Hereâs a pleasant task for you: picture Wolverine in your mindâs eye. Conjure Hugh Jackmanâs astonishingly bulging muscles, those fussy mutton chops, the debatable CGI. Now, what is he wearing? For half of you, youâll picture that leather superhero suitâeither the new-age tactical black, or the mid-camp yellow and blue. For the other, hornier half, youâll be picturing Logan in his off-duty look: brown boots, blue denim, and a crisp and slutty white undershirt.
When Hugh Jackmanâs jacked-man Logan took to the screens for the first time in 2001âs X-Men, it was the tank. Ribbed, with a low neck, perfectly suited to the semi-conservative â00s, tucked into a Western belt. Dog tags caressed the neckline. Occasionally, there was a flannel overshirt (Canadians!).
This same faithful costuming followed Jackman throughout the subsequent films: X-2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Wolverine, and X-Men: Days of Future Past. Occasionally the tank is layered interchangeably with short-sleeve button-ups, leather jackets andâyou guessed itâmore flannels.
It was the character building of Logan as a curmudgeonly, farm-raised, corn-fed military vet born in 1832 (canon Logan, for the real heads). Yet despite this menswear allusion to Loganâs rustic little life, the actual clothes themselves are, unsurprisingly, quite fancy. For most of the earlier movies, Jackman wore a 100% cotton tank by Swiss brand Zimmerli, confirmed by the film’s costume designer. Specifically, the âRichelieuâ style, which features a paper-thin ribbed texture and elasticated pinched waist. The details add up: the generous scoop of the neckline which shows just enough collarbone and pec to be enticing without being obvious; the thin ribbed cotton which clings to the body in all the right places, especially when sweaty and in movement; the tight fit across the waist and chest (something Jackman has no shortage of).
