What would superheroes look like if they were to appear on the cover of Vogue? Illustrator Kevin Wada has a good idea, having transformed the ‘X-Men’ superheroes into fashion icons in his ‘X-Fashions’ series.
In 2011, he collaborated with fellow illustrator Max Wittert on the first illustrations of the ‘X-Men’ characters à la mode to sell at the Alternative Press Expo.
The illustrations retain nuances of the character’s original costumes or powers—‘Kitty Pryde’ is gorgeous in a tiger-print dress and lace blindfold, and ‘Cyclops’ looks dapper in a bold-colored suit and red eye-piece.
Wada has since been commissioned to produce more ‘X-Fashion’ pieces, including a Vanity Fair cover featuring the ladies of ‘X-Men’.
Other stunning illustrations feature the ‘X-women’ in Downton Abbey-inspired flapper chic and dressed as famous opera heroines.
Click to view the rest of the series on Wada’s DeviantART page.
X-women as famous opera heroines
Wolverine
Magneto
Kitty Pryde
Emma Frost
Cyclops
X-women in 80s fashion
Jean Grey and Emma Frost
X-women in the style of ‘Downton Abbey’
[via Kevin Wada]