FASHION TIPS FROM COMIC STRIPS

ComicsAlliance Demos Converse’s Customizable DC Comics Sneakers [link]

As the latest installment in the DC Comics x Converse collection, Converse launched today its Design Your Own DC Comics Chuck Taylor All Star shoes campaign, featuring mix-and-match custom shoe design options that include Batman, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Riddler. This exclusive feature allows the customer to design their own shoe by offering a selection of customizable parameters, including the color/print of the canvas, emblems, rubber soles, lining, and even a personalized heel strip.

Converse offered me the opportunity to demo the entire Design Your Own DC Comics Chuck Taylor All Stars process early, and I tweaked every single design parameter to utter purrfection. Check out my review of the product and process and the un-boxing photos of my combative kicks on ComicsAlliance!

A teaser photo of what just arrived in the mail…

Stay tuned to Fashion Tips From Comic Strips & ComicsAlliance next Tuesday (May 15th)!

(Source: instagr.am)

Kinetix Releases a ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ T-Shirt Collection [link]

With the release of The Dark Knight Rises this summer, LA-based design company KINETIX has come out with a collection of T-shirts designed in collaboration with the Warner Bros. Exclusively sold on kitson, the T-shirt collection features imagery of Catwoman and Bane from The Dark Knight Rises, as well as classic Batman logos and DC Comics art (including Dustin Nguyen’s artwork for Heart of Hush).

Check out the KINETIX x The Dark Knight Rises collection (and my criticisms regarding the Catwoman/Social Climber top, seen above) on ComicsAlliance!

Manicure Monday: Superheroine Nails, by The Nailasaurus

DC Comics x Converse Unveils Wonder Woman & Killer Croc Kicks [link]

As the latest additions to the DC Comics x Converse collaboration, Chuck Taylor All Star kicks featuring Wonder Woman and Killer Croc designs are now exclusively available at Journeys. The collection has greatly expanded since its launch in Fall 2010, with limited edition footwear featuring a variety of DC’s finest heroes and villains including Batman, Superman, Two-Face, Catwoman, and more. The collections includes low-tops and high-tops, and footwear available in men’s, women’s, and children’s sizes.

For an exclusive first look at the new Wonder Woman and Killer Croc shoes and the rest of the current catalog of DC Comics x Converse footwear, head over to ComicsAlliance!

Best Cosplay Ever (This Week) - 03.20.12

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 Dark Phoenix, Afro Samurai, Princess Serenity, The Joker (above), and more!

New Batman villains shirts, available at Hot Topic:

Catwoman T-shirt, $22.50
Harley Quinn T-shirt, $22.50
Riddler T-shirt, $20.50
Harley Quinn & Joker T-shirt, $22.50

ericafailsatlife:

A new take on the old Catwoman.

Catwoman, by Erica Henderson.

I love this modernized take on Catwoman’s classic digs; Erica successfully transformed Selina’s signature purple and green wrap dress into a simplified (yet incredibly wearable) belted mini-dress that I wouldn’t mind stealing for myself. The purple wedged ankle boots look both stylish and comfortable, while the cross body backpack is just purrfect for toting your stolen jewels to the safety of your catacombs.

Selina’s Nails t-shirt, by ninjaink, $24.54 via RedBubble
[available in men’s & women’s sizes]

After long nights of combat (and furious typing), my chipped claws are long overdue for a proper manicure at Selina’s Nails. I love this sassy Patrick Nagel-inspired take on Batman Returns’ Catwoman - definitely adding this shirt to my RedBubble wishlist!

Close-up:

Best Cosplay Ever (This Week) - 02.13.12

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 The Spoiler, Mothman, Mystique, Princess Jasmine (above), and more!