In Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, the coveralls were Grey (HEAVILY WEATHERED) Fisher Stripe Big Macs. In Halloween II, the coveralls were Spruce Green Sears Work and Leisure coveralls. And, although the details of where the coveralls were sourced for Halloween's filming in 1978 have been lost to time, the fact that these particular coveralls were manufactured in the early 70s suggests that they may have been borrowed, used, from either a member of the crew or someone they knew. Since Sears catalogs show that the button enclosure was replaced by a snap enclosure in the very early 70s, it has been possible to date the screen-used overalls to 1972 or before, and establish the actual color as Tex Green, based on the limited number of colors available when the button collar was still available. One subtle, but particularly revealing feature of the screen-used coveralls was that the collar featured a button enclosure, as opposed to the more commonly-seen snap enclosure. No one knows what happened to the actual, screen-used coveralls however the brand and model have been identified by careful comparisons of distinguishing features like the shapes of the pockets and pocket flaps, seam locations, elastic waist inserts and the "action back" pleats. In Halloween, the coveralls were Tex Green (described in Sears catalogs as a gray/green color) Sears Tradewear coveralls (both the catalogs and the packaging refer to the specific model as a Sears Perma-prest® Long sleeve one-piece Work Suit, however the tag inside the suit features the Tradewear brand). However, if you look at the scene where Michael runs into Tommy Doyle's tormentors, you will notice that the coveralls take on more of a green color. The film used a great deal of blue lighting for the night scenes, so many audiences thought that Michael was wearing blue coveralls. The coveralls Michael originally wore, contrary to popular belief, were not blue.
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