Still working on synthetic fibres and as ick as polyester is, as fascinating is Spandex (also known as Elastane or by it's trademark Lycra
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You'll find some debate but for simplicity - superheroes were originally visually based off Circus Strongmen. This is back in the late thirties. Doc Occult, Superman, all those early ones. I could go on but, also, superhero outfits don't drape, making them easier and more importantly, quicker, to draw.
The circus strongmen of course based their looks off Leotard and his amazing costume. I'd imagine if you could find out what that was made from, you'd get some answers.
I'm not familiar with Leotard (although I like the idea that there was a person) but the early strongman outfits were made from knitted wool, I think - like the early bathing suits. That would tally in with my ideas of jersey (which is finer). Thanks! I was hoping you'd look in.
funny i saw a program segment or something in him recently.. I dont recall where .. but a cut n paste for you, seems to confirm jersey
He invented and made famous a skin-tight one-piece garment with long sleeves, which he called a maillot, and wore it for his performances. It was designed to allow unrestricted movement, and to display his musculature. This garment made its way from the circus into the ballet studios of Paris. It is now known as a leotard: the first recorded use of this term in English was in 1886.
(The French word maillot now means a swimsuit or jersey).
No, don't hate you: it explains why the grammar function on Word keeps underlining my typing. I've been belligerently (sp?) ignoring it but I'll happily bow to your greater knowledge on this. You can pull me up any time.
And the grammar function in Word should tell you what's wrong with a sentence as well as just underline it. I think if you right-click on the underlined phrase it explains what's going on and suggests the correction. Mind you, some of its suggestions are absurd, as it is only a program and no substitute for your very own live editor who can have cups of tea with you and so on.
Um, er, this may go into *TMI* territory, but um, er certain more restrictive stretchy synthetic fabrics, are really entering in to a *heads desk* fetish area. OK I'm going to run away now as this is LJ, but you could always email me ;-)~
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The circus strongmen of course based their looks off Leotard and his amazing costume. I'd imagine if you could find out what that was made from, you'd get some answers.
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but a cut n paste for you, seems to confirm jersey
He invented and made famous a skin-tight one-piece garment with long sleeves, which he called a maillot, and wore it for his performances. It was designed to allow unrestricted movement, and to display his musculature. This garment made its way from the circus into the ballet studios of Paris. It is now known as a leotard: the first recorded use of this term in English was in 1886.
(The French word maillot now means a swimsuit or jersey).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_L%C3%A9otard
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There are some shots of Spiderman making his costume in the early comic appearances.
Also, most don't wear Spandex. For example the Fantastic Four wear "unstable molecules". HTH.
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Those first three "it's" should all be "its". "It's" is "it is", the other is the possessive.
And on to content: yes, they were wearing a super fabric from the future! And now we can't get rid of that super fabric.
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And the grammar function in Word should tell you what's wrong with a sentence as well as just underline it. I think if you right-click on the underlined phrase it explains what's going on and suggests the correction. Mind you, some of its suggestions are absurd, as it is only a program and no substitute for your very own live editor who can have cups of tea with you and so on.
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We're going to have to find ways to recycle these materials, so I'm curious about what the future holds for them.
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