Posts by Kennedy Lindberg
Tom Nook from Animal Crossing
Tom Nook is a popular and well-known character from the Nintendo game Animal Crossing. Tom Nook is one of the first characters you meet in the game and he is the manager of the town shop and Nook Homes. His design is based off of an animal called a Tanuki, or a Japanese Raccoon Dog.
To dress like Tom Nook, wear a headband with ears, and either an Animal Crossing Hawaiian shirt with khaki shorts, or his dressier look with a green argyle sweater vest, red tie, white button down, and gray pants.
Ryan Gosling from ‘I’m Just Ken’ Oscars Performance
This past weekend, the 2024 Oscars were more than memorable thanks to Ryan Gosling bringing the Kenergy to the awards with his explosive live performance of ‘I’m Just Ken.’ Although Barbie didn’t win best picture or director, Ryan truly made a lasting impression by flooding our screens and the stage with pink. He was accompanied by a large ensemble of Kens supporting him as background dancers. The look of the performance was inspired by the famous scene featuring Marilyn Monroe’s ‘Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend’ from the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Of course in this case, Ryan is the iconic blonde and the ensemble wear costumes inspired by the men in the ensemble from the film. Choosing this classic film as inspiration is also fitting as Greta Gerwig took a lot of inspiration from large sweeping sound-stage musicals from that time. The I’m Just Ken scene in Barbie is actually inspired by Singin’ in the Rain, from the dream ballet sequence with Cyd Charisse and Gene Kelly.
Ryan wore an all-pink outfit to this performance. This can be created by wearing a hot-pink suit, pink shirt, pink gloves, pink socks, black dress shoes, and fashionable black sunglasses. The rhinestones can be added with AB rhinestones and glued with E6000. A black cowboy hat can also be added like he wears in the very beginning of the performance. This would make for a great duo or group costume with your favorite Kens as the background dancers.
Lucky Flickerman from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Lucky Flickerman is a character from the new Hunger Games film: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and is played by Jason Schwartzman. The Hunger Games series of films are based off of the original books by Suzanne Collins. This film takes place 64 years before the original Hunger Games we know. In this new film, we get to see Coriolanus Snow at 18 years old who is assigned to mentor Lucy of District 12 as the 10th annual Hunger Games approaches. Lucky Flickerman is the charismatic announcer and very first host of the games.
Lucky Flickerman dresses for the occasion wearing a red velvet blazer with black details, white shirt, velvet black bow tie, black pleated pants and shiny black dress shoes. To add even more to the costume, add a fun prop mic and stick-on curled mustache.
Chloe from Pitch Perfect
Chloe is a character from the 2012 film Pitch Perfect, and is played by Brittany Snow. Pitch Perfect is a comedy that follows Beca, a college student that joins the all-girls singing group at her school called The Bellas who take on the rival all-male group in competition.
Chloe is one of the co-leaders of The Barden Bellas. To dress like the first look we see her in, wear a blue plaid printed sleeveless dress. To dress like the iconic stage uniform of the Bella’s, wear a navy cardigan over a white button shirt, navy pencil skirt, and a yellow printed scarf worn around the neck.
Lorraine from X
Lorraine is a character from the Ti West Horror Film X, and is played by Jenna Ortega. X follows a group of actors that go to a house in rural Texas to make an adult film, when their elderly hosts turn on them. Lorraine in this film is the boom mic operator for the film.
Lorraine wears a casual 70s look with a brown toned shirt, maroon flare jeans, and a brown braided belt. She carries a boom mic and pole and wears black headphones.
Olivia Rodrigo from GUTS Live Performance
Olivia Rodrigo is a popular singer-songwriter and actress that is best known so far from her role in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney+ and followed this with her hit album SOUR in 2021. This previous year she released her second album called GUTS in 2023. She also did a recorded live performance through Vevo of some popular hits from her new album like ‘get him back!’ And ‘all-american b*tch.’
There are a few different fun and sparkly looks in this video like her blue sequin square neck mini dress, and her more casual one with a white tank top, sequin shorts, silver hoop earrings, and a microphone.
Blathers from Animal Crossing
Blathers is a character from the Nintendo game Animal Crossing. He is an owl that resides at the local museum in the game and accepts different items to add to it. He is a smart and friendly character that sleeps during the day just like any owl would.
To dress like Blathers, wear a brown argyle sweater vest, brown pants, striped red and yellow socks, a green bow tie and a brown dress shirt. If you want to go even further, make wings out of fabric and a yellow beak.
Olive from Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Olive is one of the characters in the film Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, based off of the book by Ransom Riggs. This movie is directed by Tim Burton and it definitely is fitting in its style. Olive is played by Lauren McCrostie. The movie is about a boy named Jacob we follow through the story as he is transported into the past where a home of orphans with special powers live.
Olive is one of the children at the home and her special power is the ability to create fire in her hands. To dress like Olive, wear a pink floral printed dress, white heels, black gloves to mimic her fire-resistant ones, and a shawl.
Tigris from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Tigris is a character from the new Hunger Games film: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and is played by Hunter Schafer. The Hunger Games series of films are based off of the original books by Suzanne Collins. This film takes place 64 years before the original Hunger Games we know. In this new film, we get to see Coriolanus Snow at 18 years old who is assigned to mentor Lucy of District 12 as the 10th annual Hunger Games approaches. Tigris is the cousin of Coriolanus Snow and lives with him in The Capitol. She has an interest and talent in fashion and helps Snow with some of his outfits as well as being there for him emotionally throughout the story.
One look Tigris wears is this all-pink suit costume. To recreate this, wear a pink blazer, pink pencil skirt, pink v-neck blouse, a pink hair fascinator, and blue heels. Add lots of pink blush to complete the look.
Venetia from Saltburn
Saltburn is a new film by Emerald Fennel that follows Oliver Quick as he stays in his rich classmate Felix’s estate, and a series of horrifying events occur. Venetia Catton is Felix’s sister and has a fling with Oliver at, and is played by Alison Oliver. She’s a character with lots of personality and at first seems shallow until we get to know her character more.
To create Venetia’s iconic pink look for yourself, wear a glittery purple dress or jumpsuit, pink cat-eye sunglasses, and layer over it a pink fun and party-ready tinsel jacket.