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[url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/lady-superhero-costumes-redesigned-by-ladies#.dvJBqjQWd]Celeste Pille[/url] - I don't like most of these, they all just scream the worst aspects of 'feminism' where a few body conscious extremists complain about any form of femininity or sexuality being portrayed without giving any regards to the character's own appearance or requirements. The fact that several of the designs are rip-offs of costumes the characters have worn in various media rather than actually being creative is a big bad for me too.

With Jen she wears the swimming costume because her body grows in the same way as Bruce's when she hulks out, so covering her legs with the redesigned costume would not only be worthless when it gets torn away moments later, but might actually get in She-Hulk's way when fighting.

As for Jessie's costume, all they've redesigned about it is the headwear. Apart from that they've given her breast reduction surgery and made her eat a couple of dozen cream cakes to pack on the pounds. Changing a character's figure does not count as a costume redesign.

[url=http://www.themarysue.com/fully-clothed-superhero/2/]Michael Lee Lunsford[/url] - These ones I like. The only one I'd have a problem with would be Supergirl's pencil skirt, since from experience I can tell you that tight, knee-length skirts are a nightmare to run in, and if she's expected to be able to fight while wearing one she may as well tie her knees together.

[url=http://donthatethegeek.com/artist-lord-ingvard-re-designs-womens-superhero-costumes-to-be-actually-functional/]Lord Ingvard[/url] - There ones I love, and I may have to [color=gray][s]steal[/s][/color] pay homage to them when it comes to creating some character of my own. Not are they fully functional, but they all work really well for the characters too. My only gripe would be Vampirella carrying a crossbow, which would be a little pointless given her powers, but a girl's gotta accessorise, right?

Having actually worked with comic book artists I can tell you exactly why female characters are drawn with such skin-tight clothing. Because it's simple to draw. When you have to draw the same character over and over having a basic, no frills costume where only the colourist has to worry about getting the palette correct is far easier than a costume with hundreds of details to remember each time from every angle.

Female character are given larger breasts because at a distance you need their curves to be noticeable and giving them a flat chest and smooth hips gives them a silhouette indistinguishable from a male's, which can make action scenes and group shots more difficult to lay out.