The History of Fantastic Four Fashion
At Comicbook.com, Michael Brown looks at the Fantastic Four’s fashion in, “Unstable Fashion Sense, Part 1: The History of the Fantastic Four’s Costumes in the Comics.” (Thanks, Mark!)
“Lily Renée, Escape Artist”
Trina Robbins shares free downloads of her book, Lily Renée, Escape Artist, at her website. Robbins writes about Renée, a comics creator who had fled Vienna in 1938. Renee worked on comics like Werewolf Hunter and Señorita Rio.
The Clothes Of Hercule Poirot (And Captain Hastings)
Gentleman’s Gazette has a piece on the sartorial splendor of Hercule Poirot and of Captain Hastings in the BBC television adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Poirot mysteries.
“Nudie Cohn, Country Music Clothier”
Dangerous Minds has a brief overview of Nudie Cohn’s life and work–including a gallery of some of his amazing designs for Hank Williams, Gram Parsons, Elvis and Keith Richards. “Nudie Cohn’s influence went way beyond country though. As he adapted with the 1960s counterculture, his work became even […]
Aubrey Beardsley in the Sixties
Sweet Jane shares a 1967 fashion editorial shoot mixing mod fashion and the work of illustrator Aubrey Beardsley. (via arabellesicardi.com)
The Fashion of The Avengers
Enjoy the fashions worn by Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, Linda Thorson, Joanna Lumley, Gareth Hunt and Patrick MacNee in The Avengers and The New Avengers.
The Cultural Gutter 