Hey, who expected to find Obi-Wan's original robe in a costume shop?
I didn't.
LONDON (Reuters) - Workers sorting through party rental costumes at a London fancy dress shop have discovered the original Obi Wan Kenobi robe worn by the actor Sir Alec Guinness in the film "Star Wars", the shop said on Tuesday.
The robe was stored for years in a warehouse by film costume company Angels and Bermans before ending up with a batch of old monks' outfits in the company's high street party rental shop, manager Emma Angel said.
"It's quite a strange looking robe, so when the guys were sorting through the stuff one of them decided to put it on and play around," she told Reuters.
Another employee recognised it as the famous robe, and the film's costume designer certified it was genuine.
Angel said the robe was part of a lot that had been rented out for other films, and was worn by an extra in "The Mummy" before it ended up in the shop.
Alec Guinness leaves his mark...in the most unexpected places. 😛
Truly unexpected. Bet it'll cost a LOT if they put that up on ebay.
~Neo
Sweet, but if that were the cloak worn by Ewan McGregor for Ep. 1, I'd want the cloak badly...let's this be a lesson to us, check our old junk for stuff worth lots of money...
So... how many people will rewatch The Mummy to try and spot it, I wonder...
(Incidentally, has held the original lightsaver prop from the film)
bah, i read that in the Times a few days back. old news! 
the most unexpected thing i found recently was when i opened a cupboard and found the milk in there, instead of it being in the fridge.
i can only guess that i'd done it earlier when i absently tried to fit a box of cerial into the fridge later on.
which only goes to prove that humankind can be rather absent-minded at times? cc;
Geez, it just looks like a brown robe! How anyone could recognize that after twenty years and in a store with countless numbers of other costumes is beyond me!
That really is a cultural treasure nonetheless. Congrats..
The other day I totally found A pirated copy of Advent Children in a Coffee Shop.
True Story.
