FASHION TIPS FROM COMIC STRIPS

Wonder Woman / Black Canary. Cooler than you. (by Kate Leth)

I love Black Canary’s feather earring & Green Arrow pendant.

And I’m still desperately seeking a blue mini-skirt with white stars all over it, almost exactly like the one Kate drew on Wondy.

Be sure to check out more of Kate’s art on her Tumblr and her redesigns on Fashion Tips From Comic Strips!

Best Cosplay Ever (This Week) - 08.29.11

Although cosplay has been present for decades within the comics, anime, and sci-fi/fantasy fandoms, social media has played an integral role in the thriving community of costuming that exists today and cosplay communities such as Cosplay.com and the Superhero Costuming Forum. In honor of the many fans who’ve displayed excellence in the mastery of homemade disguise, craftsmanship, and sartorial superheroics, ComicsAlliance has created Best Cosplay Ever (This Week), a weekly collection of some of the most impeccable, creative, and clever costumes that we’ve discovered and assembled into our own super-showcase of pure fan-devoted talent.

Check out this week’s round-up of the Best Cosplay Ever on ComicsAlliance, featuring Catman, Portal 2, Crimson Viper, Rogue & Gambit (above), and more!

In light of the various redesigns happening within the DCU reboot in September, Gail Simone not only summons the curse of culottes upon DC’s heroines, but demands depictions of Batman in the aforementioned clothing article.

Tweet your sketches of Batman in culotttes @GailSimone on Twitter, follow the #batmaninculottes tag, and let the hilarity ensue (as the case usually does when culottes are involved).

In related news, now that I’m back from my extended weekend out of town, I will be critiquing the continuously-growing batch of costume redesigns accompanying DC’s reboot. Stay tuned!

Don’t Give A Damn ‘Bout My Bad Reputation, by Cliff Chiang.

Known for his remixes of comics and album cover art, Cliff Chiang created this stunning Runaways-inspired piece starring Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Zatanna, and Batgirl. I would absolutely kill to see DC’s finest perform “Cherry Bomb.” HELLO WORLD, I’M YOUR WONDER GIRL!

What Cliff had to say about this piece:

Inspired by a late-night viewing of The Runaways, and partly an exercise to see if I could make star-spangled pants and Wonder Woman go together. The idea started with Wonder Woman  (I briefly entertained using an Ian Curtis Batman) but the idea of an all-girl rock band with Black Canary, Zatanna and Batgirl seemed too good to pass up.

Wonder Woman (as Joan Jett): This is one of the few instances where the star-spangled pants actually work; the dark-washed skinny pants look more wearable than the blue star-studded jeggings. The rest of the outfit is the perfect casual rock translation of Wonder Woman’s outfit without appearing too costume-y. Finally, I love how the golden lasso is her amp cord - it reminds me of how Annie Wu transformed Wondy’s lasso into a golden microphone in her Malcolm McLaren Justice League redesign.

Black Canary (as Cherie Currie): Since Currie’s stage-wear often consisted of teddies, bustiers, big black boots and fishnets, it’s just fitting that Dinah would rock the mic with her Canary Cry.

Zatanna (as one of The Runaways many bassists): OLLEH HSALS! It figures that one of the greatest guitarists of all time must’ve been dabbling in magic.

Batgirl (as Sandy West): I love how her KISS-esque makeup acts as her Bat-mask, allowing Barbara’s signature red locks to pump up the volume now that it’s not trapped in a cowl. Also, I bet Nightwing would be totes jealz of that silver collar!

Side note: I propose that all of the DC reboots in September consist of Cliff Chiang restyling all of my favorite superheroes as all of my favorite bands. Get on it, DC Comics.

Check out my full fashion critique on ComicsAlliance!

Black Canary swimsuit designed by GillyPerkyGoth.

While I’m not sure how practical the strategically-placed cutouts are (or the choice of shoes, for that matter), I do love the incorporation of black fishnet-meshing. It definitely feels more like a bodysuit than a swimsuit; this would coordinate beautifully with a cropped leather jacket (with a bright yellow zipper) and a black skirt.

megarinri:

Black Canary inspi sketch. She’s totally one of my fave heroes.
Augh looks a lot like a Batman inspi sketch too because of the color scheme but I wanted to do Black Canary’s old costume where she had yellow in her outfit. Oh well, still Black Canary to me : )! (plus I’ll do a Batman one later.)

• Black crop jacket.
• Pleated pencil mini dress, two tone or full black. Lol I know specific right. It doesn’t have to be pleated but a pencil skirt dress would look nice, also if the top is heart shaped that be even better : )! I can also see an A-line skirt working too. + + + + +
• Yellow sash, try to use a satin like fabric.
• Classy stockings, wear beautifully patterned ones or just stick to fishnet stockings for more of a Black Canary look.
• Those crop laced heels. + +
• Accessorize!

Links are not like definitely items to get. They’re just suggestions, if you find clothes similar to those but at an even better prince them = awesome.

Inspi sketch lineup has been updated!

Omg someone just reblogged this and totally reminded me!
I recently saw Betty Felon’s blog. She’s so awesomely fashionable and I love her bows, hence I wanted to draw one. Lawls I totally wish I could put pictures of myself wearing these fashion superhero outfits but alas I dislike pictures of myself on the internet XD /paranoid.

Aww, I feel so honored - I’m inspired to make a yellow bow with the Birds of Prey symbol on it now ♥ Plus, like her archer boyfriend, Dinah now has a bow of her very own* ;D

The cropped jacket, patterned tights/fishnets, and the slight yellow accents (pulled straight from Canary’s signature costume) are coordinated with a tulip-skirted strapless dress and laced-up heeled boots, creating a cute look with a strong silhouette. This is the perfect ensemble for a fun date with a charming bowman or for a night on the town with your Birds.

*Bam, NAILED IT! [The Girl Punder strikes again!]

comiccharm:

-Flakes has been creating some wonderful Secret Six and other DC character inspired fashion looks.  (You should check them our they’re awesome!)  Last night while in a hypnotic trance from hours of re-building my website I decided to have a tinker with Looklet myself.

I bring you Batgirl (Stephanie Brown), Supergirl, Batwoman (Kate Kane), Powergirl, Black Canary and Zatanna.  (I couldn’t resist giving Peej a boob window and I think it looks awesome.)  I love fashion and I love comics and I hope when I become a full-time comic penciller that I can use some of that to make my characters interesting.  You guys have seen me rant about this before I’m sick of reading comics and every character, even the women are wearing the same plain coloured shirt and generic pants combo.  There is so much variety artists would be playing around with!  People use their clothes as extension of themselves, it’s there way of showing off who they are using fabric and accessories.  By taking the time on a character’s outfit even out of costume in a comic you’re helping show who they see themselves as without words.

I can see Looklet becoming a fun and useful resource for myself in the future when I need to be inspired.

I haven’t played around with this yet, but this already looks more fun than Polyvore. I’d love to see any of your superhero/-villain inspired Looklet sets, so feel free to send them over - I’d love to compile my favorites into a post by the end of the week :)