www.esquire.com: A rare and relatively unknown piece of Star Wars memorabilia is going up for sale later this year in London: the sketchbooks from renowned costume designer John Mollo, who is responsible for the iconic looks from the first two Star Wars films, A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back, including Princess Leia's draped white dress, Han Solo's cowboy aesthetic, and Darth Vader's black helmet.
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It is astounding to me that the original copies of these sketches are even around, much less that anyone might pay that much for them. I mean it does make sense, it was the first moment these now iconic characters' looks first crystallized. But it is very wild to me that they haven't been heavily damaged over the years.
Like last week when one of Dorothy's original dresses from Wizard of Oz were found, I think it is good that we are able to preserve all of this art history in some way. And I hope that these eventually end up somewhere that they are able to be appreciated by people that care about the object and the franchise it symbolizes rather than having it just sit in a storage room of some socialite that cares only for it's value as a status symbol rather than as the art that it is.
Waow!! This is quite a rare piece of memorabilia. It is so crazy that this was able to be preserved in such good condition for so long, and the price it is being auctioned for is even more unbelievable. I know that there is a large amount of Star Wars super fans, but I cannot wrap my head around paying so much for these sketches. Personally, looking at them through my computer screen is just enough. as cool as it is to be able to own this, I feel like it would be a lot more fitting for it to go into a museum that will be able to preserve it in its pristine condition for years to come, rather than it being in the hands of whoever was willing to spend $30,000+ for it. I do agree with Martin though, that it is better it be out in the world being appreciated rather than it be sitting in storage collecting dust. I just hope that it goes to a good home or a place that will appreciate the art and it's significance.
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