Carbon Costume

Rosita (voiced by Reese Witherspoon) is part of the ensemble cast of Sing, an animated film that takes place in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.  A weary mother of many children, Rosita decides to try out for a singing competition organized by koala Buster Moon.  She is chosen for the event, but Buster thinks her act needs a little more pizzazz, so he teams her up with enthusiastic performer Gunter.  Though hesitant at first, Rosita learns to enjoy the spotlight and shines during her performance of Taylor Swift‘s Shake It Off.  To recreate Rosita’s stage look, you’ll need to love all things black and glittery.  Start with a long-sleeved bodysuit and black pumps, then layer a fluffy skirt over top.  You’ll also need a balaclava and you can choose to add a pig nose and glittery cat ears to imitate her animal appearance in the film.  Use a pair of scissors to cut the balaclava and skirt to more closely match her costume from the movie.

Nikolai Zinoviev (voiced by Neil Newbon) is a Soviet Army veteran who served in the paramilitary of the Umbrella Corporation.  He appears Resident Evil 3 and its remake.  Codenamed Silver Wolf, Nikolai is tasked with several high-priority missions including being offered a reward to kill Jill Valentine.  In the remake, Nikolai wears a grey shirt under a black tactical vest with the Umbrella Corporation logo.  He also dons dark grey pants, combat boots, and black fingerless gloves.  His uniform is completed with knee pads, dual thigh holsters, and a pistol.

Rusty Rivets (voiced by Kyle Breitkopf) is the titular main character of the Nickelodeon cartoon Rusty Rivets.  A young mechanic and inventor, Rusty creates his own contraptions from salvaged parts.  Rusty has dark blue-black hair that he wears slicked back.  His outfit consists of blue pants, an orange shirt with a lightning bolt design, grey gloves, and grey and teal sneakers with orange laces.  He also wears a grey utility belt and goggles.  For his shirt, you can use black fabric markers to recreate the emblem on the front.  Swap out a dull pair of boot laces with orange ones for an extra finishing touch.

Louie is a character from Pikmin 2.  A ravenous co-worker of Captain Olimar, Louie is new to the shipping business he now works for.  Louie wears a yellow suit and blue gloves.  You can add some blue fabric paint to your shoes to get yours to match his appearance from the game a little better.  By using a clear acrylic globe, you’ll be able to mimic the look of a space suit.  Use a dab of glue and blue piper cleaners to imitate the antenna on Louie’s helmet.

Mrs. Puff (played by Abby C. Smith) is a character from Spongebob the Musical.  She is a pufferfish.  As a teacher in Bikini Bottom, Mrs. Puff helps students like SpongeBob SquarePants learn to drive boats as a means of underwater transportation.  In the Broadway musical, Mrs. Puff wears a bright blue jacket with polka dots and a pillbox hat to match.  To recreate her appearance from the stage production, focus on finding a coat in your budget that has a bit of flare to the bottom.  Layer it over a red petticoat skirt and blue and green striped tights.  Mrs. Puff’s accessories include an oversized pearl necklace, teal gloves, and Mary Jane shoes.  Finish the look with blue eyeshadow and red lipstick.

The iconic plumber Mario gets a bit of a makeover in the Super Mario Maker video games.  The eighteenth addition to the Super Mario catalog, Super Mario Maker allows players to create their own Super Mario courses as well as play those made by other users.  Builder Mario in the game wears a yellow hard hat with his signature “M” emblem.  He also wears a yellow long-sleeved shirt beneath a pair of red overalls.  Finish your costume with brown boots, white gloves, a brown utility belt, and a bushy mustache.

Cosmo is a talented inventor from the Space Kingdom in the webcomic Cucumber Quest.  They help Cucumber and Almond occasionally throughout their quest.  Cosmo has black hair and grey skin with pink freckles, which you can recreate with body paint and an eyeliner pen.  They also have a pair of grey rabbit-like ears.  Their clothes consist of a light purple shirt and black leggings under dark blue star-and-planet-themed shortalls.  You can add the cosmic design with some fabric paint yourself.  Accessorize with pink gloves, blue polarized glasses, and some star pins; a black one at your throat and two silver ones on the straps of your overall shorts.

Penelope Blossom (played by Nathalie Boltt) is a recurring character in the CW series Riverdale.  The mother of Cheryl and Jason, Penelope is manipulative and cunning, with a penchant for poisons.  She has copper hair and favors the color red in nearly all of her ensembles.  She wears a glove on her left hand to cover scars after receiving third-degree burns.  When crafting your costume, focus on chic silhouettes, carefully styled hair, and crimson pieces that really pop.