Powerful women

From doing a lot of research into different female superheroes it has shown me that the newer, more modern super heroines have become more powerful rather than just being sexual icons. In the earlier days most of the super heroines seemed to be different versions of the heroes which in my eyes is quite degrading, not only were heroes like wonder woman and cat woman female versions of superman and batman, but they were also portrayed in an extremely provocative way, with their skimpy outfits, knee high boots and in catwomans case fishnet tights. The worst offender of this is Halle Berry's interpretation of cat woman where her outfit is as revealing as possible and almost entirely made out of PVC.

It is only as we have entered this new age of superheroes that the female characters have finally caught up. The outfits tend to cover up a lot more skin and rather than playing damsels in distress or being the pathetic assistant to there "real" hero the women manage to hold their own being just as strong as the men. This is most commonly seen when looking at the new cat woman played by Anne Hathaway, and especially the black widow from the Avengers. 

When creating my superhero look I definitely want to channel the idea that this is a strong powerful woman who is dangerous to mess with, rather than a weak sexualised version of this put out there to please a male demographic.