Her Universe Fashion Show 2016
The Geek-Couture Designs at This Comic-Con Fashion Show Were Insane
You can expect incredible and dazzling cosplay each year at San Diego's Comic-Con International — in fact, it's demanded. And though so much cosplay will leave you in awe, nothing might top the Her Universe and Hot Topic Fashion show that shows off geek couture in a whole new way.
In its third year running, the fashion show included 27 diehard geeks who showed off their fandom in the chicest way possible. The prize? Design a collection with Her Universe for Hot Topic, like two previous winners who created this amazing Star Wars line. This year's judges included a variety of geek experts, including POPSUGAR's Assistant Trending and Viral Features Editor Brinton Parker.
The designs were truly amazing and it was hard to see the judges pick a single winner — which is why it's lucky that viewers who watched the show on Comic-Con HQ voted for their own favorite (ultimately deciding a grand "Viewers' Choice" winner who will join the Judges' and Audience's Choice selections). The final winners are: Judge's Choice Winner, "Oh What a Gown. . .What a Lovely Gown!" by Hannah Kent; Audience Choice Winner "I Solemnly Swear That I'm Up to Couture" by Camille Falciola; and the Home Audience Winner, "Falkor" by Jesse Thaxton.
Pieces included a Wall-E design with recycled materials and a Severus Snape-inspired costume with individually wired lights that we wish we could include in our closets ASAP. See the creations ahead, and don't think twice if all you start thinking is "take my money."
— Additional reporting by Brinton Parker
Her Universe Founder Ashley Eckstein's Lego Dress by Nathan Sawaya and Andrew Maclaine
“Reshiram Wedding Dress” by Martha Calderon
“Crimson Spellcaster” by Michael Yale
“Yang Xiao Long; From Ballroom to Battle” by Carina Laviolette
“The Huntress” by Ericka Angiuli
“Report to My Division” by Lindsay Hamilton
“The Pilbasian” by Kristin Koga
“Soldier of Embrace” by Lydia Tachkov
“Princess of Legend” by Michelle Ramsay
“Diana on the Town” by Adria Sanchez-Chaidez
“Ode to the Goblin King” by Sarah Rader
“The Force Is Strong in Her!” by Judith Armas Orellana
“First Order of Fashion” by Rose Ivy
“The Dragon Beyond the Wall” by Grace Duval
“Rage On” by Elissa Alcala
“The Car Gotham Deserves” by Cynthia Kirkland
“The Story That Lived” by Tanya Apuya
“TARDIS Through the Wormhole” by Lynne Marie Martens
“Hannibal’s Design” by Sarah Hambly
“A Promised New Life” by Alexandra Ray
“I Solemnly Swear That I’m Up to Couture” by Camille Falciola
“Newt’s Menagerie” by Harmony Leiker
“Expecto Patronum” by Erica Williams
“Define Couture” by Laura Christina Ortiz
"The Always Dress” by Selina Zawacki
“My Kind of Crazy” by Lauren Andrews
“Oh What a Gown . . . What a Lovely Gown!” by Hannah Kent
“Falkor” by Jesse — Home Audience Winner
Audience Choice Winner and Judges' Choice Winner
