Frugal Fashionista: Avengers-inspired everyday looks

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Who thought it would be possible to pull inspiration from our favourite superheroes? This is how Frugal Fashionista does it.

Are you feeling like your wardrobe could use an infusion of awesomeness? What’s more awesome than dressing like your favourite superhero? It may not be socially acceptable to walk around in a cape or a full pleather jumpsuit, but that doesn’t mean you can’t add superhero elements into your everyday style.

Here’s how to get your favourite Avenger’s style:

Captain America / Steve Rogers

Although the Cap’n is learning how to be a modern man, he still enjoys the timeless fashions of the 1940’s. Try pairing a pencil skirt with a peplum top and a hair bow for a cute vintage look or nix the skirt for a fit and flare dress. Complete the look with Cap’s iconic shield. If you don’t have a shield on hand, you can easily DIY a shield with some red and white masking tape and an old pizza box. Colour combos: If your look is inspired by the Winter Soldier, try pairing silver and navy. If your look is inspired by Marvel’s comic book series or The First Avenger, you’ll want to pair bright red, blue and white. You can also add some distressed tan leather to match Steve’s classic leather jacket.

Thor Odinson

It might not be practical to walk around with metal armour and a majestic red cape, but you can achieve Thor’s look with some simple substitutes. If you don’t have any metal armour or chainmail on hand, a grey or silver shirt will do just fine. In lieu of a cape, a flowy cardi shawl gives the look of a cape, and you don’t have to worry about tripping over it. Colour combos: If your look is movie inspired, try pairing silver, deep red and black/navy. If your look is inspired by Marvel’s comic book series, try pairing bright yellow, bright blue and bright red.

Hulk / Bruce Banner

Purple and green is not exactly the most subtle colour combo, but somehow, the Hulk manages to make it work. You can tone down the look by picking one colour – green or purple – to dominate the outfit and use the secondary colour as an accent. To complete the look, don’t forget Banner’s specs. Colour combos: If your look is movie inspired, you’ll want to pair darker shades of green and purple. If your look is inspired by Marvel’s comic book series, stick to brighter shades of green and purple.

Iron Man / Tony Stark

“Genius, playboy, billionaire, philanthropist.” Tony Stark embodies all these characteristics. When he’s not lounging on top of Randy’s doughnuts, Tony is a dapper chap. Try pairing a fitted blazer with a red dress or skinny dress pants with gold accessories. Colour combos: If your look is movie inspired, you’ll want to pair rich shades of red and gold. If your look is inspired by Marvel’s comic book series, stick to brighter shades of red and yellow.

Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff

If a pleather jumpsuit doesn’t strike your fancy – although jumpsuits are totally in right now, you can still achieve the look by incorporating pleather accents into your outfit. Natasha is a badass babe, so bust out your studs and body con. Colour combos: As the name suggests, Black Widow does not incorporate a lot of colour into her wardrobe. Whether you’re basing your outfit from the movie or the comic book series, black is the go to colour, with red accents. You can also add gold accents to match Black Widow’s gold utility belt from Marvel’s comic book series.

If you can’t choose just one Avenger’s style, you can always combine them all.