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Becca Caddy

Why Do Superheroes Wear Spandex? The Rise, Fall, and Return of the Super-Stretchy Material

— Lais Borges/Inverse; DC films; Marvel Studios; Getty

In the year 2000, superhero movies were at the precipice of a mainstream revolution, and leading that charge were the X-Men. But this was a new millennium and a new format. The tight, stretchy outfits worn by the team in their comics and iconic ’90s cartoon wouldn’t do. Instead, these X-Men donned black leather bodysuits. And yet, even that wasn’t cool enough for the most badass X-Man of them all.

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