Ready-to-Wear Superhero: X-23 (Back-to-School Series)
Posted: August 27, 2012 Filed under: Ready-to-Wear | Tags: avengers academy, back to school, Bandolino, laura kinney, Maison Martin Margiela, polyvore, x-23, x-men Leave a comment »X-23 basically only wears clothes that would break the dress code at your average respectable high school.
But her look is made up of realistic and available clothing and can be toned down without losing her edge.
Ready-to-Wear Superhero: Shadowcat (Back-to-School Series)
Posted: August 22, 2012 Filed under: Ready-to-Wear | Tags: American Eagle Outfitters, ASOS, back to school, ballet flats, JanSport, kitty pryde, Old Navy, polyvore, Stella & Dot, Ted Baker, x-men 1 Comment »Kitty Pryde was introduced to the X-Men in 1980 as a school girl and while she’s now an adult member of the team, she retains a youthful outlook and fills the kid sister role to more than one X.
While the yellow-and-blue X-jumpsuit is not unique to Shadowcat, it is her most iconic look. And it’s not difficult to add a few touches to make it clearly Kitty.
Uniform / Controversy
Posted: July 16, 2010 Filed under: Comic Book Fashion, Film Fashion | Tags: feminism, iron man, ms. marvel, star trek, x-men Leave a comment »As costume controversy has swirled around recent redesigns and movie revelations, I’ve said a few time that if it were up to me and realism all superheroes would wear uniforms, like the military. And I’d like to clarify that a little. I would hope it is very clear that I L-O-V-E-LOVE superhero and comic book fashion. This blog should be proof of that, right? So what am I talking about calling for “uniforms”, right?
I wants this jacket!
January Jones, Betty Draper, and Emma Frost
Posted: June 11, 2011 | Author: Anika | Filed under: Commentary, Event Fashion, Film Fashion | Tags: emma frost, january jones, x-men | 3 Comments »January Jones is fascinating.
January played a sociopath, Kim Brody, on an episode of Law and Order (“Quiet Calm”). She was a beautiful, calculating, manipulative ingenue whose visible emotions ranged from raising an eyebrow to pursing a lip. She was always a step ahead of the game. She played each moment with straight confidence born in the knowledge that she always got away with everything. She was an ice queen who hated everyone because they didn’t love her. This episode played on TNT a couple weeks ago and when my brother asked “who’s that?” I answered:
Emma Frost.
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