It’s Australian Fashion Week, and designers Romance Was Born have kicked it off with a superheroic line up of outfits. The collection was sponsored by Marvel, and the glamorous dresses glitter with comic book influences – literally in some cases. The line mixes comics with high fashion and includes a variety of textures and patterns reminiscent of your favorite heroes—including the Avengers.
You’ll spot Jack Kirby’s Kirby Krackle as a dress, and you can see the imprint of his creations across the designs (hopefully the Kirby family is having more luck getting credit for these designs than they are for certain characters appearing in certain blockbuster movies). These bold looks are definitely too much for everyday, but they serve as a reminder that comics can indeed be very chic.
See more comic book-esque designs after the break.
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Admit it. At some point, you’ve owned an airbrushed shirt. It was likely emblazoned with the name of a beach or a fair, or maybe even your favorite band and it seemed like a good idea at the time. In retrospect, there is something ticky-tacky about airbrushed shirts so you’ve reluctantly left them behind with other pieces of your misspent youth. Yet, their call is like a siren song and when the art honors none other than Game of Thrones you know you’re going home with a new souvenir. Check out this series of concept shirts designed by Jon Defreest who has come up with the perfect combination of neon, paint and preshrunk cotton to honor all of Westeros.
See all the deliciously tacky designs after the jump!
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It has to be challenging to come up with a dress or fashion design that has never been seen before. Victor Farentina has managed to do it though. He took inspiration from sites like YouTube, Google, Yahoo, MSN, and more and translated them to dress form. He used the colors from the sites or logos and developed that into beautiful, wearable art. It admittedly sounds like a bizarre idea, but it works! I’d be glad to wear any of these.
I wonder if we’ll see one or two of them at an award show in the near future.
View more website gown designs after the break.
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Dinosaurs are cool. The Avengers are cool. I don’t even have the words to describe what happens when you put the two together. Check out this gorgeous artwork by Terryl Whitlach who has taken dinosaurs and dressed them up as some of your favorite Avengers. Terryl studied zoology prior to getting her degree in art and you can see the two blended perfectly in these images. What do you think they chances are that Marvel will make these guys into a movie? Just think of the action figure potential!
See all the dinosaur Avengers assembled after the jump…
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Would you buy any of the hoodie designs featured in this graphic? Of course you would. The only problem is that they don’t exist—yet. DeviantArt user lupodirosso sent an email off to BioWare in an effort to turn these into real-world products.
She’s worried that the designs are do complex, too gender specific and too costly to produce/buy. That’s probably true, but there is a lot of potential here. Hopefully BioWare will deliver.
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(lupodirosso via G4)
8-bit styles are all the rage, and artists seem to be designing them left and right. The 8-Bit Zombtee pictured above is a concept for now, but if it gets enough votes on Design by Humans it could become a real t-shirt. It’s not the only pixelated tee the artist has in mind either.
Check out two more designs after the break.
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The list of geeky things that should exist but don’t is endless. You can add this TARDIS inspired ring design to said list. Tumblr user Pathetic Peripatetic made the digital rendering in a fit of boredom. The designer states the following about the ring’s features:
“The three round stones are the Police Box sign, the two sets of four baguettes symbolize the windows, and a small princess cut below that to symbolize the instructions found on the front of the Police Box.”
If this design were actually produced, I predict it would be the choice of every companion.
(TODWT via The Mary Sue)
I’ve seen a lot of geek onesies on Etsy and even commercial sites. Though many have been cute and/or clever, these designs by Mike Vasquez are easily my favorites. Sure, it might be because they are mostly Star Wars graphics but it’s more that I’ve not seen any onesies quite like it. I mean, I want these designs made into adult t-shirts!
He started a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to start making his first series. He’s made his goal, but it’s best to back the project if you’re interested because you’re basically pre-ordering.
See more Star Wars and even a Star Trek design after the break.
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RPF member EyeofSauron imagines what an Iron Man/Batman crossover would look like. Needless to say, Bruce Wayne should look into hiring Tony Stark for some new armor.
Send your cosplay photos to tips@fashionablygeek.com.
(RPF via Superheroes)
In The Hunger Games, the Capitol is the shining pride of Panem. The residents of the city hold fashion in the highest regard. They cover themselves in intricate tattoos, undergo body modification, and even change the color of their skin. The nail polish line inspired by the Capitol was just the beginning; now there’s an entire fashion blog devoted to the style of Panem’s central city. Capitol Couture will be updated continuously leading up the March 23 premiere of the film, but right now you’ll find a profile on Effie Trinket (pictured above), popular shoes in the Capitol, and manicure tips from an official stylist.
Check out more pics after the break, including a Capitol stylist’s guide to beautiful nails.
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