The favorite superhero in the fashion world

The fashion world has long been obsessed with comics. This is no wonder. They provide one world after another, with urban skylines and evil labs, gorgeous costumes and dramatic storylines, and fierce battles between justice and evil.

In fact, in 2008, the Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted an exhibition featuring the powerful characters and superheroes of fashion: fantasy and fantasy, depicting how designers are influenced by fantasy characters and despicable villains. And the female becomes a (usually exposed) warrior. It pays special attention to the relationship between clothing and body influenced by superheroes – what better than Spider-Man, Thor, and Black Widows in exploring how the body deforms and how the clothing deforms?

From detectives to monsters to students (see Riverdale’s update to Archie’s comics), the types of comics have evolved to cover a wide variety of stories. Fortunately, the modern adaptation also began to respect the original idea. A contemporary film adaptation of classic works, from the magical heroine of Gal Gadot to the magical captain starring Brie Larson, a more detailed discussion of female characters – and Sana Amanat, as vice president of Marvel, clearly points out that we want to The characters seen in the book and on the screen have further diversity.

Here, we explore the fascination of fashion for comics from the 1990s to the present, including heroes, vengeance, spies, and massive explosions along the way…

1. Thierry Mugler Couture 1995 Fall Winter
   When people read comics, they don’t want to go to Mugler’s work. His work emphasizes the admiration, exaggeration, and often provocative styling and tailoring methods. His famous AW95 armor – from a large cloak – appeared with Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man costume at the Metropolitan Museum’s exhibition. Mugler is often described as a very dramatic designer, a kitsch comic influence that permeates his T-shaped table, filled with OTT villains and heroes, dressed in iconic body-building corsets with flames Tights with light and metal belts, luxurious padding and latex leggings. Many of the superhero’s gears seem to be designed for agile or aerodynamic stunts, and Mugler’s design takes a different approach. This is fully armed. (However, in terms of a woman’s body, it is not uncontroversial whether the armor will be effective in protecting the wearer’s chest, abdomen or thigh.)

2.Dior Couture 2001 Spring Summer
Perhaps the biggest influence on the fashion world is Wonder Woman. First appeared in DC comics in 1941. The image of this Amazonian female warrior and her mysterious background and bodysuits inspired the inspiration of countless designers – especially because of the background story of her character creation. Based on the tripartite relationship between creator William Marston and his wife Elizabeth Holloway and his partner OliveByrne (who also lives with them). As an open advocate of equal rights, Wonder Woman demonstrates physical and political power at John Galliano’s SS01 Haute Couture show. Through monochromatic clothing wearing glasses and tights, the suburban life of the 1950s expanded to the elegant robes embroidered with household items, and then to the must-have national stars and stripes, showing the history from conquest to liberation. Ending with Wonder Woman returning to Paradise Island (it seems a bit out of date now).

3.Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2002

The relationship between comics and fashion is symbiotic: designers draw comics, comics (and their movie franchise), and draw T-stages. In the 2018 Panthers, Ruth E. Carter dressed up in a variety of high fashion, including Alexander McQueen. McQueen’s work often subtly relates to the moral complexity and aesthetic mode of heroes and villains, and he is especially good at it. In ValGarland’s make-up, the AW02 is identical to the visuals in the comics, reminiscent of Batman’s winged mask, while Sarah Burton’s SS15 series features black lacquered masks, designed by Pat McGrath for the models’ faces. . Of course, for any Superman who needs to hide his or her daily identity, the mask is a powerful clothing feature. Other designers have also tried the possibility of hiding and disguising – look at Gucci’s AW19 black, turquoise and white spiked masks, all of which are more powerful interpretations.

1. Jean-Paul Gaultier Couture Spring/Summer 2003

Although Spider-Man may feel a bit too much like a masquerade dress (unless it is Vetements, they recently posted a logo, a highly recognizable red shadow spread over cotton jackets, scarves and tight-fitting gowns with lined gloves), his multi-purpose net Make the designer more interested. Gaultier’s consistent interest in comic elements (see #7 below) may be most truly reflected in his 2017 release of Wonder Woman and Superman themed fragrances. However, long before that, he turned his attention to Spider-Man’s SS03 Haute Couture fashion show: delicate gold mesh woven from the hips of the dress, and rust-colored pleated fabric and turquoise Gloves create a style between Spider-Man and an eclectic showgirl.

5.Gareth Pugh Spring/Summer 2007

Gareth Pugh is another designer whose black, near-gothic silhouette is related to the singularity and exaggeration of the comic world. Look at the well-proportioned black plastic shoulders of his AW18, or the AW11’s metal badge and a large number of cloaks – the short-sleeved costume designer Edna Mode may succinctly say: “No cloak!” in the Superman Agents, fashion The world really likes clothes hanging from the shoulders. At the MGM Art Museum’s exhibition, Pugh’s SS07 series is most striking in a shiny all-black suit that looks like an angular Tetris-style Batman. The model is wearing a mirrored helmet and a huge spike-shaped design hanging from the shoulder. This is an amazing re-imagining of a familiar person. As it turns out, Batman has also brought great results to other designers, especially at TheBlonds’ AW14 fashion show, tribute to a series of superhero enemies including The Joker and Poison Ivy.

