FASHION TIPS FROM COMIC STRIPS

Manicure Monday: Nightwing nail set, by Jihye Lee.

I’ve always wanted to have Dick Grayson at my fingertips…

HOLY TUMBLR MEETUP, BATMAN!

WHEN: April 30th, 2011 [Saturday/Day 1] at approximately 3 PM
WHERE: Boston Comic Con [In the main lobby outside of Exhibit Hall A in the Hynes Convention Center]
Event page [I’ll hopefully create a Tumblr meetup page in a bit.]

AW YEAH SIDEKICK WONDERS!

In honor of the 71st anniversary of the debut of Dick Grayson as Robin the Boy Wonder in Detective Comics #38 (April 1940), we will be having a Robin meetup on Saturday (Day 1) at Boston Comic Con 2011!

Since almost everyone who’s staying over at Wayne Tower Titans Tower that weekend owns a variation of a Robin costume, we figured that we’d extend our Robin enthusiasm for a proper Tumblr cosplay meetup! Come meet up with us in your best Boy/Girl Wonder getup, meet other, represent your favorite Boy/Girl Wonder, and pay homage to undoubtedly the best sidekick in comic history. So grab your domino masks and pixie boots and get ready take photos and Batusi with us!

Invite your friends!! All other incarnations of Robin (i.e. Nightwing, Red Robin, Red Hood, Stephanie Brown’s Batgirl costume, etc) are absolutely welcome to the meet-up/photoshoot :D And for those who are dressed as non-Robins or in civvies, feel free to swing by and say hi!

The exact location and meetup time is still tentative until the exhibit hall floor plan and panel schedule is released, but I’ll keep you all updated - just remember: same bat-time, same bat-channel!

[photo source: Tiny Titans #33]

discowing:

Click for more cuteness.

So at first glance, I totally thought they were all wearing mask-shaped bows.

Note to self: Make some mask-shaped bows/hairclips ♥

bettyfelon:

Back in the 80’s, my parents went on a date at the boardwalk arcade of one of my favorite beaches, where they got a custom good luck token with their names printed on it. It wasn’t until high school that I found it amongst my parents’ odds and ends, while we were sorting through all of our belongings prior to moving into our new house; since then, I’ve worn it on a necklace almost everyday. A couple months ago, I managed to track down someone who owns one of these token machines and got these made for Andrew and me for Christmas and our 9 month anniversary.

They read “DICK GRAYSON & BARBARA GORDON.” Because, well… yeah.

Since I’ve been getting a handful of questions in my Ask box inquiring about my good luck token necklace (seen here & here) and since this is somewhat comics-related, I figured that I’d finally share one of many nerdy Christmas/monthaversary presents that I exchanged with the Boyfriend Wonder. :)

What did you guys get for the holidays?

Robin mask wallet, by Jack Spade, $80
[circa Fall 2009, featured in Bloomingdale’s DC line]

In which, I totes need to make a replica of this wallet now.

BONUS!

Dick disguises himself as a middle-aged man and Babs finds it attractive…

Goddamnit, you two - stop exhibiting bad taste in this issue.
You’re supposed to be my go-to hero-fashion muses.

On a side note, I really ought to devote an entire day to showcasing Barbara Gordon’s hair.

[Batman Family #11]

“You are cordially invited to the wedding of Batgirl and Robin…”

[In regards to recent discussions concerning cosplay/nerd-themed weddings, THIS.]

Points of interest:
- So there’s totally a cape attached to the lapels of Robin’s tuxedo jacket… however, it must be an awkwardly short capelet, seeing that you don’t see the ending length of it past his hips, let alone beyond his cropped jacket.
- Batgirl’s bat-mask/VEIL super-combo. Holy shit.
- I actually love that they gave Robin a yellow waistcoat - it’s actually the perfect accent.
- I hate the bowtie and dress shirt [dickey?] under his vest and tuxedo, however; the white just looks so stark with the rest of the coordinate. I would’ve given him a green dress shirt with a red or yellow bowtie. Or perhaps a Batarang-shaped bowtie*.
- Babs also has a floor-length white cape attached to her wedding dress UNITARD - it’s actually quite elegant, with all things considering.
- I’m pretty sure Dick’s pants are made out of spandex [note: they’re as tight as Barbara’s wedding unitard], and they feature front seams, since we all know you can’t iron sharp creases into spandex. Clearly.
- Honestly, the thing that bothers me the most about this entire illustration is the side-seam floral lacing on Bab’s wedding unitard. It’s a crime that must be stopped.
- Pixie boots.
- I hope they wear their wedding rings outside of their gloves.

Unfortunately, they never actually appear in these outfits within the actual story.

[Batman Family #11]

*Note to self: Add “Batarang bowties” to your crafting to-do list.

Babs basically sums up my feelings about Robin’s original costume ♥

Heart flutters ensue!

comic-relief:

Initiating Robin puberty sequence.