Racing Suits

[elkamino]

Has anyone ever researched if the original jumpsuit/flightsuit/coverall or whatever it is was actually a racing suit and possibly Nomex? Can colors be removed or added from/to Nomex?

 

[Seven]

It has been mentioned before of the possibility of it being a racing suit but I don't believe that anything was concluded.

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showthread.php?t=4749&highlight=racing


Something to look for when finding the "right" one, is the chest stitch line seen in this picture.

As far as color removal and dying, I would think that it should be doable for most fabrics. If you cannot use "Rit Color Removal" you can always bleach the color out and redye it.

 

[elkamino]

If the chest line stitching you are referring to is the downward swooping horizontal line just above the waist, then I am at a loss. I have not found a single suit with that line except for a vintage racing suit. Most non-racing suits have the line but it does not swoop downward.

 

[Seven]

The Chest stitch line could be just that, a spot where the top of the chest is stitched to the stomach portion.

However, I think it is a hidden zipper. I had a jumpsuit that had a hidden zipper very similar to what we see in that Preproduction photo. Mine was a little higher than the original.

(There was a pocket on this jumpsuit that had a Snap closure, I removed that pocket, couldn't remove the snap).