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Time Business News
6 hours ago
- Time Business News
Best Superheroine Cosplay Costumes
Ready to step into the boots of Earth's mightiest heroines? Whether you're channeling Diana Prince's Amazonian grace, Kara Zor-El's Kryptonian heritage, or Carol Danvers' cosmic-level might, finding the perfect superheroine cosplay has become an art form unto itself. The secret to nailing that character-accurate transformation? Find the right closest Halloween store that understands the difference between a costume and a proper cosplay build. Female superhero representation has exploded across multiple universes, and cosplayers are responding with incredible creativity. These aren't just Woman Superhero Costumes, they're detailed character studies brought to life through fabric, accessories, and sheer passion. From Wonder Woman's mythic Themysciran armor to Black Widow's tactical espionage gear, superheroine cosplay offers endless opportunities to embody characters with rich backstories and complex motivations. The appeal goes beyond aesthetics. These characters represent strength, intelligence, and agency – qualities that resonate deeply with fans who've followed their journeys through decades of comics, animated series, and blockbuster films. Whether you're drawn to Barbara Gordon's tech-savvy vigilante persona or Wanda Maximoff's reality-warping abilities, each Woman Superhero Costumes choice tells a story about the hero you connect with most. For fans in the greater Los Angeles area, Glendale Halloween at Kreepy Halloween 13730 Riverside Dr Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 has become something of a legendary destination. This isn't your typical seasonal pop-up – we're talking about a sprawling 20,000 square foot sanctuary packed with over 25,000 items that cater to serious cosplayers and casual fans alike. What sets this closest Halloween store apart is their commitment to staying current with the ever-expanding superhero multiverse. Their Woman Superhero Costumes collection evolves with each new comic arc, streaming series, and theatrical release, ensuring you can find pieces for both classic Golden Age heroines and the latest additions to the Marvel and DC rosters. Glendale Halloween understands that true superheroine cosplay lives in the details. Their curated selection includes: Iconic Foundations : Wonder Woman's battle-ready ensemble with screen-accurate armor detailing, Supergirl's cape with proper flow dynamics, and Batgirl's utility belt with functional pouches : Wonder Woman's battle-ready ensemble with screen-accurate armor detailing, Supergirl's cape with proper flow dynamics, and Batgirl's utility belt with functional pouches Modern Powerhouses : Captain Marvel's star-emblazoned suit with cosmic energy aesthetics, Black Widow's tactical gear with authentic weathering, and Scarlet Witch's mystical-inspired pieces : Captain Marvel's star-emblazoned suit with cosmic energy aesthetics, Black Widow's tactical gear with authentic weathering, and Scarlet Witch's mystical-inspired pieces Deep Cuts and Variants : Costumes inspired by alternate universe versions, animated interpretations, and comic-specific designs that show you know your source material : Costumes inspired by alternate universe versions, animated interpretations, and comic-specific designs that show you know your source material Professional-Grade Accessories: High-quality props, jewelry with comic-accurate designs, boots built for convention marathons, and fabric choices that photograph beautifully under both natural light and con hall fluorescents The staff here genuinely gets it – they understand the difference between a Halloween outfit and a cosplay that'll turn heads at Comic-Con. They can guide you toward pieces that'll hold up during long convention days while maintaining that character-accurate silhouette you're after. Here's where Glendale Halloween really shines as your go-to closest Halloween store: they've cracked the code on offering convention-quality Woman Superhero Costumes at prices that won't drain your entire con budget. With regular promotions like 20% off purchases, you can invest in those crucial finishing touches: the gauntlets that complete Wonder Woman's look, or the perfect shade of red for your Scarlet Witch ensemble. The value proposition extends beyond pricing. Each piece in their superheroine cosplay collection is selected for durability and authenticity. These aren't flimsy party store knockoffs, they're costumes designed to withstand photo shoots, convention floors, and the inevitable adjustments every cosplayer makes to achieve that perfect fit. What truly elevates Glendale Halloween beyond typical closest Halloween store status is their understanding of fan culture. As a women-owned and LGBTQ-friendly establishment, they've cultivated an environment where every cosplayer from first-time builders to seasoned pros – feels welcome to explore their favorite characters without judgment. The team's enthusiasm is infectious. They stay current with comic storylines, can discuss the latest MCU