The science fiction TV program Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, (the 1978 edition), was the originator of Spandex as a fashion statement. The costume designer, Jean-Pierre Dorleac found a fabric previously used in women's underwear for things like the side panels in girdles and turned it inside out to lose the high-gloss effect. He says that "[The producer] had an idea silhouette-wise of what Buck Rogers should look like. He wanted him all in white and he wanted it very sleek and tight fitting."
Jean-Pierre, you have much to answer for.
Simak, Steven A., "25th Century Style", CFQ: Cinefantastique, (New Milford: Curtis Circulation Company), December/January 2005, p47.
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Oh so very, very much to answer for.
Of course, this comment is brought to you by someone who's been known to state on occasion that she wishes we could all just go back to wearing fig leaves (granted, *really* *really* big fig leaves) due to the noticeable lack of anything that both feels comfortable and looks semi-decent on her... which means spandex? Unlikely to be a hit.
Yes, well, what set me on the road to sewing my own clothing (a lot) was simple frustration at being unable to find a pair of trousers that would fit. I've never really been happy with baggy sweat-pants, unfortunately, so I had to learn a bit of how to thread a needle in self-defense.
I don't think I'll ever make myself clothing out of spandex, though.
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