mixolydian-maelstroms: According to Pixar’s The Incredibles, Edna Mode is the woman who designed...

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According to Pixar’s The Incredibles, Edna Mode is the woman who designed the costume for pretty much every superhero ever, meaning that despite being a self-described fashion expert, she never actually learned how underpants work. Edna was a quirky, no-nonsense character who ended up being of great use to our heroes — she’s the one who insists that no one in the family wear a cape, which is exactly what ended up causing the villain’s gruesome death.

The Real-Life Inspiration: Edith Head

Mode is apparently a Pixar reboot of Edith Head, the legendary movie costume designer who, in the course of her career, was nominated for a whopping 35 Academy Awards, taking eight of them home.



Like Edna Mode, Head was incredibly prolific: She’s listed as costume designer in 436 freaking movies, including Vertigo, Rear Window, The Birds, and eight other Hitchcock classics. Incredibles director Brad Bird (who also voiced Mode) has never confirmed that they based the character on Head … but come on, just look at them. It’s also been observed that Mode’s behavior is basically an exaggeration of Head’s real personality. Head once said, “I hate modesty,” while Mode admitted that she was “the best of the best.”