Carbon Costume

Janine Melnitz is the inexplicably loyal – if somewhat exasperated – receptionist for the Ghostbusters, played by the ever-memorable Annie Potts. She put herself between the Ghostbusters and a possessed Louis Tully, not to mention the Ghostbusters and the EPA. She does a kind of busting all her own and her distinctly ’80s outfits would make a great cosplay.

Janine’s outfit is quintessential ’80s. A short brown wig, large glasses on a red cord, a red button down, black skirt, black tights, and simple black heels all say ’80s office worker. The look is wrapped up by a sleeveless shrug in grey that you’ll need to add black stripes to using black fabric markers.

Camilo Madrigal is a character in Disney’s Encanto. He is the son of Felix and Pepa, and the middle child between Dolores and Antonio, which makes him the cousin of Mirabel. Camilo possesses the gift of shapeshifting and he can take on the appearance of any family member. He likes using this gift to joke around and fool others.

Mushu is a character in the Disney animated movie Mulan. He fits the role of the hilarious sidekick. Mushu appoints himself in charge of getting Mulan back from the Chinese army to restore his title as spirit guardian for the Fa family. Although upon getting to know her, he understands her determination to defeat the Huns. Voiced by Eddie Murphy, Mushu is always cracking jokes and displays a comical sense of pride that often gets him into trouble. If you want to take the comfy route, you can opt for the onesie.

Weird Girl (voiced by Catherine O’Hara) is a character in Tim Burton’s stop-animation film Frankenweenie.  Weird Girl is a classmate of Victor Frankenstein.  Weird Girl has long hair with bangs and wears a floral-printed dress.  To recreate her costume, you can use either a white or grey dress, depending on your preference, and add the black flowers with fabric paint.  Some light grey body paint can help give you a ghoulish appearance to match.

Abby Park (voiced by Hyein Park) is the shortest, feistiest member of the friend group at the heart of Disney-Pixar’s Turning Red.  As one of four best friends, Abby spends much of her time with Mei Lee, Miriam Mendelsohn, and Priya Mangal.  Abby truly wants to help Mei, but can sometimes misremember crucial information.  She’s a big fan of Mei’s red panda form, though, and is very supportive.  Abby wears purple overalls layered over a sweater.  To make your overalls look more like hers, you can add iron-on flower patches.

Princess Melody is a character in the Disney animated movie, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, a sequel to the 1989 The Little Mermaid. Melody is the daughter of Princess Ariel and Prince Eric, who opposite of her mother, longs to live under the sea. A tomboy with an adventurous spirit, Melody attempts to reconnect with her Atlantican half. You can recreate her old-fashioned pajamas with a cropped tank top and sweatpants. Attach the teal bow to the center of the top’s neckline.

Mark Cohen is a character in the musical RENT, written by Jonathan Larson to depict bohemian life in Lower Manhattan’s East Village during the HIV/AIDS crisis. Mark serves as the musical’s narrator, documenting the events with his antique video camera. He is a struggling Jewish documentary filmmaker as well as Roger’s roommate. Maureen is his ex-girlfriend. Anthony Rapp portrayed Mark in both the Broadway run and 2005 movie-musical.

Mimi Marquez is a character in the musical RENT, written by Jonathan Larson to depict bohemian life in Lower Manhattan’s East Village during the HIV/AIDS crisis. She is a nineteen year old exotic dancer at a club called the Cat Scratch. She struggles with a drug addiction, and she is HIV positive like Angel. Mimi falls in love with Roger, and her growth throughout their romance is an important part of the story.