Top 8 Worst Superhero Costumes featuring Edna Mode

Since I was asked to write an article on superheroes costumes, I have had a little bit of difficulty. Mainly because I have as much fashion sense as a penguin dressed as a character from Tron. So, I decided to get a guest writer to come here and help me out. And who better than a person who not only knows fashion inside and out, but who has actually designed many a superhero costume herself.

She agreed to take a break from working on the sequel to her hit film, Pixar’s The Incredibles, so please welcome Edna Mode! Hi Edna, thanks for doing this.

“Not at all dahling. There are so many mediocah suits out there, I simply MUST see them. And then insult them.”

So which one should we look at first?

“We? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no dahling. This is not a duet. Feh! I must be the one to examine these hobo costumes.”

But… but… I’m the actual writer here! I need to-

“Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, dahling. I’m sure you do, but I simply cannot allow you to hold me back. You understand.”

Well, I–

“Good. Now run off now. I need to see the collection. Bye bye dahling.”

I really think I ought to–

“You leave now!”

Ow! Okay, okay! Stop hitting me! They’re all yours. Geez.

“Thank you, dahling.”

*Sound of door closing.*

“Scruffy cretin. Anyway, gather round dahlings. This is the most hobo suits evah!”

 

8. Steel

Oh, no, no, no, no! Firstly, the armah, it is no good! Unless you have super strength, it is too heavy! What if there was a school bus full of children in a rivah slowly sinking to a watery grave? What then? You jump in to save them? Feh! You’d sink fastah than it would take to blink! Then there is the fact that this isn’t even metal! What is it, plastic? This is not 1985, dahling. We do not weah recyclables anymore!

And the helmet? What-were-you-thinking? There are bettah ways to protect your identity. How long did it take you to mold that thing onto your head? Time wasted! And a hammer? This is not Lord of the Rings, dahling. Ha! Now, there were some costumes! And armah made sense. Are you fighting goblins, Steel? Are you? No! You are fighting Bendah from The Breakfast Club. You don’t need armah! Having said that, I do like the shaft, very nice.

 

7. The Phantom

Ugh. Purple is so sixty years ago. And there’s nothing else to talk about! It is so simple. So boring! The mask is fine but at least have an insigniah, dahling. And don’t you live in the jungle? Why wear purple? There are so many shades of green that would work! Or black. You cannot go wrong with black. I made Fironic’s suit black. Looked good. Sleek. Very slimming. NOT PURPLE! Ghost who walks? More like ghost who doesn’t understand the meaning of stealth!

And why the headpiece? How do you make that covah the head? You need some kind of tape, surely. Gets in hair though. Very painful. And how exactly is it you are able to remove your eye makeup aftah taking off the mask? The purple I can accept. Breaking the laws for physics and make-up artistry, I cannot.  I’m fed up of looking at you, dahling. Go away!

 

6. Luke Cage

Oh, dahling where to begin? The headband. No. It is not even a headband. It’s a tiara! Why? There is no reason! And the yellow. Yellow is so twenty years ago. You cannot go out like that.. But we are just getting started! Those boots! You are not Robin Hood so do not try to be! You cannot get much arch support anyway.

And what is that on your waist? A chain? You have heard of this little invention, been around for a while, quite popular in some places- A BELT? How difficult it must be to take your pants off, dahling! I cannot imagine. All this I could forgive, if it were not for the plunging neckline. At least button up the shirt dahling, I want to see you, but not that much. Unless you want to shock people at the Academy Awards, this is sheah stupidity. No, no, no, no, you simply must change. Go now! I’m done with you.

 

5. Jay Garrick – The Flash

Hmmm. Not bad. Not bad. The top is simple yet stylish. The lighting bolt is a good touch. Didn’t go with the one piece. Risky but it seems to be working. I suppose I can overlook the fact that he’s just wearing a t-shirt and jeans but- Wait… what? Why do you have a bowl on your head? You fool! I thought you were the Flash? How does that help you run? How does it stay up there? That cannot be aerodynamic, dahling. The wings are fine but the helmet is UNACCEPTABLE! You are not Hermes, dahling. The gods can get away with poor fashion choices, you cannot!

