The classic costume features the bat-eared cowl, which covers Batman's eyes and nose, along with the long cloak which resembles bat wings when it billows in the wind. Batman's boots come up to just under the knee and his gloves cover half of his forearms. His belt is yellow, with evenly spaced pouches to carry equipment. The longest lasting color scheme is the current one, using blue for the cape, cowl, gloves and boots, and a gray leotard. Past artists have intermittently used gray and black color schemes, or simply given Batman a jet black costume.
Jean-Paul Valley, the anti-hero Azrael, adopted this armored costume after Bruce Wayne was critically injured in 1992's "Knightfall" storyline. The blue, gray and yellow color scheme remained intact, though the costume was much more bulky and intimidating than its forerunner. The cloth cape remained, but the cowl was replaced with a helmet and Valley's chest and shoulders were armored. The utility belt was replaced with band of yellow pouches encircling Valley's waist and left thigh and Valley's gloves were armored gauntlets that sheathed his fingers in bladed metal, effectively giving him claws.
Batman writer Grant Morrison took this costume idea from an obscure 1960s story and reworked it into his 2008 "Batman R.I.P." storyline, during an episode featuring Bruce Wayne's decent into psychosis. Wayne assembled the Zur En Arrh costume from materials he found in alleys and trash bins. The costume had a purple cape, cowl, gloves and boots. The costume had a red tunic and leggings, with yellow sleeves. The costume was depicted as ratty and disheveled, presenting a physical reflection of Wayne's shattered psyche.
Gotham By Gaslight was the first graphic novel under DC's "Elseworlds" banner, which depicted classic characters in milieus far different from the norm in their monthly titles. Gotham By Gaslight's premise was that Batman's career took place in Victorian England and artist Mike Mignola was assigned to create a suitable costume for the period. This costume had a gray and black color scheme, but its tunic and leggings weren't skintight. Batman wore thigh-high boots resembling a buccaneer's along with a utilitarian belt that incorporated a pair of scabbards for daggers. This costume had a bat-eared cowl, but Batman's cloak was simply a long Victorian gentleman's cloak with no bat wing flourish.