It's one of those standards - when a costume is designed for a man, it emphasizes beefy. When the same concept is repurposed for a woman, it's made sexy.
![](http://comicsalliance.com/files/2009/10/ca_muscles2-456.jpg)
Even when it's a character like Spiderman, who's lithe in the comic books - the boy's get beefed up:
![](http://images.costumeexpress.com/mgen/the-amazing-spider-man-2-deluxe-child-costume-cx-806052.jpg?zm=1600,1600,1,0,0)
And the girls get sexed up:
![](http://images.costumeexpress.com/mgen/spider-girl-adult-costume-cx-802656.jpg?zm=1600,1600,1,0,0)
But that's not fair, right? I used a kid's picture for the boy and an adult picture for the girl. Well then, how about this?
![](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/74/f9/b8/74f9b888ffde9114c12ac498f6868f49.jpg)
Boy = tough, girl = sexy.
Even when it's something like armour.
Look at Boba Fett's armour, as it appeared in the movie:
![](http://images.buystarwarscostumes.com/products/10000/1-1/supreme-edition-boba-fett-costume.jpg)
And a female version for Halloween:
![](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/dd/44/84/dd4484d52ed58c7427225b37664f2333.jpg)
Everything hugs. The armour plates - which would be functional in the original - changed. Spandex is added. And that's a tame one:
![](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/4a/ce/e5/4acee5f85b1d328177011dd44707b844.jpg)
You can say this is what the market wants, or it's what men want, or it's all that's available. The point is, the trend exists - men's outfits repurposed for women get sexed up to some degree or another.
Which begs the question - what will Captain Phasma's Haloween outfits look like as the character, a woman in armour, gains traction post-Force Awakens release?
![](http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/star-wars-the-force-awakens-adult-captain-phasma-deluxe-costume-bc-809234.jpg?zm=1600,1600,1,0,0)
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