FASHION TIPS FROM COMIC STRIPS

Batman’s Mask Gold Necklace, $43, by meytalbarnoy.

The sleek, matte finish on this 24K gold Bat-pendant will make you want to add a touch of vigilantism to your jewelry collection.

mckelvie:

Emma Frost | The White Queen.

A quick design, but the thinking behind it was: if she’s called The White Queen, why shouldn’t her costume be connected to that? With that in mind, I looked up a couple of Elizabethan outfits and went from there, while trying to keep it true to her origins as a member of the Hellfire Club.

A beautiful Elizabethan-inspired Emma Frost redesign by Jamie McKelvie.

Side note: My wardrobe is severely lacking an X-Men pendant on a string of pearls.

Vintage Kryptonite necklace, $29.99, RetroNew.

“Make YOUR SUPERMAN Defenseless” (uh, what?) with this vintage Kryptonite necklace. Personally, I prefer my Kryptonite to be a more vibrant shade of green, but I really like how charming and inconspicuous this pendant is.

Regardless, my search for a Kryptonite ring continues forth~!

Superman Bling Logo Necklace, Hot Topic, $18.50

A more affordable (and perhaps more wearable?) alternative to the Supergirl necklace from the nOir Jewelry x DC Comics collection.

Archie’s GoodWoodNYC Jewelry Too Cool For (Riverdale High) School [link]

Brooklyn-based designer GoodWoodNYC pulls inspiration from the coolest kids in Riverdale in their latest collaboration with Archie Comics. Known for incorporating a unique style of engraved woodwork in all of their products, GoodWoodNYC further immortalizes the classic iconography of Archie and the gang in the form a modern collection of jewelry, accessories, and home decor.

The highlights of the collection include a chic pendant of Jughead’s signature crown, a Comic Strip bracelet featuring tiny engraved wooden portraits of the Riverdale crew, and a pin set that includes both Betty and Veronica (for those of us who are just as indecisive as Archie himself).

Head over to ComicsAlliance to check out the entire GoodWoodNYC x Archie Comics collection!

bettyfelon:

A sneak peek at my custom-made Star Sapphire pendant (with a guest appearance from my Steve Holt jacket) ♥

Once I return from New York, I’ll post better photos of all the commissioned jewelry I ordered~

(Source: bettyfelon)

Super Style: Sound Effect & Speech Balloon Accessories [link]

As what’s been called “geek culture” continues to flourish within mainstream culture, the stigma once associated with being a “nerd” is quickly being replaced with an eagerness to proudly express one’s inner geek on her sleeve — for our purposes, literally! In the world of fashion, high end designers have been pulling inspiration from superheroes and other fantastical fictional characters, not to mention the countless t-shirts, dresses and accessories designed and produced daily about the icons of comics, sci-fi, video games, and more. On a smaller scale, the vitality of crafting communities (such as Etsy, Craftster, and Cut Out + Keep) has provided fans and artisans alike to share and sell their creatively nerdy wares.

You call it geek chic, we call it Super Style. Every week,ComicsAlliance will showcase a catalog of selected items that seamlessly splice nerd culture with fashion, and just in time for Pay Day too! This week, Super Style shows you how to add sound effects to your swagger with accessories saturated in comic book onomatopoeia and speech balloons - check out this week’s Super Style on ComicsAlliance!

[vintage Superman necklace from eBay]

On special occasions, I may coordinate my jewelry with the watch that I’m wearing that day. THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.