The waterproof, swimming, diving, blue, hooded bodysuit - Wonder Woman (1975) Discussion

[–] stevenbyczek 12 years ago

In my opinion, that particular suit was probably made of a spandex-like material. And boy did Linda Carter look sexy when she wore it!

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[–] jeffyoung1 12 years ago

Yes, male fans all knew that was Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman's best-looking super heroine costume. It's too bad there were no poster photos taken of it. And unfortunately as far as I know there were no still photos taken of her wearing the suit also. Lynda Carter demonstrated that she was fully all-woman when she wore it.

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[–] stevenbyczek 12 years ago

I used to have a photo of her in that particular suit. It was featured in this book:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/starlog-photo-guidebook-TV-EPISODE-GUIDES-VO LUME-1-printed-1981-new-york-/160960754072?nma=true&si=yBV%252FNXk qTWo3cOd8XYNCOwN0MBQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p20 47675.l2557

I did some downsizing last summer and most of my old books were donated (including this one). Linda did look great in the suit. Isn't it amazing that back in the 70's her figure was considered "average", but by today's standards she would be considered overweight?

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[–] jeffyoung1 12 years ago

Too bad you didn't scan that photo for us. I don't know if by today's standards Lynda Carter would have been considered overweight. Most guys would still exclaim, "Perfect!"

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[–] stevenbyczek 12 years ago

I hear ya (re: Linda's body). What I was trying to say is "back in the day", she was heavier than your typical anorexic "supermodel" type from the current scene.

Yes, I regret not scanning the photo. :-(

Cheers!

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[–] lukejbarnett2002 8 years ago

oh, looking through those covers gave me such a comforting, nostalgic feeling. the kind of feeling I get when watching an old '80s Friday the 13th film. everything felt so comforting and so good back in the '80s and '70s.

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[–] jeffyoung1 12 years ago

Hollywood missed out on a 'golden' opportunity to do a full poster of wonder woman in her diving blue suit. No one thought to take a full photo on the studio lot back then. What a loss!

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[–] cluvonj 11 years ago

Here are some various photos I came across.

Diving Suit

http://bmj2k.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/wonder-woman-w03.jpg?w=490

http://cdn.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2011/10/wonder-woman-water.png

http://www.oocities.org/pippl361/12.jpg

http://a1.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/24/4893a256161b519e8d7e56c f71976b4d/l.jpg

https://classes.lt.unt.edu/Summer_10W_2010/LTEC_3260_020/swe0011/assig n_3/ww-swimmer.jpg

The Motorcyle outfit

http://www.oocities.org/pippl361/34.jpg

http://bmj2k.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/279423381_c9facfe079.jpg

http://www.chud.com/articles/content_images/17/RetroWonderWoman2.jpg

This is just an artistic take someone did that seems to emphasize more.

http://www.drmenlo.com/imagio/fotographia/wonderwoman.wetsuit.2.jpg

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[–] Tresix 11 years ago

Wasn't there another outfit she wore in the episode with Roy Rogers? It seemed that Rogers didn't approve of Carter showing that much skin, so they designed a less revealing costume for the ep.

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[–] slawsb 11 years ago

Yes she wore a red shirt and white pants

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[–] dpcole7 9 years ago

Her facial expression in the first diving suit (and the artistic take revamp) make me wonder if she wanted to be in that photo or even wear the suit - it does leave little to the imagination, and being in the late-1970s where all the networks wanted "jiggle factor"... isn't it true that Pam Dawber refused to wear revealing outfits or jiggle for "Mork and Mindy" (and rightly so, it was exploitative)?

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[–] rexb-2 8 years ago

Whew, that last linked photo is great! The shiny lighting looks even more super hero like. Very nice!

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[–] mptnla 11 years ago

In cluvonj's first pic of the diving suit, she's got a camel toe.

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[–] theflash71 11 years ago

form fitting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[–] grendelkhan 10 years ago

Based on the picture links, it looks like neoprene, which is used to make wetsuits. The hood looks more like nylon, but the bodysuit looks like neoprene. It could also be padded nylon, like a bathing suit, but it looks more like neprene, to me.

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[–] Oddly-Even 10 years ago

Question about the suit used to ride the motorbike. What was the point in it? She is Wonder Woman. Isn't she supposed to be able to run fast and catch up with whoever she is chasing? Why would she need to hop on a motorbike?

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[–] Jimmy-128 10 years ago

In story, there was no point. You're right: Wonder Woman should be able to outrun a motorcycle. Out of story, however, Lynda Carter can't, and I guess they had no way of simulating her "outrunning" a moving vehicle (I don't remember if Steve Austin or Jamie Sommers ever did, either).

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[–] Oddly-Even 9 years ago

Funny thing is, they can simulate it now. They could then as well I guess. It just looked ridiculous.

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[–] grendelkhan 10 years ago

I think it was more of a case of protecting Jeannie Epper, the stunt double, and other stunt artists for those scenes. In the documentary, Double Dare, Epper jokes about the lack of protective gear when doing Wonder Woman stunts, saying, "We had nylons...." The costume didn't allow any place to hide pads and Epper even had to get them to compromise and add flesh-colored straps to the top, after she flashed the crew after landing, during a stunt. The documentary opens with a shot of her prepping, then performing a stunt where she jumps through a skylight, into a room below. It may be sugar-glass, but there were shards, wood pieces and other dangers and she has no knee or elbow pads; just the costume and a crash pad at the bottom.

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[–] mptnla 10 years ago

I don't remember her mother giving her all those gifts.

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"...and my daughter, I give you the golden lasso of truth...and an underwater suit, a motorcycle suit with matching helmet AND a set of kneepads for scurrying around on a skateboard."

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[–] theflash71 9 years ago

It must have happened off screen after the war and or various trips home during the 70's.