developments, and genuinely celebrate when customers find that perfect piece for their build. It's the kind of place where staff might geek out with you about the subtle differences between comic and movie versions of your chosen character. The beauty of quality Woman Superhero Costumes lies in their versatility. These pieces work for comic conventions, themed parties, charity events, or whenever you want to channel your favorite heroine's energy. Having a reliable closest Halloween store means access to these transformative pieces whenever inspiration strikes whether you're planning a group cosplay for WonderCon or just want to feel powerful for a weekend photoshoot. This season, why settle for ordinary when you could be extraordinary? Glendale Halloween has established itself as the premier closest Halloween store for serious superheroine cosplay in the Los Angeles area, serving everyone from Glendale to Pasadena and beyond. Their winning combination of extensive selection, competitive pricing, knowledgeable staff, and genuine respect for fan culture makes them the ideal starting point for your next character build. Whether you're crafting a competition-level costume or putting together your first Woman Superhero Costumes ensemble, they have the pieces and expertise to make your vision reality. Ready to suit up? Whether you're prepping for your next convention appearance or planning an epic group cosplay, your perfect character build awaits at Glendale Halloween. Time to show the world which heroine inspires you most! TIME BUSINESS NEWS
Los Angeles Times
12 hours ago
- Los Angeles Times
Hollywood takes a wrecking ball to Los Angeles
'Everybody's very happy, 'cause the sun is shining all the like another perfect day. I love L.A.' — Randy Newman Ever since its founding in 1781, Los Angeles has been labeled as the City of Angels. But the future president of the United States has a far less heavenly opinion, predicting in a fiery campaign address that the 'sinful' city will be destroyed by an earthquake 'in divine retribution.' Days after the remarks, a massive quake devastates most of Los Angeles and many of its landmarks, including downtown's Bonaventure Hotel, Union Station and the Santa Monica Pier. After amending the Constitution to allow him to be president for life, the commander in chief issues a directive that separates Los Angeles from the rest of the country, transforming it into a deportation center for those found 'too undesirable or unfit' for the new 'moral America.' Cut! To be clear, everything you've just read is fiction. The above scenario is the setup for John Carpenter's 1996 film, 'Escape From L.A.' which presents a satirical, post-apocalyptic view of future Los Angeles. Carpenter, best known for creating 1978's 'Halloween,' which launched a fresh new wave of horror movies, belongs to a legion of filmmakers who've put Los Angeles in their creative crosshairs, aiming their wrecking balls at its palm trees, skyscrapers and world-famous landmarks. From 1953's 'The War of the Worlds' through 1982's 'Blade Runner' and 2013's 'This Is the End,' vast areas of the city have fallen victim to a variety of calamities, including earthquakes ('Earthquake,' 1974), tornadoes ('The Day After Tomorrow,' 2004), comets ('Night of the Comet,' 1984) and underground eruptions ('Volcano,' 1997). Giant mutant ants invade Los Angeles in 'Them!' (1954). A shower of frogs falls from the sky onto San Fernando Valley residents in 'Magnolia' (1999). Aliens from outer space appear to have a particular disdain for Los Angeles, as evidenced by 'War of the Worlds,' 'Independence Day,' 'Battle: Los Angeles' and 'Skyline.' 'Blade Runner' — 'the official nightmare of Los Angeles,' according to filmmaker and critic Thom Andersen — depicts a dark, heavily polluted urban center with flying vehicles and residents drenched in a constant downpour of acid rain. In 'Los Angeles Plays Itself,' his 2003 documentary chronicling the portrayal of the city through cinema history, Andersen aims his own wrecking ball. The film's narrator quotes the late Mike Davis, a noted historian and urbanist, when he says that Hollywood 'takes a special pleasure in destroying Los Angeles — a guilty pleasure shared by most of its audience.' Films depicting the fall of Los Angeles have long been a reliable draw for movie audiences. And, with techniques ranging from detailed models to extensive CGI, the sequences of destruction have offered a signature showcase for the industry's visual effects artists. Take 'Earthquake,' Universal Pictures' disaster epic with an all-star cast topped by Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, Richard Roundtree, Lorne Greene and George Kennedy. When the movie premiered in 1974, theaters presented it with a special speaker system called Sensurround which made auditorium seats vibrate during sequences of ear-shattering mayhem. The movie opens with a bird's-eye view of Los Angeles' picturesque skylines, reservoirs and grassy hillsides before the bold-faced title appears, accompanied by ominous music courtesy of legendary composer John Williams. By the