Carbon Costume

Charles-Haden Savage (played by Steve Martin) is a main character on the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building.  Charles is an actor most well-known for playing a hard-boiled detective named Brazzos on the show of the same name. He teams up with fellow true-crime junkies Oliver and Mabel to solve a murder in the Arconia, the apartment building where they all live, and start a podcast in the process.  Charles dresses well, with simple but classic pieces.  His style is much less eccentric than his co-hosts and the most prominently recognizable feature of his wardrobe are his pork pie and the glasses he wears.  If you mix some crisp jeans with a nice sweater layered over a button-down, you’ll be good to go.

Clover (voiced by Andrea Baker in English and Fily Keita in French) is a young WOOHP agent in the French cartoon series Totally Spies!  Clover inherited the spy gene from her mother and works closely with fellow spies Alexandra and Samantha.  Clover wears a variety of fashionable outfits throughout the series, but her spy uniform consists of a red catsuit with matching gloves and boots, as well as a silver belt.  To add some of the more high-tech-looking details to her suit, you can use some grey foam pads and adhere them to the catsuit with the included hook and loop velcro attachments or fabric glue, if you prefer.

Alexandra (voiced by Katie Griffin in English and Céline Mauge in French) is a member of WOOHP in the animated French series Totally Spies!  Alongside fellow spies Samantha and Clover, Alexandra works under Jerry Lewis taking dangerous missions.  Alexandra’s spy costume is yellow, consisting of a catsuit, gloves, and boots.  She wears her hair in a chic black bob.  To recreate her spy suit, you can add details to the yellow bodysuit with some foam padding to emulate the high-tech look of the original costume without having to call in a favor to your local spy agency.

Ken (played by Ryan Gosling) is the hunky counterpart to the titular Barbie from the upcoming live-action film. Barbie and Ken have been iconic toys for decades, and now they’re getting the full movie treatment as dolls brought to life. Ken wears several wild outfits in the movie, including a black and white cowboy ensemble and a glaringly neon outfit with plenty of funky patterns. You may have to get a little crafty to get as close as possible to Ken’s look, so don’t be afraid to attach some fringe to your cowboy shirt with a hot glue gun. Likewise, neon sneakers can stand in for roller blades if you don’t feel like skating all night.

The Flame Princess (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) is a character in the cartoon series Adventure Time.  Real name Phoebe, the Flame Princess is short-tempered, with a tendency for mood swings.  She has two primary looks throughout the series.  The first consists of a two-layered dress, which you can recreate by wearing a duster over a maxi dress, secured with a lightweight pin that has a gemstone motif.  Her second look is more battle-ready, with trousers and boots, and armor with red highlights.  No matter which version you choose, you’ll need a wig and face gems to adhere to your forehead.  If you want to take it one step further, you can use golden yellow body paint.

Samantha (voiced by Jennifer Hale in English and Claire Guyot in French) is a capable spy on the French cartoon series Totally Spies!  Samantha inherited the spy gene from her mom and is under careful surveillance by Jerry Lewis before eventually being asked to join WOOHP where she teams up with fellow spies Alexandra and Clover.  Samantha’s main costume is her green spy outfit which consists of heeled boots, gloves, and a bodysuit.  She also has long copper red hair that she wears pushed back off her forehead.  To recreate her suit, don’t be afraid to get creative by adding some foam details to emulate the more high-tech aspects.  If the self-adhesive velcro doesn’t work for you, simply reach for your preferred fabric-safe glue to achieve the same effect!

Chad (played by Harry Shum, Jr.) is a chef in an alternate universe who works with Evelyn at a hibachi restaurant in the film Everything Everywhere All at Once.  Chad is the best chef at the restaurant where Evelyn works in this particular universe, but she soon discovers why… there’s a raccoon under his chef’s hat that controls his every move.  To recreate the ‘Raccaccoonie’ costume, you have a few options. You’ll want to dress as a chef using white and blue as much as possible.  But for the raccoon component, you can decide how much effort you’d like to put in.  You can wear a blue chef’s hat and attach a raccoon tail hanging out the back, or you could wear a cute raccoon plush hat.  If you’re willing to get a little more creative, you could cut slits into the bottom of a raccoon stuffed animal and thread two or three hard headbands through it to affix the toy to your head.

Mable Mora (played by Selena Gomez) is a main character in Only Murders in the Building on Hulu.  When Mable arrives at the Arconia apartment complex in New York City, she’s a bit of an anomaly.  An artist, it turns out Mabel is staying at her aunt’s for free in exchange for fixing it up, but she has a complicated past with the Arconia, which is revealed over the course of the first season of the true-crime podcast she hosts with Charles and Oliver.  Season two sees her past further revealed after a bloody discovery in her apartment.  Mabel wears a number of quirky outfits, often borrowing pieces from her aunt’s wardrobe to mix and match unique looks.  Focus on finding some cozy retro-looking sweaters and pops of color when putting together your costume.