I never thought I'd say this, but..

[trinityvixen]

Take a look at the Poison Ivy costume. I can safely say that that is the least sexy "Sexy [Fill in the Blank]" costume I've ever seen. Poison Ivy is pretty much as slutty as the comics still under the comics code can get away with. This? not so much slutty or sexy as "Here's a a green bag and some boot cover-ups. Try that on for size." (Does Poison Ivy even regularly wear shoes?)

This incredibly dim decision to de-sexify Poison Ivy seems to have happened to the Green Lantern as well. For most part, that costume is accurate for a specific Green Lantern, but it's actually more restrained than the comic costume. This is a sad commentary on the state of female superhero costumes. I suppose we should take Supergirl in shorts and be happy about that, huh?

I did find it hilarious, however, that there is no need bowdlerize Emma Frost's costume as she does in fact dress like a Sexy [Fill in the Blank] pretty much most of the time. My only objection is that I'm pretty sure that white top with side shoulder cape went with pants, not a miniskirt. The fact that it's inaccurate bothers me more than that its slutty. (Again, it's Emma Frost.)

Comments

[chuckro.livejournal.com]

I thought the Poison Ivy one was okay (though deltagrl did a homemade one years ago that was better, honestly) but the Silk Spectre one was just awesome. Of course, I really didn't like what they did with the movie Silk Spectre costume to begin with.

[chuckro.livejournal.com]

Wow, finish that thought: "the Silk Spectre one was just awesome in it's awfulness."

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's just me then, but I think that one is the worst of the lot. I don't mind the movie update costume, but the movie costume could have gotten the treatment the other hero costumes did--make it shinier!--and been better.

[chuckro.livejournal.com]

Oh, I agree that it's awful. I just apparently got distracted and typed the opposite of what I meant.

The Silk Spectre costume in the movie was the biggest costuming change from the book, and I did not like it. The book costume was inspired by Phantom Lady, as a classic "Look my boobs are distracting you while I kick you in the head!" outfit. The entire point of the outfit is to be tittlating. The movie costume loses that entirely.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

I think the movie costume titillates in a different, more fetish-y way, but you're right that it's not as broadly effective as the one from the comic.