Freak-out of the day: Anime eyes
As we've noted here many times, the anime/manga movement is best seen as having its greatest cultural impact as a fashion/lifestyle trend (a la punk and goth), not as a literary movement, per se....
And here we thought we had enough tote bags…
After a summer of trade shows, we are stuffed to the gills with tote bags! Plastic tote bags, cotton tote bags, totes with zippers, totes with cross body straps...totes with water pockets. We have...
The more things change….
So, I'm cleaning and I find a random issue of AMAZING HEROES from 1989. I leave it out and save for...bathroom reading later in the day. I see that THE BEAT (before she went...
This Sunday: Fashion and Fantasy panels at the Met
Are you ready for one more symposium? This one is open to the public and free with museum admission. It's at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and covers even more aspects of the comic...
Met DC Statue update
In our report on the Met Fashion Institute's superhero fashion show, we erroneously wrote that the 12-foot high statues of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman would be on display for a while. Alas, they...
Comics and the fashion, one more time
The comics and fashion seem to be the hot topic this week, so we'll round up some more links.
ITEM! Paul Levitz writes about the Superhero show at the Met and answers a question...
Superhero fashions: Girdles to codpieces
Before the ultra A-list fashion gala at the Met for the Superhero: Fantasy and Fashion exhibit, we attended the press preview earlier in the day. The place was packed with a particular kind of...
Superhero Gala brings out every star
Last night was the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Annual Costume Institute Gala, and this year it was co-chaired by George Clooney, Julia Robert, Giorgio Armani and Anna Wintour. A head-exploding collection of the biggest...
Pepper Potts’ super-shoes
One last IRON MAN item. It seems the ridiculous stilettos worn by Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts are spawning their OWN fashion movement:
Looks like movie stars really do influence the buying habits of the...
More manga Ts at Uniqlo
NEW YORK – TOKYO has more on Uniqlo's Spring line of manga-themed t-shirts:
This is not just some token nod to the daily expanding manga phenomenon in the US, but a truly informed and...
Fashion and the comics again
Gwyneth Paltrow is on the cover of this month's Vogue...and so is Iron Man's helmet! Wacky! (Paltrow co-stars in the Iron Man movie, in case you forgot.) We're told the insides contain more comics...
Uniqlo does Tezuka again
Actress Chloe Sevigny models the Tezuka-inspired t-shirts from Japanese retailers Uniqlo..
This latest T-shirts have been designed in collaboration with iconic Australian artist Keith Harring, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat as well as a line devoted...
