Carbon Costume Posts by Kennedy Lindberg
Gabriella from High School Musical
Gabriella is one of the main characters from the early 2000s Disney film High School Musical, and is played by Vanessa Hudgens. She is a new student at East High and is a successful student in her academics. She is also the love interest of Troy.
To dress like Gabriella, wear an orange cardigan with a green satin tank top and blue jeans. Another look is a white dress and white daisy hair clips.
Medusa from KAOS
Medusa is a character from the new Netflix series KAOS, and is played by Debi Mazarr. KAOS is a modern dark comedy series that is inspired by the characters and stories of Greek mythology.
To dress like Medusa, wear a grey tweed suit, striped dress shirt, scarf/ hair wrap, and create the snake detail by taking a fake snake and tuck it under the scarf with it peeking out on one side.
Troy from High School Musical
Troy is the main character from the early 2000s Disney film High School Musical, and is played by Zac Efron. He is on the basketball team at his school, The Wildcats and is the love interest of Gabriella.
To dress like Troy, wear his basketball jersey with red basketball shorts or a red flannel, white tee, lightwash blue jeans, and a blue bandana tied on your head.
Lizzie from The Lizzie McGuire Movie (What Dreams Are Made Of)
Lizzie is a character from the early 2000s Disney movie, The Lizzie McGuire Movie and is played by Hilary Duff. She goes on a trip with her class to Italy and lives her dream.
To dress like Lizzie in her iconic scene where she sings ‘What Dreams Are Made Of’ alongside Isabella (making this a great duo costume), wear a purple reflective jacket, shirt, purple flared pants, a purple necklace, and prop microphone. To create the pin on her jacket, take a ribbon pin and add purple feathers and pin on the front of the jacket. For the accessory on her pants, attach a purple charm necklace.
Sharpay from High School Musical
Sharpay is a character from the early 2000s Disney film High School Musical, and is played by Ashley Tisdale. Sharpay is a fashionable co-president of the drama club at East High, alongside her brother Ryan.
To dress like Sharpay, wear a knit white hat and fur vest or a pink rhinestoned tank top, a silver sequin cardigan, and a pink skirt. Carry a pink microphone to complete the look.
Nardwuar
Nardwuar, or Nardwuar the Human Serviette, is an online personality that hosts unique and hilarious celebrity interviews, usually with popular music artists. He also has a signature look, making this a great costume for music lovers.
To dress like Nardwuar, wear a plaid Scottish-style cap that has a pom pom on top, a colorful shirt, and red plaid pants. Carry a press-style microphone and wear glasses to complete the look.
Lily from Hannah Montana
Lily is a character from the early 2000s Disney Channel show Hannah Montana and is played by Emily Osment. Lily is the best friend of Hannah, a pop star that hides her identity. She is actually Miley Cyrus.
To dress like Lily, wear a knitted hat, red jacket, yellow shirt, and butterfly clips. Another look is an orange jacket, army green cropped cargo pants, and clip-in blue hair extensions.
Chad from High School Musical
Chad is a character from the early 2000s Disney film High School Musical, and is played by Corbin Bleu. Chad is a basketball player alongside his best friend Troy. He is also the love interest of Taylor.
To dress like Chad, wear his red basketball jersey and red basketball shorts, or an orange button down, grey/ purple tee, and a coin necklace.
Simon from Dinner in America
Dinner in America is a 2022 film that has been trending online. It tells the story of a punk rocker named Simon and a girl named Patty, obsessed with his band as they go on a journey together. This would make a perfect couples costume, alongside the character of Patty.
To dress like Simon, start with a black tee, black distressed jeans, and black lace-up boots. Over this, wear a zipped-up army green bomber jacket and attach an Eagle Scouts badge patch onto one side of the jacket.
Longlegs
Longlegs is the villain in the new popular horror film, Longlegs, and is played by Nicolas Cage. Longlegs is a horror/ mystery following the story of Harker, an FBI agent who is assigned a case of a serial killer until she discovers a connection to him during her attempts to stop him.
To dress like Longlegs you could do two different costumes. One is a red-orange shirt worn over a longsleeve cream shirt. Over this layer a blue robe. For the other, and more recognizable look, start by wearing a white button down with white jeans. Over this layer a pale pink button down, which you can cut the sleeves of to make it a vest, leaving it partly unbuttoned to show the white shirt underneath. Over that, wear a light gray denim jacket and tie a black and white scarf around your neck, tucked in partly to the white shirt. For both of these looks, the makeup and hair is a prominent part to recreate. For makeup, use a pale foundation all over the face. Use a cool makeup palette or contour shades to add similar dimensions throughout the face. Wear a light pink or nude lip that is over lined and finally for the hair, wear a blonde wig which you can cut to thin if needed and style to look messy.
