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Having long been intrigued by Christopher Nolan’s unique vision, Lindy Hemming was thrilled to secure the job of costumingon Batman Begins. Bringing
both a sense of realism and ingrained theatricality to The Joker in The Dark Knight, in addition to a complete overhaul of the Batsuit; she now
completes the arc with Bane and Catwoman for The Dark Knight Rises.
Batman: The bat suit worn by Christian Bale remains unchanged, after a significant redesign for The Dark Knight. However, ten versions of the cape were
made with varying lengths; shorter ones for action scenes and a glider version that
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snaps out as batwings. The suit is comprised of 110 separate pieces, with several multiples made. Its base layer is polyester mesh with individually moulded
flexible urethane attached to form armour plating. Outer panels comprised of carbon fibre provide additional protection.
Spoiler Warning!
Clothes on Film: Where did you begin research for the new characters? The comic books?
Lindy Hemming: Research began as ever in Chris Nolan’s ‘Garage’ lair in late august 2011, a slow process of conversations during which more and more
ideas of Chris’ about the story were unveiled. Of course they (Chris and Jonathon Nolan, his brother) had already decided that the script would feature Bane
and Catwoman, but their paths were still being mapped. Obviously, I looked at the Bane reference from comics, because, when dealing with heroes, anti-heroes
and superheroes, there are millions of fans with expectations, but my job is to try to find ways of incorporating those expectations into a more realistic
looking character, giving visual signals or references to the original Bane.
Bane’s character was to develop throughout the film, and his story, where he came from, why he is injured, is shown from early youth to the ‘film present’. He
is given some reality, as with all
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