There are a lot of stories about the late Elvis Presley, all of which are true, even the ones that are lies. That’s kind of the nature of pop-culture immortality, much to Richard Gere’s eternal regret. Still, one that’s reputedly accurate is that Elvis modeled his famous haircut and his later-period jumpsuits after his favorite comic-book hero, Captain Marvel, Junior. You can easily see that influence, but the King made the look his own, and spawned an entire industry of impersonators, some of whom take the look back to its roots and try to fly. Either way, it’s the kind of nugget of trivia that makes one consider matters of haberdashery…
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) considers how well one might pull off the signature fedora and turtleneck of the Phantom Stranger, asking: If you were to steal one fictional character’s look, who would it be and why?
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John Constantine. Although I’ve pretty much got Jonah Hex down pat already.
Gambit. Ripped and awesome.
Yeah, I could pull of that trenchcoat. What?
My wife has vetoed this. I give up. Apparently I don’t have the abs for it. I have the abs. I just hide them.
Do what Gambit does: Pink sculpted body armor.
Gambit costume plan back on!!!
Slave Leia, because I’d look great in a metal bikini.
Actually, I think I’m going to go simple and say college student Gwen Tennyson because I think the kitty shirt she wears is cute. Plus, nerdy glasses are hot.
http://ben10.wikia.com/wiki/Gwen_Tennyson
Ramona Flowers.. Because I love the look, and I’m already half-way to the hair… Plus, lots of flexibility with looks, as she changes her look frequently.
Shade the Changing Man. That Coat alone (I wouldn’t even care if it did that cool constantly swirling and color changing thing that it did in the vertigo series).
Rick Blaine from Casablanca.