conclusion, much of the city is reduced to a flattened, blaze-heavy hellscape. (Those images share an eerie similarity with some of the horrific scenes from the recent destructive wildfires that swept through Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Altadena in January.) Los Angeles also winds up in harm's way in 'San Andreas' (2015), starring Dwayne Johnson as a top search-and-rescue helicopter pilot with the Los Angeles Fire Department. The movie, with its impressive visual effects, depicts an eruption along the San Andreas fault line that wreaks havoc along the West Coast, endangering Los Angeles and San Francisco. To be sure, Los Angeles is not the only location to be reduced to rubble by Hollywood filmmakers. Paris was felled by a massive meteor in 'Armageddon.' 'Twister' and its sequel 'Twisters' laid waste to vast regions of Oklahoma. 'Escape from L.A.' is the sequel to Carpenter's far more accomplished 'Escape From New York,' which has similar themes. Still, 'Los Angeles Plays Itself' narrator Encke King says that 'the entire world seems to be rooting for Los Angeles to slide into the Pacific or to be swallowed up by the San Andreas fault.' The documentary highlights a sequence in 1996's 'Independence Day' in which a group of revelers go to the top of the First Interstate World Center, now known as the U.S. Bank Tower, to greet the hovering spaceship above it, thinking the aliens inside are friendly. They gaze in wonder as the bottom of the ship opens up, revealing a warm blue light. Seconds later, a giant ray appears, shattering the tower and the celebratory mob. 'Who can identify with a caricatured mob dancing in idiot ecstasy to greet the extraterrestrials?,' King asks, once again summoning the spirit of Davis. 'There's a certain undertone of 'good riddance' when kooks like these are vaporized by the earth's latest ill-mannered guests.' Brad Peyton, director of 'San Andreas,' says the lure of these disaster films is largely driven by the city's landmarks: 'There are all these landmarks that are easily recognizable all over the world. It's a big target for filmmakers like me who are making movies for the world to see.' Paul Malcolm, senior public programmer at the UCLA Film & Television Archive, has a different take: 'Los Angeles is a city of constant change — it reinvents itself, tearing down old buildings and putting up new ones. Hollywood is also in constant flux and turmoil. Maybe Hollywood is processing its own anxieties about change and inflicting upon its hometown.' In addition to the scenes that highlight spectacle and moments of heroism, some filmmakers also include more serious issues about disaster preparedness and structural shortfalls. Peyton, who is from Canada, remembers being in an underground garage somewhere in Los Angeles and thinking 'this would be the worst places to be stuck if an earthquake ever hit. That thought lodged in my mind for years.' In 'Volcano,' an underground volcano erupts under MacArthur Park, sending rivers of lava through the subway system and spilling out from the La Brea Tar Pits onto Wilshire Boulevard's Museum Row. Seismologist Amy Barnes (Anne Heche) suspects that a volcano may have been activated after an earthquake. She criticizes local officials who approved an underground subway, saying: 'The city is finally paying for its arrogance, building a subway under land that is seismically active.' Author and filmmaker Craig Detweiler ('Remand') said the popularity of the 'wreck L.A.' films could also be inspired by envy: 'For audiences who hate California, there's a certain schadenfreude in seeing it destroyed because of this jealousy of our wealth as well as our weather.' The popularity of such fare once inspired its own subgenre — 'Los Angeles Destroys Itself' — curated by the UCLA Film & Television Archive for the Los Angeles Film Festival. The slate included 1988's 'Miracle Mile,' where the intersection of Fairfax Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard becomes the center of a riot, filled with residents terrified by reports of incoming nuclear missiles. Greg Strause, who directed 'Skyline' and founded a special-effects company with his brother Colin, agrees that viewers take guilty pleasure in seeing Los Angeles landmarks ripped to shreds. 'Anytime you see a landmark getting flipped on its head, that will get people off their couch and into movie theaters,' Strause said. 'Skyline' stars Eric Balfour and Scottie Thompson as Jarrod and Elaine, a Brooklyn couple who travel to Los Angeles to help Jarrod's friend, wealthy entrepreneur Terry (Donald Faison), celebrate his birthday. When aliens launch an attack, all of them become trapped at Terry's Marina del Rey penthouse. At one point during a break in the attack, a distressed Elaine, who is pregnant, says quietly, 'I hate L.A.' 'Skyline' was released in 2010, and even though Hollywood has not set its sights on destroying Los Angeles in the last few years, UCLA's Malcolm would not be surprised if they made a resurgence: 'There will always be an audience for those films, where we can experience safely what we always dread.'
Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Yahoo
Pastel ghouls and Jack-o-Melons: How Halloween became a 'Summerween' celebration
What? Summerween. It's Halloween - the spooky decor, candy eating and horror movie watching - but in summer! Why? Because Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total… No quotes, please. Sorry, what we meant to say is, we have no definitive answers to that question. But it's likely because people are drawn to the cosy ambience, campy costumes, and gothic aesthetics of Halloween. Younger generations in particular are big fans of the holiday, with 54 per cent of 18-24 year old Brits viewing it positively, according to a YouGov survey. It's also worth mentioning that not everyone loves summer, instead seeking out the comforts traditionally associated with autumn. A study by Denmark's Recreational Fear Lab (yes, that's a thing) even found that watching horror movies can help ease anxiety - so maybe Summerween is a promising way to keep any summertime sadness at bay? Why summer? We know what you're thinking - the vibes are all wrong. This is a time for beaches and BBQs, not jack-o'-lanterns and jump scares! But the idea of Summerween actually originated over a decade ago, in the 2012 Disney TV series Gravity Falls. It's explained that the fictional locals loved Halloween so much, they decided to celebrate it twice a year - on 22 June. While there's still no real-world official date, many people online have decided to implement their own spooky celebrations throughout the summer, with over 180k uses of the hashtag #summerween on TikTok. Is it popular everywhere? The majority of Summerween videos on social media are from content creators based in the United States and United Kingdom, with the latter spending approximately £776 million (€892m) on spooky festivities last year, according to research by This makes sense, with Halloween very much an Anglo-American holiday - although its influence is still spreading. In Germany, 61 per cent of respondents to a 2024 survey agreed that Halloween has become more popular in their country. How would one (hypothetically) go about celebrating Summerween? Swap pumpkins for Jack-o-melons, mummify your hotdogs with pastry 'bandages', or drink cocktails from mugs that look like skulls! The main idea is to give everything summery a spooky-twist. Decorations also tend to take on a pastel-hued playfulness, with baby pink cobweb cushions, sparkly ghoulish throws, and candles moulded into skeletons on pool floats. Much of this aesthetic has been propagated by European retail chain TK Maxx - known for its distinctly weird homeware offerings. If Halloween blends into summer, what's next? Christmas in October?! We see what you're saying - and your fears are not entirely unfounded (TK Maxx sometimes stock their Christmas decorations from August). Commercial holidays like Halloween are, of course, driven by consumerism, which companies are capitalising on earlier and earlier each year, realising there's a market that's hungry for all things goth and girly. This comes at the cost of anything feeling truly seasonal and special; time an amorphous swell of existential chaos and ornamental witches wearing sunglasses. But while it might make your yearnings for order and ritual twitch, holidays also tend to inspire a child-like sense of joy, whimsy and creativity that can help enliven the long, reflective months of summer. To be fair, the heat already has us sweaty and sleepless... Exactly, might as well put Slumber Party Massacre on and scream for ice cream. Happy Summerween!
