Take the 2-minute tour ×  In the movie Man of Steel Superman
somehow finds his iconic costume in the 20,000 year old ship,
which looks more modern than the dress that Jor-El wore. And it
bears the symbol of his House. Can anyone explain what such a
modern dress (by Krypton's standards) is doing in a 20,000 year
old ship?  share|improve this question I'm not sure why you
think that it's a modern dress. Kryptonian fashion? – 
coleopterist Oct 17 '13 at 7:05  8 Answers 8  When Jor-El jumped
to retrieve the cortex he stripped off his outer clothes and
wore a black "activity suit". My impression was that the
SuperSuit was a customised version of this design (notice that
many of the Kryptonians did indeed have cloaks). As to whether
it's more modern - that's difficult to answer without knowing
the details of Krypton's fashion, there's no reason why it
couldn't have been an amalgamation of Krypton/Earth styles.  As
to how it appeared on a ship 20,000 years before Clark arrived
on earth. Jor-El's consciousness ran th