Dec 17th 2020 Advent Calendar

 Wow Supergirl!-- You're looking happy for once! No one giving you the cold shoulder this month?

Hey, are these the designs for your new costume? They look really groovy!

Wait, there's more? How on earth will you choose between them?

So, it's 1970, and how lucky you are, Linda! We can see just how thrilled you are that the good folks at National Comics are rewarding your hard work by getting your legions of loving fans to design you a cute new costume. And since it's impossible to choose only one from the ideas submitted, the money-men have agreed to fork out for a whole wondrous wardrobe for you!

To be fair you've been forced to wear the exact same outfit as when you first rocketed to Earth eleven years ago in 1959. The artists assigned to chronicling your adventures clearly don't understand that a gal like Linda Danvers is just like any gal her age-- absolutely obsessed with clothes!!! Either that or the hapless male dolts drawing you lack the imagination necessary to offer you some much-desired variety.

So let's take a look at what the cream of North America's talented teenage readers have provided for you. The first knockout design sees your trademark cornflower blue dress given a stylish ivory trim along the hemline as well as discreet slits at the thigh to help reduce irritating chafing. Accessorised with a sparkly gold belt and an equally sparkly gold cape fastening, this ensemble has a somewhat regal look, as might befit a powered princess like yourself.

The outfit is also available with a scarlet trim and matching scarlet gloves which are also designed to be used for dish-washing duties. It's completed by thigh-length scarlet boots with heels tall enough to make you feel more grown-up, but not so high as to make you appear slutty (although those stylish slits do tend to show off your undies if you're not careful).

For a complete change of look, you can also opt for this comfort-fit chemise confident that any diminishing of your feminine outline will be counteracted by the nattiest pair of hotpants a girl could wish for--

Check out those tasteful tassles Miss D! And just look how that whole outfit's drawing admiring glances from the fellows in the street! That hip, young guy'd better watch where he's walking, while the doghouse is the only place Gramps will be heading tonight if his wife spots why he's suddenly started dribbling! And that smart-suited stallion approaching from the distance looks like he's abandoned a million-dollar business deal just to check out this chick! You never know, Linda, your luck might be really in, he might be one of those handsome Trump hunks!

Of course the outfit is probably best viewed when in full flight, allowing the cape to flutter fetching around a girl's freshly coiffured locks. As you can see it looks great with these comfortable slippers and those pants will allow you to (almost) retain your dignity whatever angle you're drawn from.

You'll also love these peachy ballet shoes to fully demonstrate your immaculate pointe technique.

Or how about this knockout design, Supergirl? Now that Wonder Woman's taken to wearing plain old suits there's an opening for the position of most elegantly dressed super-heroine. And with this daring backless number Geoff's not going to be the only one swooning before you. Perfect for the warmest of summers and will drip-dry in minutes for those times you fancy taking an impromptu dip.

But I hear what you're saying, Linda, how about when the weather's not so great? No-one wants to be rescued by a girl with goosebumps all over her legs, do they? Well fear not, one of your followers is ahead of us all and has come up with this modern, figure-hugging catsuit. Why should Black Widow and Batgirl be the only ones who get to cover up in the colder months? You can see how jealous that girl being crucified is, she must be freezing in that skimpy skirt-- I bet she's wishing she had scores of supporters designing her next outfit for her.

But what does the future hold for you Supergirl? Can we look into the tides of time and glimpse how you might dress in the future? How about this new look, marrying your retro boots with the modern hotpants? And that plunging neckline really makes the most of the the confidence that Wonderbra's giving you.

I'm a little concerned though if we glimpse a little further ahead? I mean first of all don't you worry that maybe that headband's going to look a little dated one day? But what really troubles me is this-- can you really class what you're wearing as a skirt? I mean, you might not realise it, but we can all of us see your undergarments from here, young lady! Not that I'm looking, of course--

No-- this is ridiculous-- those lovely girls who designed your 1970 outfits would choke on their sodas if they saw you in that knicker-flashing offence to all that is decent! It's extremely disappointing! You can change your name and screw with your continuity all you like, but to them you'll always be sweet, innocent Linda Danvers.

All I can say is, I hope that this is just a phase you'll go through for a short time. No, I predict that as you get older you'll make the effort to dress appropriately, as befits a daughter of Krypton and a role-model to young girls the world over. I have every confidence that, should we ever glimpse the way you'll be dressing at some point in the distant future, we'll see something that'll please all of us entirely. I'm absolutely certain of it.

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