
‘The Big Door Prize’ Infuses Soft Science-Fiction with a Strong Heart And while the nipple-forward “Batman Forever” suit started with “just a little blob of clay” on the chest, Fernandez called the “subtle” styling decision a “blip” at first. “And, in the comic books, the characters always looked like they were naked with spray paint on them - it was all about anatomy, and I like to push anatomy.”įernandez previously worked with Tim Burton on “Batman Returns” crafting the Catwoman suit prototype. “It wasn’t fetish to me, it was more informed by Roman armor - like Centurions,” Fernandez told MEL Magazine.

“Batman & Robin” costume designer Jose Fernandez detailed the strong design decision to “showcase” Batman’s nipples, first in the 1995 film “Batman Forever” starring Val Kilmer, and even further (and infamously) accentuated for 1997 follow-up “Batman & Robin” with George Clooney and Chris O’Donnell as the titular Gotham heroes. Joel Schumacher’s “Batman” films are famous not just for the set design and campy aesthetic, but for the “sharpened” nipples visible on the superhero suits.
