Chic Electrique

My older brother is a huge Batman fan. When I was little, I used to half-watch reruns of  the 60s Batman television series with him. What struck me most – besides Julie Newmar’s Catwoman catsuit! – were the fight scenes. I loved the “Pow!”, “Splatt!” and “Smack!” bubbles every time Batman, Robin and their enemies threw fists or received blows.

So I was struck (Pow!) when I saw the jewelry line La Môme Bijou, created by French designer Isabelle Prat, who has understood the business power of comics. The collection satisfies the geekette (the new “It” thing to be) that lurks inside every fashionista (or vice versa) and features all the pows, wizzes and shebams you’ll need.

There’s even a line within the collection inspired by “Comic Strip”, the sensuous duet by Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot. Watch the video here – you can’t get sexier than BB in a catsuit!

Price range between 85 to 200 euros.

A Gainsbourg-inspired pin.

Pamela Lillian Isley is best known as Poison Ivy, who was first introduced to the world by DC Comics. She is one of  Batman’s greatest enemies – and a love interest. The supervillainess is also a prominent eco-terrorist and uses plants to create weapons. Her sole interest is the environment

She should team up with Batman and fight off the Tony Haywards of this world.

I love her Fifties pin-up look. Creator Robert Kanigher reportedly modeled her after Bettie Page.

Famed Parisian fashion citadel Colette has joined forces with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and some top designers to celebrate the 75th anniversary of DC Comics in heroic style.

Karl Lagerfeld, Sonia Rykiel, Lanvin, Balmain, Roger Vivier, Repetto, Maison Michel, Thierry Lasry, Alexis Mabille, Pierre Hardy and Julien David have designed some overpriced apparel (Lanvin’s Dog Batman t-shirt costs 380 euros) inspired by Wonder Woman, Superman, Flash Gordon, Catwoman, Batman, Plastic Man, The Joker and Green Lantern. You can drop by at the store if you’re in Paris anytime soon (213, rue St. Honoré) or purchase online.

If Wonder Woman was parisienne, she would wear this Sonia Rykiel dress...

... and pair it with this star necklace designed by Maison Michel.

Does Karl Lagerfeld, an avid fan of cut-off gloves, fancy himself as Green Lantern?

Pierre Hardy's Superman tote for the superwoman in all of us!

My personal favorite: Repetto's Flash Gordon ballet flats!

Catwoman can kick Batman's derrière with these Roger Vivier boots!