With 21 hit films (and counting!) under their belt, Marvel Studios continues to boast one of Hollywood’s most consistent track records, spending the past 10 years transforming some of our most beloved comic book characters into worldwide silver screen sensations. One thing we’ve learned in the intervening decade is that, when it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, not all heroes wear capes: the franchise has benefited greatly from teaming up with the industry’s most talented and creative costume designers, whose behind-the-scenes work is vital to the character--and world-building--we have come to love about Marvel films.
In honor of the release of Avengers: Endgame, we’ve traversed Asgard, the Astral plane, and beyond to identify the best style moments in each of Marvel’s films and offer up our favorite real-world equivalents. After all, you might not have a magic hammer or impenetrable shield, but you can still incorporate superheroics into your style. Here’s how.