We all know that Wonder Woman rocked the charts when it came out in theaters. We all loved Gal Gadot's interpretation of Diana Prince. We loved the movie's action packed scenes and story line. We loved the empowerment of women that it represents; even down to the fact that this movie was mostly worked on by women.
But, can we talk about how much we loved the costumes?! The women were, excuse me, badass in their Themyscira armor! Seemingly light-weight, fashionable for the time and location, accurate, protective, and not revealing. Now, these costumes were designed by a woman who did her research and tried her best to represent what the Amazonian Warrior Women looked like in training and in battle, etc. In contrast, the Amazonian Warrior Women are a little more revealing in the Justice League movie. I wonder why? I don't think it has anything to do with the director being a man who also hired a man to design the costumes for them in the Justice League movie... or does it?
I just can't help but think that through the lens of women, we get these costumes that are fitting and compliments the women's strength and talents and their time. However, adjusting the lens and looking at the costumes from a man's perspective, we can see the perpetuation of sexualization of the woman's body.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/justice-leagues-sexy-amazon-costumes-create-uproar/
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