Gladiator: Crowe’s Lycra Shorts Don’t Make Sense
Russell Crowe’s leather outfit was iconic in itself, but the spandex shorts he was wearing under? Not so much. The skin-hugging garment was visible multiple times throughout the film. Aside from that, it’s obvious that it wasn’t the fashion norm for ancient Rome. The empire fell over 1,500 years ago. Spandex, meanwhile, was only introduced in 1962.
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