Lauren Laverne Comic-book looks
ZAP! POW! KA-BLAMMO!!! Something very strange is happening on Planet Fashion comic-book style has made the leap from the printed page to the runway. Not quite in a single bound there was that all-important pitstop on the big screen. Hollywood's effect on fashion has long been important and of course these days the only big movies anyone will finance feature at least one Latex-clad do-gooder poncing about in the sky, getting cars thrown at them by less-attractive nemeses for reasons that don't make any kind of sense if you, like, go so far as trying to write them down – but look awesome in 3D. It was bound to make an impression sooner or later.Not that I'm complaining. The overall effect is smashing and infinitely preferable to what might have happened had their non-hero, nine-to-five looks caught on instead. Superman might wear a cape and have his knickers on the outside, but, let's face it, he's totally cockblocking Clark on the Lois front. Heroes are hotter their clothes might be weird but their shoes commitment to a look is relentless, so it somehow ends up working. There's a fashion lesson in there somewhere. Want to add a little SOCK! BIFF! and possibly FWOOSH! to your wardrobe? Here are a few buys to try…If you have £244 to spend on a scarf me neither I defy you to find one more delightful than this luxe concoction bottom left from Italian specialist Faliero Sarti. East London label Lazy Oaf always take inspiration from graphic art. This season they've made Batman bodycon, among other things. Markus Lupfer's witty knits are his signature piece, but his current collection is – ahem – emMarvelem-lous.Speaking of the comics megacorp, you might be interested to know that they do have a finger in the fashion pie, having recently sponsored a show by dynamic design duo Romance Was Born at Australian fashion week. The label had exclusive access to emMarvelem's archive, which they used to inspire their stunning SS 13 collection. Schuh are exclusive stockists of a fine range of DC comic-book kicks, including these emWonder Womanem Converse Ox liis, and there's Balenciaga's 80s take on the comic-book look. So what are you waiting for? Strip for us!
