Auction of super collector Greg Jein

[Lou Szabo]

Talk to me about Stewart’s fabric Batboots and silk cape. These are new to me. Any pictures?

[Chuck Williams]

The first bat-boots for the show used the batsuit fabric and not leather.
The fabric was sealed so we get a good idea of the original color blue of the Batsuit but it looks like they could still fade.
The boots were lined in leather but the outside fabric blended in with the gloves, trunks and cowl.

The original capes as Adam always said were made of shot silk. Shot silk is when two color threads are woven together.
In this case it was black and blue.
They were the stiffer capes used early on.
In these shots he's wearing the silk cape and fabric boots...

[Lou Szabo]

Nice to know someone pick out these details! Thanks Chuck!

[Ben Bentley]

The first bat-boots for the show used the batsuit fabric and not leather.
The fabric was sealed so we get a good idea of the original color blue of the Batsuit but it looks like they could still fade.
The boots were lined in leather but the outside fabric blended in with the gloves, trunks and cowl.

The original capes as Adam always said were made of shot silk. Shot silk is when two color threads are woven together.
In this case it was black and blue.
They were the stiffer capes used early on.
In these shots he's wearing the silk cape and fabric boots...

Thanks for sharing that shot of Stewart's boots! Regarding the shot-silk, I think the blue/black weave (as well as the weight) is what resulted in such a nice "read" with the Zeus material capes that Scott, Wally et al did, in certain lighting conditions of course.

[Chuck Williams]

The first bat-boots for the show used the batsuit fabric and not leather.
The fabric was sealed so we get a good idea of the original color blue of the Batsuit but it looks like they could still fade.
The boots were lined in leather but the outside fabric blended in with the gloves, trunks and cowl.

The original capes as Adam always said were made of shot silk. Shot silk is when two color threads are woven together.
In this case it was black and blue.
They were the stiffer capes used early on.
In these shots he's wearing the silk cape and fabric boots...

Thanks for sharing that shot of Stewart's boots! Regarding the shot-silk, I think the blue/black weave (as well as the weight) is what resulted in such a nice "read" with the Zeus material capes that Scott, Wally et al did, in certain lighting conditions of course.

Agreed! It has a "shimmer" in the shadows and hollows that gave it that deep, layered look.

[Chuck Williams]

Here are a couple more of Stewart's fabric Bat-Boots.
You can see the leather lining and they used velcro over the "soon to be gone" zipper cover flap.