Gallery: How to Get Away With Dressing Like a Superhero at Work

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    craftytardis//BBC
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    Doctor Who Scarf

    A delicate, subtle take on one of the most traditional and recognizable *Doctor Who* accessories: 4th Doctor Tom Baker's signature scarf reimagined as [a delicate beaded necklace](http://www.etsy.com/listing/174179711/4th-doctor-scarflace-black). EXPAND FULLSCREEN FOR BEST EXPERIENCE
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    tintin copy

    If there's an expert on stealth cosplay, it's Anika Dane, who blogs about the intersections of superhero fashion, high fashion, and streetwear at [Red Carpet Superhero](http://tightropemarvel.wordpress.com/) and specializes in putting together superhero (and other character) referential ready-to-wear outfits like [this twist on Hergé's Tintin.](http://tightropemarvel.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/ready-to-wear-tintin/#more-1741)
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    Matti Matikainen/Rovio
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    angry-birds

    Teija Vesterbacka, the wife of Rovio CMO Peter Vesterbacka, [rocked](http://www.themarysue.com/angry-birds-evening-gown/) this elegant Angry Birds gown the Finnish Presidential Palace in 2011. It's not subtle, but it's graceful enough--and the bird is integrated smoothly enough into the dress's general design--to get away with it.
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    gregorydickens/Marvel
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    bruce-banner

    Those of you who saw *Avengers* may remember the work attire of Bruce Banner, including a purple dress shirt that served as a subtle shoutout to the classic eggplant-colored ripped shorts of his alter ego, the Incredible Hulk. A good look all the office workers out there with a hidden reservoir of table-flipping range.
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    Laura Hudson
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    power-girl

    The occasionally controversial "boob window" of Power Girl's costume gets a more elegant redesign for a custom dress -- owned by WIRED's own Laura Hudson -- that is instantly recognizable to fans, but invisibly nerdy to others.
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    triumphdivision/Marvel Comics
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    kate-bishop

    Hawkeye -- both the Avenger Clint Barton and [Kate Bishop](http://triumphdivision.tumblr.com/post/74185958831/stealth-cosplay-of-kate-because-i-dont-have-class), pictured above--have been favorites throughout Stealth Cosplay Week. Thank Matt Fraction's brilliantly offbeat comic *Hawkeye*, which introduced a legion of subtle-but-recognizable, comfortable, and easily replicable streetwear variations on the traditional costumes.
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    captain-marvel

    The lucky hat of Carol Danvers -- former Ms. Marvel and current Captain Marvel -- is basically the ultimate stealth cosplay [accessory](http://deliciouscandles.tumblr.com/post/74220572905/stealth-cosplay-week-day-3-carol): instantly recognizable to anyone in the know, but otherwise just a baffling exercise in overenthusiastic winter-wear.
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