1 hr 7 min
123. Nice Suit! A conversation about Superhero Costumes The Secret Origins of Mint Condition
-
- Hobbies
Show Notes provided by Joe Peluso
"Nice outfit." Jack Napier to The Batman
(1989 film)
From one fashion plate to another.
From unstable molecules to tight-fitting spandex, from durable leather to textured body suits, "the costume is the thing". You are not striking fear into the hearts of criminals if you are dressed as a giant canary. But if your intentions are to mete out judgment, and you are garbed as a giant bat, well let's say the scale of justice has been tipped in your favor. If clothes make the man or the woman, then the costume--the "suit"--makes the hero!
And as our heroes are dashing into phone booths and storerooms, speedily spinning around, or angrily bursting out of their everyday wear to answer the cries for help, how do these transformations transfer from the printed page to screens both big and small? What colors pop off the page? How fine is the line between fantasy and realism when the super-suit is realized?
Join your host James, Chris, and Joe as they pull more than one super-suit off the rack in an attempt to discover which super-hero look is the most frightening, friendly, and fashionable. Who's wearing their underwear on the outside this year? Do bright primary colors engender feelings of trust? And what connoisseur of couture thought 'disco collars" on super-suits were a good idea?
No one ever said that leaping tall buildings in a single bound was going to be easy, but you had better look the part before making the attempt!
Show Notes provided by Joe Peluso
"Nice outfit." Jack Napier to The Batman
(1989 film)
From one fashion plate to another.
From unstable molecules to tight-fitting spandex, from durable leather to textured body suits, "the costume is the thing". You are not striking fear into the hearts of criminals if you are dressed as a giant canary. But if your intentions are to mete out judgment, and you are garbed as a giant bat, well let's say the scale of justice has been tipped in your favor. If clothes make the man or the woman, then the costume--the "suit"--makes the hero!
And as our heroes are dashing into phone booths and storerooms, speedily spinning around, or angrily bursting out of their everyday wear to answer the cries for help, how do these transformations transfer from the printed page to screens both big and small? What colors pop off the page? How fine is the line between fantasy and realism when the super-suit is realized?
Join your host James, Chris, and Joe as they pull more than one super-suit off the rack in an attempt to discover which super-hero look is the most frightening, friendly, and fashionable. Who's wearing their underwear on the outside this year? Do bright primary colors engender feelings of trust? And what connoisseur of couture thought 'disco collars" on super-suits were a good idea?
No one ever said that leaping tall buildings in a single bound was going to be easy, but you had better look the part before making the attempt!
1 hr 7 min