How The Cast Of Birds Of Prey Was Really Supposed To Look

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Given the superhero genre is as known for its eye-catching costumes as its action, it should come as no surprise that Birds of Prey's aesthetic is rooted in the comics. But how do the Birds of the screen compare to the Birds of the page?

Clothes make a statement, and the statement shouted by Harley Quinn's outfit is that more is most definitely more. Necklaces heavy with charms, acid-yellow overalls, transparent plastic motorcycle jackets heavy with fringe in a galaxy's worth of patterns, colors, and textures they're all in her closet and then some. Harley never met a color she didn't like, piles on jewelry by the pound, and power-clashes on principle. If there is a unifying factor to her wardrobe, it is her love of contrasting the traditionally feminine against the rugged. Pigtails, red lipstick, and ostentatious jewelry sit alongside ragged cut-offs, stick-and-poke tattoos, and smeared eyeshadow.

The Harley Quinn of cartoons and comics, however, sports a very different look. Her debut in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Joker's Favor" established what was to be the character's dominant design for years to come: a sleek unitard in red and black, its pattern echoing traditional jester's costumes. That costume endures to this day, though recent DC comics have expanded her wardrobe fairly dramatically. If a dominant look has emerged, it's the roller derby-inspired design created by artist Amanda Conner for the character's 2014 solo series. Even that outfit retains the red-and-black of the 1992 design, however, marking the cinematic Harley as having a truly unique look.

Birds of Prey's Black Canary sports a look as intimidating as it is cool. On stage, she is swathed in black fabric, her hair framing her face with a dramatic curtain of bronze. Elsewhere, she dons a gold crop top, high-waisted pants, and a plethora of accessories. She's a little bit punk, a little bit glam, and a little bit goth and in combining them all with a toss of her hair, entirely her own brand of cool. Keep watching the video to see how the cast of Birds of Prey was really supposed to look.

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Harley Quinn | 0:00
Black Canary | 1:38
Black Mask | 2:33
Victor Zsasz | 3:38
Cassandra Cain | 4:36
Renee Montoya | 5:49
Huntress | 6:54

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