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Jun 20, 2008 @ 2:15pm

luella batgirl shirt.jpg It's been more than a month since the Met Ball (you know, the super-hero bash with the widely ignored dress code), which was months after we'd already been seeing superhero and comic book themed collections popping up everywhere from Luella to Iceberg.

But, honestly, who's wearing this stuff?

We've yet to see anyone walking down Prince with Wonder Woman-sized cuffs or Catwoman-like glasses from Linda Farrow, and since the wannabe trend is getting rather stale, we doubt we will anytime soon.

The fashion planet toted superheroes and comic books as the season's biggest inspiration, from high up on the runway down to Topshop, which even created a special collection of starred rain boots and Superman logo pajamas and undies. And they're still trying to push it further - witness the Comic Relief roundup in the new July ELLE.

We actually find comic book prints and Spidey-webs fun and they bring us back a few years. We wouldn't mind a cute Batman watch or even a tank with BAM! written across it. But we wouldn't take it much further - you know, like into Jeremy Scott's territory.

So what do you think, would you wear Spiderman's web or maybe Wonder Woman's crown? Or is this one of those trends that fell straight off the runway?

--KYLE HAYES

posted by guest

Jun 20, 2008 2:36PM

lets play wheres waldo

but lets replace it with where's kate lanphear?

can you spot her?

posted by zapatosnuevos

Jun 20, 2008 4:09PM

Well I mean. I may be 21 but I still might wear my spiderman costume when its not halloween... oh well.

Jun 20, 2008 4:12PM

I love that cute bat T.
Anyone know where I can get one?

posted by HauteTopicTumblr

Jun 20, 2008 4:15PM

I certainly don't think almost everyone in the fashion community ignoring the dress code helped. If the trend fell flat on the Met's red carpet, it doesn't bode well for a transition to the streets.

posted by my fall collection

Jun 20, 2008 4:39PM

I would like to see a line of superhero dickies for people to wear under their buttondown work shirts... kidding.

Jun 20, 2008 4:49PM

Urban outfitters had some Batman tee's...

posted by rasha

Jun 20, 2008 6:34PM

i think the superhero trend is cute and totally wearable. i actually don't get how someone could argue otherwise. it's like people who say we can't wear shorts in the winter.... why the hell not?

Jun 21, 2008 1:24AM

The whole superhero thing worked the best for Luella.

....and let's just hope this doesn't push into the Jeremy Scott territory...

Jun 21, 2008 5:45AM

I agree with "rasha". Totally cute and totally wearable. Also a lot better than fluro and flannel.

posted by dumbbrunette5

Jun 21, 2008 8:05AM

ive actually been wanting a latex catwoman mask thing since i saw ghost world last year..but unfortunately the superhero trend didnt make them more available in store. although i just found out abou this place called planet latex where u can get latex outfits custom made (sometimes as low as Bt 1,200 which is like $36 for a whole custom outfit) so maybe ill get one there and wear it around.