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Originally Posted by Weapon X

The funny thing about that movie was that they said the dark leather was more realistic, but it's really not. Would get way too hot fighting in those. And as revealed in the BTS, the actors couldn't even jump over a tiny wall on Ellis Island due to their restrictiveness.

Leather also stretches out as you wear it. Stephen Amell who plays Oliver Queen on Arrow once said that the show's costume department had to make 3-4 costumes per season for him because of this.

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Originally Posted by Boy Blunder

Since 'Iron Man,' we've seen a much more successful blending of classic costume design elements with realistic and practical outfittings, and that's unlikely to change any time soon, which is perfectly fine IMO. Hell, even in the X-films, we've seen them evolve away from the leather suits look and into more 'classic costume' designs (IE the outfits from 'Deadpool' and 'X-Men Apocalypse'). Sure, it took going through the 'motorcycle leathers' phase to get there, but I can guarantee that putting them all in shiny spandex would've resulted in a full stop by comparison.

Not to mention, spandex does nothing for protection in a realistic sense, and only really works as a costume element for runners and acrobatic characters. Anyone remember how often Spidey's costume used to get ripped up back in the old comics? Because that's what spandex does. Impractical in a fight, and impractical on film.

If you look at cosplayers at Comic Con, there are very few that wear spandex that actually look good. The majority of them just look cheap. The more successful cosplayers tend to mix realistic elements like body armor with the character's design from the comics.
Exhibit A:
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The guy's Wolverine costume is just a repainted Arkham Origins Batman costume but it's still cooler than anything seen in the movies.