I recently reported that Luke Skywalker's pants would be auctioned off at $70,000 - $100,000 ( http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/ABARy/news/?a=79976 ). Unfortunately, they only made around half of the lower end of the estimate. The white, "cotton drill" Levi Strauss & Co. pants Mark Hamill wore in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope were auctioned off by Nate D. Sanders Fine Autographs & Memorabilia this week for $36,100. There were 13 bids on the pants, which have been auctioned off twice before by Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses.
Mark Hamill, who played the Jedi Knight from Tatooine in the original Star Wars movies, wore the pants in the award-winning 1977 film. He spoke about them, saying they were "just bleached Levi's with the tag still in them."
They weren't exactly normal Levi's though - they were customized by Bermans & Nathans in London for Luke Skywalker's costume and even had dirt stains added to them to give them a convincingly battered and worn look. Even though they didn't sell for the expected price, the jeans are still an incredible piece of movie memorabilia.
Do you think the jeans should have went for more? Less? Share your thought below!
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