# DC is retconning Wonder Woman & redesigning her costume **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 30, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-is-retconning-wonder-woman-redesigning-her-costume/545074 "2010-06-30T15:30:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![SevenOfTeemingMillions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@SevenOfTeemingMillions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SevenOfTeemingMillions)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-is-retconning-wonder-woman-redesigning-her-costume/545074/101 "2010-07-05T08:02:40Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > It’s also far more practical for fighting people. Low heeled boots, stretchy jeans and a top is more useful than her old standard outfit. I’ve always thought that the goddess of beauty and style, Aphrodite, gave Wonder Woman the magical ability to fight in high heels without tripping. > [@WotNot](#): > > Twenty years ago, when Jim Lee was starting in comics, the jacket was the new cape. Maybe Smallville will start a new fad: bad-ass trenchcoats replacing capes and hoodie-and-sunglass-combos replacing masks. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-is-retconning-wonder-woman-redesigning-her-costume/545074/102 "2010-07-05T09:32:14Z")
> [@SevenOfTeemingMillions](#): > > Maybe Smallville will start a new fad: bad-ass trenchcoats replacing capes and hoodie-and-sunglass-combos replacing masks. 😃 Hoodies might have some possibilities, but they’re a bit late to start a trenchcoat fad – that’s _so_ 1980s [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-is-retconning-wonder-woman-redesigning-her-costume/545074.md?page=5)