{"id":1899,"date":"2008-03-19T00:12:31","date_gmt":"2008-03-19T07:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2008-10-11T18:52:45","modified_gmt":"2008-10-12T01:52:45","slug":"original-superman-costume-reference-archive-fabric-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/19\/original-superman-costume-reference-archive-fabric-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Original Superman Costume Reference Archive: Fabric Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article is a follow-up to my hands on examination of an &#8220;Original Superman III Christopher Reeve&#8221; costume sent to me by another collector (see: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?p=1688\" target=\"_blank\">High Resolution Photo Reference Archive: &#8220;Original Superman III Christopher Reeve Costume&#8221;<\/a>),  and as part of my ongoing series of articles about costumes in the marketplace attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in the Superman films of the 70s and 80s.<\/p>\n<p>What follows are photos sent to me by yet another collector, showing what is claimed to be unused fabric of the same type\/style\/weave\/manufacture used to make the original costumes for the Superman films.<\/p>\n<p>These are photos of those &#8220;original&#8221; swatches of fabric with modern two-way heavy duty spandex pieces overlaid for comparison of color, weave, and other characteristics:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"Original-Fabric-vs.-Spandex-x425\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/original-fabric-vs-spandex-939x784.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/original-fabric-vs-spandex-x425.jpg\" alt=\"Original-Fabric-vs.-Spandex-x425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>High Resolution Archive: <a title=\"Original-Fabric-vs.-Spandex-939\u00d7784\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/original-fabric-vs-spandex-939x784.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Original Fabric vs. Spandex 939\u00d7784<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This collector describes the &#8220;original&#8221; fabric as &#8220;<em>thick, heavy and [with] a unique &#8220;metallic&#8221; sheen to it &#8211; mostly caused by the specific weave pattern<\/em>&#8220;.  He says that he has &#8220;<em>not seen any modern day spandex or lycra which have the same sort of &#8220;sheen&#8221; on them<\/em>&#8220;.  He also says &#8220;<em>[i]t was also a lot more &#8220;teal green&#8221; in person than it appears on photos&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a close-up of the modern spandex sample over the &#8220;original&#8221; fabric:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"Original-vs-Modern-Spandex\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/original-vs-modern-spandex.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/original-vs-modern-spandex.jpg\" alt=\"Original-vs-Modern-Spandex\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>These are photos of the same &#8220;original&#8221; swatches of fabric compared with my high resolution photos of the aforementioned &#8220;Superman III&#8221; costume, at the same size\/scale, with my photo (inset, aligned bottom left) over the photo of the swatches:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"Superman-Fabric-Comparison-x425\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/superman-fabric-comparison-1818x1872.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/superman-fabric-comparison-x425.jpg\" alt=\"Superman-Fabric-Comparison-x425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>High Resolution Archive: <a title=\"Superman-Fabric-Comparison-1818\u00d71872\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/superman-fabric-comparison-1818x1872.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Superman Fabric Comparison 1818\u00d71872<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is a close-up comparison of the two blue fabric types (&#8220;original&#8221; fabric sample top, &#8220;Superman III&#8221; costume bottom):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"Close-Up-Weave-Comp-x425\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/close-up-weave-comp-x425.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/close-up-weave-comp-x425.jpg\" alt=\"Close-Up-Weave-Comp-x425\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is an extreme close-up comparison of the two blue fabric types (&#8220;original&#8221; fabric sample top, &#8220;Superman III&#8221; costume bottom):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"Close-Up-Weave-Comp-200-Percent 2-x425\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/close-up-weave-comp-200-percent-2-x425.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/close-up-weave-comp-200-percent-2-x425.jpg\" alt=\"Close-Up-Weave-Comp-200-Percent 2-x425\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Getting back to the comparisons of the &#8220;original&#8221; fabric and the modern spandex, here are some comparisons of the red material.<\/p>\n<p>This photo shows the image of the first photo in this article, now with a cropped close-up photo of the red trunks that are part of the &#8220;Superman III&#8221; costume (bottom cropped photo on angle with blue zipper):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"Red-Fabric-Comp-x425\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/red-fabric-comp-x1000.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/red-fabric-comp-x425.jpg\" alt=\"Red-Fabric-Comp-x425\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>High Resolution Archive:  <a title=\"Red-Fabric-Comp-x1000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/red-fabric-comp-x1000.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Original Fabric vs. Modern Spandex vs. &#8220;Superman III&#8221; 1000 x 1000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is a close-up from the same photo (modern spandex top left, &#8220;original&#8221; fabric right, &#8220;Superman III&#8221; sample bottom left):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"Red-Close-Up-Weave-x425\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/red-close-up-weave-x425.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/red-close-up-weave-x425.jpg\" alt=\"Red-Close-Up-Weave-x425\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For further comparison, here are two photos of two fully authenticated Superman costumes offered for sale to the marketplace that were accompanied by paperwork direct from Warner Bros.<\/p>\n<p>The Prop Store of London <a href=\"http:\/\/www.propstore.com\/product-Superman--Christopher-Reeves--Body-Suit.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Superman III Body Suit<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"Authentic-Suit-PropStore-Example\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/authentic-suit-propstore-example.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/authentic-suit-propstore-example.jpg\" alt=\"Authentic-Suit-PropStore-Example\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>ScreenUsed <a href=\"http:\/\/screenused.com\/index.cfm?sectionID=item-detail&amp;subsectionID=index.cfm&amp;item_id=3073\" target=\"_blank\">Superman III Body Suit<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"Authentic-Suit-ScreenUsed-Example\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/authentic-suit-screenused-example.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/authentic-suit-screenused-example.jpg\" alt=\"Authentic-Suit-ScreenUsed-Example\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Original&#8221; Superman Fabric Swatches in Artificial Light:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"Fabric-Swatch-Costume-Comp-01-Artificial-Light\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/fabric-swatch-costume-comp-01-artificial-light.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/fabric-swatch-costume-comp-01-artificial-light.jpg\" alt=\"Fabric-Swatch-Costume-Comp-01-Artificial-Light\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Original&#8221; Superman Fabric Swatches in Natural Light\/Daylight:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a title=\"Fabric-Swatch-Costume-Comp-02-Natural-Light\" href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/fabric-swatch-costume-comp-02-natural-light.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2008\/03\/fabric-swatch-costume-comp-02-natural-light.jpg\" alt=\"Fabric-Swatch-Costume-Comp-02-Natural-Light\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jason De Bord<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Additional Related Articles:\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?cat=1159\" target=\"_blank\">Market Watch | Superman<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is a 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