And wings on the boots? Why do you have wings on your boots? Feh! What does that that add to the suit? Nothing! It is useless! I have no time for useless things! If it adds nothing, it IS nothing! At least on the head it makes a little sense, from an aesthetic point of view, but on the ankles? Out! Out-out-out-out-out-out!

 

4. Starfire

Excuse me, DC. May I have a word with you? Come closah. Closah. That’s it. Now listen carefully… WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!?!? This is not only an affront to fashion, it is an affront to women! But I am not here to discuss gendah politics, merely the suits. And this suit FAILS! FAILS-FAILS-FAILS-FAILS! Who goes into battle dressed like that? No one sane! She might as well weah nothing at all. It would save on meaningless fabric and might distract the enemy long enough for her to win!

And there is not enough tape in the world to keep… those… concealed like that. Seriously, dahling, I know you’re a super but that just defies the laws of physics. And taste. A violation of two things a super must hold dear! There is no excuse! No! You will change right now into something more appropriate! Right now! I’m waiting! I can wait all day if I have to dahling.

 

3. Powergirl

My God, is DC run by adolescent boys with no social skills? It’s a bit more practical than the last one, but it is still an affront to my eyes! Where to begin? There is of course, perhaps the most obvious flaw, which we shall call, for want of a better word, the “cleavage hole”. Again, unless it’s purpose is to distract the enemy, there is no point to it! And the lowah half. FEH! You look like you belong in an explicit workout video dahling.

And what is that on your shoulder? I don’t know what that is. It looks like something that would be used to pull open a curtain in a theatre! And then there is the other matter. A small problem, not really important, more of an afterthought really, just the fact that– NO CAPES! How many times must I reiterate this. No… CAPES! They should be banned! TABOO! OUTLAWED!

 

2. Supergirl

Mmmmm-hmmmm. I suppose I should no longah be surprised. Clearly this is pah for the course with DC. Wait… didn’t we just look at this girl? Are they the same person? Meh. Who cares? So, where to begin? The boots. Nice cut, stylish. Elegant. Yet UTTERLY USELESS! How can you run in that kind of heel? YOU CAN’T! Just because you can fly is no excuse. I won’t allow it! Then there is the belly shirt. Frankly I’m surprised she bothahed. I half expected her to just wear a brassiere with an “S” on each cup and call it a day. Then the skirt. There is a time and a place to weah a skirt. And that is NOT when you are flying over people who can see both London and France!

And the cape. Why? Why this obsession with capes?!? Need I remind you of Thunderhead? Stratogale? Dyna-Guy? Meta Man? Splashdown? And that super-villain. What was his name? Goofy hair? Also had a big “S” Oh, who cares. My point is, say it with me now, NO CAPES!

 

1. Batman/Robin

Oh, the humanity. Very well, dahlings. Once more unto the breach. First, you! Boy Wonder! The only “wonder” I see is how you manage to go into battle every day and not die slowly and painfully! There are several major arteries located in the thighs, as well as other important parts like hamstrings and such. It is generally considered good form to keep such parts COVERED UP! If you confront a knife wielding manic in an alley, that is the first place he’s going to go! And besides, hot pants went out with the Batusi dahling.

And now for you, Caped Crusader! The utility belt. Lose it! I understand that you need a lot of gadgets in your line of work, so pick a few that are absolutely necessary and drop the rest! You do not need bat-shark repellent weighing you down in a fight! Especially if you’re miles from watah! And why yellow? The grey and black works for stealth, but yellow does not! And I’m sure I don’t need to bring up the infamous Bat-Nipples. And lastly. For the final time. The most heinous of all crimes. The most imbecilic of ideas. The most hobo of all fashion choices for a super……. NO….. CAAAAAPES! No capes! No capes! No capes! FEH! Have you all got that? No capes!