A chain mail bikini’s impractical. A chain mail tube top’s just a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen.
Well, at least all that effort wasn’t completely wasted. 🙂
Today’s fashion tip has been sponsored by Princeless #4 (January 2012) by Jeremy Whitley and Mia Goodwin.
If the shoe fits, wear it. If the shoe doesn’t fit…well, you’ll have to wear it anyway because they don’t make them in your size. 
Meowch…I don’t even want to think about what kind of bunions those shoes would end up causing…
This fashion disaster has been brought to you by Darkstalkers #3 (January 2005) by Ken Sio-Chong, Kevin Lau, Alvin Lee, Scott Hepburn, and Joe Madureira.
You know, between this time and last time, I’m pretty sure that Supergirl‘s fashion sense died with Argo City and the rest of the planet Krypton.
Yeesh, just because you’re out to stop a dangerous fanatic, doesn’t mean that you have to dress the part.
Today’s fashion disaster was ripped from the pages of Adventure Comics #415 (February 1972) by John Albano, Len Wein, Dave Wood, Carmine Infantino, Gray Morrow, Win Mortimer, Bob Oksner, and George Roussos.
Remember that brief period during the 1970s when Supergirl moonlighted as a go-go dancer?
And that abomination should probably have remained stashed in your bag forever. Ugh. >_<;
This Laugh-In flashback has been brought to you by Adventure Comics #409 (August 1971) by E. Nelson Bridwell, Edmond Hamilton, Mike Sekowsky, Dick Giordano, Edmond Hamilton, Art Saaf, Mike Sekowsky, Curt Swan, George Klein, and Sheldon Moldoff.
Medieval fantasy world heroine turned Japanese call center agent Emilia Justina, a.k.a. Emi Yusa, provides some valuable insight on the complex interrelationship between chest size, armor, economics, and battlefield strategy.
They can make for a good distraction, though. ^_^;
This invaluable information has been brought to you by Demon King at Work! – Episode 3: The Overlord Goes on a Date With His Junior in Shinjuku (はたらく魔王さま! 03: 魔王、新宿で後輩とデートする) (April 11, 2013).
For everyone out there who thinks that girls cosplaying as characters from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic look stupid, I’ve got news for you: the characters from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic cosplaying as themselves look infinitely worse.
Can’t sleep…ponies will eat me… ;_;
This cosplay nightmare has been brought to you by Pinkie Pie and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #3 (January 2013) by Katie Cook and Andy Price.
If anyone remembers Syndrome and Dollar Bill’s fates in The Incredibles and Watchmen, respectively – or even Edna Mode’s extended diatribe in the former – you’d come to the conclusion that wearing a capes is a very bad idea when it comes to superhero and supervillain costumes. So why do so many members of the spandex crowd wear them? Well, according to Empowered, you may as well chalk this one up to insecurity and body image issues.
I wonder if J-Lo and Kim Kardashian wear capes in the Empowered Universe?
While the above panel from Empowered – Volume 1 (March 2007) by Adam Warren answers half of the question, it just calls more attention to the unanswered half: namely why so many male superheroes and supervillains wear capes. Perhaps the world will never know.
Special thanks to Skadi the Slamazon of Stuporheroes for inspiring this blog post with one of her own. 🙂
Here’s a fashion tip for all aspiring supervillainesses out there: never wear a costume whose upper half is the equivalent of a tube top with handles.
Holy Unexpected Nudity, Batman! :O
Today’s wardrobe malfunction has been sponsored by Batman #401 (November 1986) by Barbara J. Randall and Trevor Von Eeden.
When it comes to superheroes, both genders are equally capable of making bad costuming decisions.
So THAT’S what those are for!
This fashion failure courtesy of JLA: Year One #2 (February 1998) by Brian Augustyn, Barry Kitson, and Mark Waid.
Note to female readers: if you’re extremely body conscious, then becoming a superheroine probably isn’t for you.
Think sexual harassment in the workplace is bad? Try SUPER sexual harassment.
This uncomfortable moment in the spandex lifestyle has been brought to you by Empowered – Volume 1 (March 2007) by Adam Warren.
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