Zardoz - Zed's Red Leather Loin Cloth and Canvas Bandoliers

Image pulled from ‘Google Zardoz’

What is it?

Some call it skimpy shorts, a jockstrap, a nappy, a red pants suit, but what is it exactly? Believe it wasn’t a rabbit hole I expected to fall down this morning. However, I simply had to get to the bottom of this outfit worn by Sean Connery in Zardoz.

You’ll forgive me if I don’t go into the plot, but if you were to say this film is about body hair, you would be beyond rebuke.

It’s brutal

There is actually a fair bit said about this film and the costumes on Wikipedia. I have pulled a quote for you below.

What is Connery wearing?

Wiki has left off the all important last paragraph from the article in Starlog Magazine, edition 56;

A country cobbler provided several items of the Brutals’ wardrobe, fashioning leather loin-cloths, bullet pouches and canvas machine gun belts – in addition to mundane chore of turning out shoes for the regular visitors.

Some comments from YouTube

There are numerous reviews of Zardoz on YouTube. I scoured through many comments looking for opinions on the costumes. Please find below comments written by others.

I wonder what SEAN must have said whilst wearing that red camp crotch outfit. WOW what hairy thighs and them knee high pumps! I have tears in my eyes.

In the middle of the 80s, science-fiction movie was meaning huge special effects. So, seeing Sean Connery in a red pants-suit, in a cheap movie (in terms of special effects, sets and outfits) was kind of lousy.

That isn’t a jock strap it’s a loin cloth. ha, I actually know a lot about loin clothes, I’ve made many.