Comic-Con Style: Cosplay, Superheroes and Celebs

San Diego Comic-Con! Unless you live under a rock, you know that this annual fest is the mecca for all comic book fans, sci-fi fans, horror movie fans and fans of all cool pop culture in general. What started as a geekfest has now turned into the destination for the most anticipated previews of your favorite entertainment.

Outside of the official schedule though, the most entertaining thing (at least for a style blogger like myself) is the fashion and costumes of attendees.
Fans create the best outfits for themselves, with attention to detail that only comes from true passion.

Female celebrities often sway between super-sexy for the male fans (Angelina Jolie for Salt) or down-to-earth Geek Love, showing solidarity with their own favorite characters, (Michelle Rodriguez in attendance for Battle: Los Angeles).

Photos courtesy from Superhero Hype, Rotten Tomatoes,Comingsoon.net

Get Your Corset and Cape Ready...

If you're in NYC before September 1, and looking for one of the most fabulous, fashionable and fun exhibits to land at the Met Museum in a long time, check out "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy".
Curator Andrew Bolton and movie set designer Nathan Crowley ("Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight") have put together a production that showcases "how the superhero is the overarching metaphor for fashion, because both share this obsession with the body, identity and transformation." according to Bolton.
The exhibits are organized into such themes as "The Graphic Body," "The Patriotic Body," "The Armored Body," and "The Mutantl Body," the mixes actual superheroes with the symbolism of their costumes with fashion designs of similar veins.
How often does the classic Metropolitan museum flaunt the fetishism of Catwoman with Dolce & Gabbana black corset gowns or Thierry Mugler PVC catsuits? How often do you get to see Spiderman couture with dresses by Jean Paul Gaultier, Julien Macdonald and John Galliano?