those soft and translucent rocks found in the nature.
This stone is available under the oceans and seas. Therefore, the structure of limestone contains dead creatures and some shells. It is usually seen that these shells are found in their existing form at the bottom of the oceans. Furthermore, according to some experts, some other sediment gets attached to these decayed hard minerals. Later, they are being converted into a cemented layer which later forms a hardcore rock due to the extremely large pressure on these substances. On the other hand using in pure form, it is utilised in paving and surface re-facing.
For fine art purposes, a large number of countries in North America and Europe opt for limestone. Even during making roads also, this material is used as base material. Scientists, for various scientific uses like the purification of glass opt for limestone. For removing impurities from the molten form of iron also, limestone performs a helping hand. Portland cement is also produced by using this substance. As a regular life product, it is being used as a filler and abrasive in toothpastes. In the creation of lime and quicklime, limestone stone is utilised.
As a the maximum number of people are opting for this material for flooring and various other uses, limestone tiles are becoming famous on a larger scale. With a translucent appearance, they bring a natural feel to your household and business sites.
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Can anybody tell me how I can use broken mirror pieces in a mosaic project????
Hi, I have been feeling a bit creative latley.. I broke a large mirror I have, but didn't want to through it away..
I have one of those small round 3 legged tables accent tables in my living room.. mine doesen't have just the plywood or wood top, mine has a formica top, with tiny littlee specs of a gold/ butterscoth color to it...
I want to use the pieces of the broken mirror in a mosaic fashion to go on the table top.. If I use grout, You can't see the natural pattern on the table. I want to use and adhesive, and maybe a clear epoxy or gloss or something.. when I laid the mirror pieces on you can feel that they aren't quite even.. so I need a filler that is clear...
I don't want to cover the hole thing up, I just want a little bit to show through ,..and it will look very elegant when complete..
Any suggestions will be helpfull....
Thanks....
Craft stores sell an epoxy that you mix up and poor onto the surface. It is self-leveling so the surface will be smooth even though your mirror pieces are on top of the original surface. It creates a beautiful high gloss surface that is very durable.
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