6.Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2007

For many designers, the catwoman is catnip: her quirky stance in leather has attracted many people, including actors such as Eartha Kitt and Halle Berry who have played this role on the screen. During his tenure at Balenciaga, Nicolas Ghesquiere went to the AW03 boots from his all-black SS98 debut (the main headdress was not inconsistent in Gotham), drawing on the spirit of this fascinating anti-hero character. For SS07, Ghesquière said that his inspiration comes from the mechanical vision of Terminator, but it is also reminiscent of SelinaKyle’s look, wearing an angular dark suit and a shiny tight dress. In Iceberg’s AW08 series, Givenchy’s AW11 bomber jacket and velvet tights, and Mugler’s cloak to the AW96 tribute, you can find more interpretations, including cat ears, cat suits and everything about cats.

7.Hermès 2010 autumn and winter

Lily Cole wearing a black leather coat with a top hat, with a briefcase and an umbrella, is Jean-Paul Gaultier’s Hermès AW10 tribute to Emama Peel, who played Diana Rigg in The Avengers on the British spy TV show in the 1960s. Also serialized in the form of comics. (It must be noted that it is completely independent of the superhero team “Avengers League” at Marvel Headquarters in the United States.) In its screen image, Peel is best known for wearing a series of gorgeous tights: sneaking in, Stand confidently and kick out the ideal costume for an impressively powerful high kick. Gaultier’s emphasis on leather – black, brown, plum, etc. – is complemented by a collection of memorable office outfits, from neckties to trousers, to the iconic trench coat that every contemporary spy must have.

8.Jeremy Scott Fall Winter 2011

Jeremy Scott is a fan of flashy pop culture; from Pikachu to McDonald’s to the Powerpuff Girls, his designs for Moschino and its namesakes are unique. On his AW11 show, the models wore soft ponytails, neon eyeshadows, striped and metallic clothes, Coca-Cola-style logos with “Enjoy God”, and perhaps two of the most famous Comic logo: Batman and Superman. The latter logo was turned over and turned into a question mark, first appeared in a sleeveless vest, then appeared in the front of the last gleaming blue sequined dress, followed by a red cloak. Elsewhere, the captain’s lightning spread from the neckline, and a blue-and-white star dress with red shoes reminds me of the scene of Wonder Woman going out to eat.

9.Tom Ford 2013 Fall Winter

Sometimes fashion is as simple as a single graphic. When Tom Ford returned to the T-stage in 2013, the models wore luxurious leopard prints, exquisite knee-length boots, pink and purple stitching, and some patterns that were clearly influenced by comics. A glamorous long-sleeved evening gown, a sports short jacket and a sequined skirt with a striking gem-like explosion – an explosion that is loved by fighting scenes and superhero scenes. Of course, Ford did his best to make these explosions half-joking and tempting. Elsewhere, 3.1 Phillip Lim’s pre-Autumn 2012 collection features Kapow! style sweaters and bags; JeremyScott mixes comics and primary pop art fonts (and a handful of David Bowie) on SS12, and neon fonts on SS19 Write “shock” and “power”.

10.Tsumori Chisato Fall 2015

The comic format consisting of images and texts was widely recognized in the 1938 “Superman” (first appeared in “Action Manga” and then a comic book of the same name a few months later) – a large number of examples laid out Foundation, especially the emergence of Japanese anime in the 18th and 19th centuries. This is a traditional Japanese designer Tsumori Chisato designed for AW15. Her childhood dream is to become a cartoonist. In a fun series, she relives her childhood dreams. In this series, Many clothes can be read like books. Chisato, an illustration style and influence, has designed a catwoman-style character in the skirt and top, and more interestingly, through a bright oversized coat, a flame-patterned tights, a delicate collar and a peculiar dialogue. Bubbles, abstractly draw on the palettes and graphics of comics and Japanese manga.

1. Prada 2018 Spring Summer
   When many people are inspired by the real costumes of superheroes, others turn to the painting itself. Miuccia Prada has been using comic themes and ideas for the past few years, from AW18 futuristic neon and Gotham-style sets to the latest Frankenstein motifs on AW19 men’s and women’s shows. She showed the power of comics on SS18 in collaboration with eight female cartoonists and Japanese cartoonists, including Trina Robbins, the first woman to paint “Wonder Woman” in the mid-1980s. And potential. This series has well corrected the tendency of comics to materialize and sexyize women’s bodies in order to attract male gaze; on the contrary, it celebrates all the rich history and continuous development of those more inclusive paintings.
2. Iris van Herpen 2018 Fall Winter

As we look to the future of fashion – a future of interest in innovative products and ways to break through the boundaries of the body, it seems that there is not much difference from some of the clothing ideas discussed here – Iris van Herpen seems to naturally stand out from other brands. . She is a pioneer in 3D printing and other forward-looking technologies. Her clothes are amazing, sculptural, and often designed for sports. Her AW18 Haute Couture show combines biology and technology, many of which look suitable for modern superheroes: from sporty, almost winged tights to glamorous clear-cut shawls.