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FACT CHECK: The Origins of Princess Leia's Hairstyle

rejectedprincesses:

rejectedprincesses:

Clara de la Rocha, a likely inspiration for Leia’s hair, was a Mexican revolutionary:

She actually crossed a river on horseback … and was able to take out a power station in order to allow the rebel forces to attack during night without being seen. She was a grizzled woman, as her father was. They were mountain people, and were actually miners and owned a lot of land. They were business people.

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(thanks to Dayanara for sending this in!)

And yes, as the article notes, it’s also quite reminiscent of the Hopi traditional hair styles, which soldaderas may have taken inspiration from:

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But given that George Lucas said he was emulating “turn-of-the-century Mexico” and “kind of Southwestern Pancho Villa woman revolutionary look,” it seems that soldaderas like de la Rocha (who in turn may have been adopting Hopi styles) were a more direct inspiration for Leia.

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