Geek Couture Fashion Show
Geek Fashion You'll Want in Your Closet Immediately
The most incredible geek event we've ever attended? That would be the first-ever geek couture fashion show held in July during San Diego Comic-Con 2014. Fandom fashion retailer Her Universe called upon the galaxy's most stylish designers, both professional and amateur, to present their original, handmade creations on the runway. Consider it a preview of what to expect at this year's festival.
What we saw was not cosplay. Oh no, these gowns could have belonged on the pages of Vogue or at New York Fashion Week. As one of the designers put it: for those who aren't geeks, the clothing would just seem cute and unique, but for those who are geeks and can recognize the reference, the garment has a special twist.
Ultimately, the event was a competition, in which the winner will codesign a fashion collection exclusively for Hot Topic. But in all honesty, the winner was all fangirls, everywhere, who now live in a time where wearing a t-shirt to express fandom isn't the only option. Continue on for a ranking of our favorite geeky gowns from the Her Universe show!
—Additional reporting by Kelly Schwarze
Photos: Kelly Schwarze
1. It's Loki!
2. Ashley Eckstein's Totoro Dress
3. Effie From The Hunger Games
4. Dalek Wedding Dress
5. Mystique From X-Men
6. The Iron Throne From Game of Thrones
7. Wolverine From X-Men
8. Doctor Doom From Fantastic Four
9. Weeping Angels From Doctor Who
10. Death From The Sandman
11. Dauntless Faction From Divergent
12. ASTER (Aperture Science Transforming Elemental Regalia) From Portal
13. Luna Lovegood From Harry Potter
14. Regina From Once Upon a Time
15. Iron Man From The Avengers
16. The Hobbit Wedding Dress
17. Gloria From Devil May Cry
18. Thrace From Battlestar Galactica
19. The Fourth Doctor From Doctor Who
20. D.C.'s Batman
21. The Architects of Time From Doctor Who
22. Queen Amidala From Star Wars
23. Marty McFly From Back to the Future
24. Samus From Metroid
25. Arcee From Transformers
26. The Little Mermaid
27. Queen Amidala From Star Wars
28. Pikachu From Pokémon
29. Cylon From Battlestar Galactica
30. The Hunger Games Catching Fire
31. Dixon From The Walking Dead
32. Ventress From Star Wars
33. SpongeBob
34. The Euhedral Crystal
