The prequels are full of people dressed up in totally silly costumes looking ridiculous. It makes the prequels universe look full of bullshit. It's part of the general bullshittiness of the prequels, part of the overall bullshit mentality that's responsible for the prequels being such a wreck. Padme's royal getup is torture. Leia's ANH hairstyle is nothing next to the avalanche of crap looks we get in the prequels.