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For a sartorially savvy New York City kid, wearing a school uniform can be stifling. But for that same tot’s superhero idols, a single, repeatedly donned outfit signifies distinction. After all, with a quick wardrobe change, Clark Kent morphs from an anonymous nebbish into a benevolent alien who’s faster than a speeding bullet.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibit “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy” explores how this concept has influenced real-world style. As at most Costume Institute exhibits, parents will find plenty of heady notions to ponder here: The show organizes its displays thematically around lofty topics, such as “the marked body,” which considers Superman’s S as a brand logo; “the patriotic body,” which takes on the politics of Wonder Woman’s stars and stripes; and “the postmodern body,” which spotlights the rebel persona of punk antihero the Punisher.
