Supergirl
A four-piece Superhero outfit comprising a leotard of blue 'silk' stretch jersey, the front appliquéd with a red and yellow S logo; a cape of scarlet jersey with padded shoulders, the back appliquéd with a yellow and black S logo with fabric label inside inscribed Walking ; and a mini-skirt of scarlet 'silk' stretch jersey with yellow v-shaped waistband and matching lining, labelled Bermans & Nathans... with typescript details Helen Slater, 001 set 12, Supergirl; and a pair of tights, the top half of flesh coloured nylon attached at the knee to the lower half of red and yellow 'silk' stretch jersey cut into a v-shape at the knee -- made for Helen Slater in the title role of the 1984 Cantharus film Supergirl
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Photograph courtesy of the B.F.I. and Cantharus films