Very Mecore To Send Like Fifty Different Inspo Dresses When Asked Which Of Them Reminds You Of A Fictional

very mecore to send like fifty different inspo dresses when asked which of them reminds you of a fictional character. very mecore indeed.

anyways

drew Talia in Elie Saab Fall 2023 Couture for @gretaghostgirl for no reason other than i have a desperate need to draw characters in couture and if no one’s gonna commission me then i’m gonna make them anyways for my friends and cas deserves it for being insane about fashion like me <3

It would be really funny if it was just the same suit the whole time and had just been patched up well enough that it didn't been to be replaced.

But also narratively it holds a story. A story that not many know about or choose to think about. It was a suit made during a time where there was no Batman, no Robin, and no Batgirl protecting the city. It was made specifically with the symbol that being a Bat meant, the good that wearing the symbol could bring.

Helena has her own moral and vigilante code, but she respected the symbol and the code that came with that symbol when she wore it. She made the suit with the goal to step into the shoes and the role that Batman left behind, and when Batman showed back up in the city she became another one of the Bats (only for a little bit.) When she quit because the pressure Batman had to uphold a perfect standard, and the suit moved to Cass?

For the suit to have remained the same suit would hold so much meaning, and history. Barbara officially passed the Batgirl mantel to Cass, and Steph picked it up in the spot that had been left behind.

Looking at it from the Point of View of Helena and Stephanie's connection. The stepped into a role that had been left behind. One couldn't succeed and the other did.

It's a cycle that starts with the symbol the bat and brings a whole legacy together in a cycle of fulfilling the shoes that others have left behind.

They all set out with their own goals putting on the suit and whether unintentionally or intentionally became a Batgirl in their own era of Gotham.

Unlike Robin, which is a symbol with its own legacy. It is one that each of the wearers can better mold for their own. Some succeeded in molding it better than others. Robin will always be connected to Batman, they are a duo, bit Batgirl will always be weighed by the symbol of the Bat.

Batgirl is separate from Batman, better able to act on their own. They are never sidekicks, always allies and partners. But they will never be separate from the legacy that the Bat brings, has, and demands of the wearer.

What this all boild down to is that having the suit Helena have worn to have ended with Steph would have a powerful narrative story.

Because Helena made the suit when Bruce was gone, and the suit ended when Bruce was gone. The suit helped start a new era for Gotham, and ended with a new era of Gotham.

Sometimes I wonder just how well Cass's Batgirl suit was made because like. Helena handstitched the thing in the middle of no-man's-land, it got passed to Cassandra for her time as Batgirl, she kept it for a few years before finally passing the thing off to Stephanie. Like. How much combat has that thing seen? It should be more patch then suit at this point. Helena needs to go into design because those are some incredible skills

i’m batgirl, you idiot.

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Can we all just take a moment to appreciate Helena Bertinelli?

had a conversation with a client today and apparently i'm weird sooooo it's time for a poll

I LOVE getting my blood drawn or donating partly because I like helping people but mostly cause capillary action is cool and it makes me think of vampires