It's an iconic image, yet no one else in the galaxy seems to wear their hair like that. In the numerous expanded universe sources, does the style receive a name?
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11To be fair, it might have been very popular on Alderaan at the time...– joshbirkCommented Feb 28, 2014 at 6:26
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1Why the downvotes? Not a great question, but not an awful one. The hairstyle, on the other hand, has its benefits. Anyone who has ever taken a girl home after a convention knows what I mean.– James SheridanCommented Feb 28, 2014 at 6:57
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4Seriously people. If you downvote, at least leave a comment and say why, please.– LarissaGodzillaCommented Feb 28, 2014 at 8:02
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3+1 because some folks think downvotes are like hand grenades. They pull the pin and run.– Major StackingsCommented Feb 28, 2014 at 8:26
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2@user14111 If you hover over the upvote and downvote arrows, a tooltip appears that tells you what they're for: "This question shows research effort; it is useful and clear" and "This question does not show any research effort; it is unclear or not useful". Seems like a lot of people miss that...– IzkataCommented Feb 28, 2014 at 12:37
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It's an iconic image, yet no one else in the galaxy seems to wear their hair like that.
Her mother wore a very similar style (though Leia probably didn't know that).
In Attack of the Clones, Padme wears a style very reminiscent, though more ornate.
Then when she lands for a meeting in Revenge of the Sith, she wears something almost identical to the buns Leia later wears.
To my knowledge/recollection, there was no particular name for the hair style.
Regarding this particular style, Wookieepedia mentions
A popular hairstyle among Human females consisted in coiling the hair in twin buns. Throughout history, many famous women were known to sport their hair in this fashion, including Liana Merian, Padmé Amidala, Delva Racine, and Leia Organa.
Liana Merian was an aide to the senator from Alderaan. Her scene was cut from the final version of The Phantom Menace, but she wore a very similar style.
Delva Racine was a fashion designer who appears in the the opera scene of Revenge of the Sith.
Both images of Padme are from the book Dressing a Galaxy. I believe the images of Liana and Delva were from promotional materials released later.
answered Feb 28, 2014 at 14:03
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1The prequels aren't much help. Her hair is described in the concept art notes as 'leia buns'– ValorumCommented Feb 28, 2014 at 15:23
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2Retcon or not, they're canon instances of it. The question wasn't regarding the origin of the hairstyle. Commented Feb 28, 2014 at 15:31
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3It's a two-part question, Richard. "Is there any in-universe canon mention of Princess Leia's cinammon bun hairstyle?" Yes. Three other times. "Does the style in the HUNDREDS of expanded universe sources, receive a name?" No, not based on my research. What part do you not understand? Commented Feb 28, 2014 at 15:38
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2My only problem with this answer is that I find it difficult to believe a fashion designer would wear a mask with that nose.... #yesiamkidding– joshbirkCommented Feb 28, 2014 at 16:49
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4I never said it was called that in-universe or out-of-universe. I said in my answer that I found no particular name for the hairstyle. The fact that there is no name for it, or that it is referred to as "Leia Buns" in concept notes means ZERO in determining whether or not they exist elsewhere in canon. Commented Feb 28, 2014 at 18:10
In-universe, I've been unable to locate the name of the hairstyle. Both Padme and her maid wear similar styles in the prequel films but the concept art describes them as "Leia Buns" which is clearly no help.
Out of universe, there's a quote from George Lucas describing the hairstyle created by professional stylist Pat McDermott (from original concept art by Ralph Mcquarrie) as
"a kind of Southwestern Pancho Villa woman revolutionary look, which is what that is. The buns are basically from turn-of-the-century Mexico."
Within the film universe, there's certain no mention of her 'cinnamon bun' hairstyle but there is a line in the Empire Strikes Back script describing her later hairstyle as "braided across her head in a Nordic fashion".
