DC admits sexist t-shirts sent wrong message
Over the weekend at the Long Beach Comic Con, Tamara Brooks found some officially licensed DC t-shirts that gave messages that were a bit outmoded, to say the least. Tom Spurgeon quickly...
Starlord’s jacket now available in both men’s and women’s sizes
It's Autumn now, and it's been a long time since we attempted to ride the coattails of Guardians of the Galaxy, 2014's breakout stars. But now that the weather is getting colder you may...
SDCC ’14: Inside, Outside–A Visual Recap
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Pam Auditore
While at SDCC I could not help but notice the grumbling across Social Media of how little seemed to be coming out of SDCC in real time, and how deeply missed G4 was...
SDCC ’14: Fashioning a Response to Cosplay Harassment
Comic-Con hit TMZ after America's Next Top Model winner and media personality Adrianne Curry, dressed as Catwoman, chased down and whip-punched a man who thrust his hands down the tights of another model dressed as Tigra....
SDCC ’14: The Business of Geek Fashion
By Hannah Lodge
As the popularity of geek culture and comic book movies surges, retailers have seen a significant increase in the demand for stylish, tailored geek clothing. That demand is responsible for the niche...
SDCC ’14: Fashion Shows on Trend
This year there are several high-profile fashion-related events and product launches at Comic-Con, which at the very least reflects how much the comics industry's awareness of fashion has grown since the days when Batgirl...
Kirsten Dunst actually wore that Rodarte Star Wars dress to the Met Gala
There is only one night of the year to challenge the Oscars as the fashion highlight of the year, and it's the Metropolitan Museum of Arts' annual Costume Institute Gala, this year celebrating designer...
Kate Willaert’s amazing inforgraphic shows the evolution of Spider-Man’s costume
Hopefully by now you've all seen the debut of new contributor Kate Willaert's column "By Its Cover" which looks at the best of the week's cover designs—I've been wanting to add more craft-focused pieces to the Beat and this really fits the bill. Ashley Eckstein launches geek couture fashion design contest for Comic-Con
Speaking of Comic-Con, Ashley Eckstein of Her Universe, the Star Wars themed clothing line, has announced a "geek couture" contest for designers at this year's show. Eckstein showed up at a Pi Day...
Lebron shows what it is really like to wear a superhero mask
I don't even watch basketball, but while passing TVs of late I noticed some guy playing basketball who seemed to be wearing a sinister mask that made him look like Doctor Doom's henchman....
Avenger actress admits that superhero costume isn’t for her
Elizabeth Olsen is a lovely, normal young woman, but she isn't a superhero or a fitness model, and she's nixed the idea of wearing the Scarlet Witch costume for the next Avengers movie.
My...
Wear this: High End Designer Rodarte Goes Star Wars at Fashion Week
Rodarte is a fashion line designed by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy—the clothing is often cerebral (and ethereal; I treasure my ochre spider web sweater from the Target collab) and the sisters are known...
