 piper909  | 29 Oct 2015 12:12 p.m. PST |
My suggestion for a new poll: Most Ridiculous, or Impractical, Superheroine Costume. I'd start the nominations with Vampirella, Red Sonja, Power Girl, and anyone in thigh-high boots. |
 FingerandToeGlenn  | 29 Oct 2015 12:53 p.m. PST |
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| Kropotkin303 | 29 Oct 2015 2:18 p.m. PST |
Mary Poppins…..Only Joking. |
| Frederick | 29 Oct 2015 2:38 p.m. PST |
Wonder Woman would be high up there |
 Virtualscratchbuilder  | 29 Oct 2015 2:57 p.m. PST |
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| RavenscraftCybernetics | 29 Oct 2015 4:00 p.m. PST |
how does Sue Storm make her uniform invisible? |
| Dynaman8789 | 29 Oct 2015 4:35 p.m. PST |
> and anyone in thigh-high boots You kidding? While the supervillain guy is gawking at them she can punch his lights out. Off hand I can't think of any superheroine outfit that ISN'T totally impractical, other than those worn by elastagirl (and her daughter later) |
| Winston Smith | 29 Oct 2015 7:50 p.m. PST |
how does Sue Storm make her uniform invisible?
Can they all have invisible uniforms? |
| Patrick R | 29 Oct 2015 10:19 p.m. PST |
X-men's Emma Frost has a PHD in impractical sexy outfits. |
| Mako11 | 30 Oct 2015 2:54 a.m. PST |
"Wonder Woman would be high up there". Clearly, you have not seen the new Wonder Woman's outfit. Much more practical looking to me. |
| FusilierDan | 30 Oct 2015 4:55 a.m. PST |
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 etotheipi | 30 Oct 2015 5:05 a.m. PST |
If you're near invulnerable and can punch through a brick wall without breaking a nail, what you're looking for in an outfit is mobility. Ignoring the fact that pretty much any real world fabric is not up to the punishment dealt out to superheroines, spandex bodysuits and leotards are probably a good choice. Capes, not so much. Given that Wonder Woman's outfit was made by divinely empowered people who explicitly knew what the level of punishment would be, I think that one is fairly practical (not one of the variants with spike heels you see on Halloween). I never understood why Supergirl's (or any Kryptonian relative's) costume stood up to the punishment. Sure, it was Kryptonian fabric from an advanced civilization. But on Krypton, under the red sun, they didn't have "super powers". So … what … hundreds of years in our future, humans will wear coveralls designed to take environmental punishment several orders of magnitude beyond of what the wearers can? I guess we'll have a different concept of efficiency by then. All of the Fantastic Four (and some part-timers with FF outfits) got a hand wave that Reed Richards designed their costumes to compliment their powers. So, Invisible Girl's costume is invisible for the same reason the Human Torch isn't naked at Flame Off. I believe (but can't recall) that the X-Men got the same hand wave. But to the OP, if you ask the heroine, the answer is Empowered. |
| Feet up now | 31 Oct 2015 11:48 a.m. PST |
Barbarella Was she a super heroine ?
Xena or Red Sonja. |
| Meiczyslaw | 31 Oct 2015 2:00 p.m. PST |
I never understood why Supergirl's (or any Kryptonian relative's) costume stood up to the punishment. See John Byrne's "double-think body aura." The hero's protective bubble conforms to their body, and any part of the costume that stays inside of the aura survives, while the cape gets routinely shredded. Don't know if that's the current thinking in the latest reboot. Original topic: it's hard to beat Power Girl. Cape, high-heeled boots, loose belt, and the infamous cleavage casement. |
