Carbon Costume

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.

Rhyme (voiced in Japanese by Hitomi Nabatame [TWEWY]/Ayana Taketatsu [anime/KH/NEO] and in English by Kate Higgins [TWEWY]/Ashley Rose [TWEWY/KH/NEO]/Dani Chambers [anime]) is one of the main characters in The World Ends With You (game/anime).

She is the younger sister of Beat, and while not technically one of the partner characters for the Reaper’s Game, she is very important to Beat’s story and how he got there in the first place.

Rhyme has chin length light blonde hair that she wears a loose dark grey beanie over, with a black and white skull pin matching her brother’s beanie, and blue eyes. She wears a creamsicle colored long sleeved shirt with a dark grey heart stylized skull and crossbones across the entire front, and a pair of short white overalls worn with the top half flopped over. Her shoes are yellow and black, similar in style to Sora’s from Kingdom Hearts, and she wears a bell on a necklace cord.

Doug Houser (voiced by Christopher Corey Smith) is the protagonist of the horror game Dark Deception.  A former lawyer, Doug is tasked with collecting the spiritual essence of the demon Lord Malak‘s victims, known as soul shards, in order to obtain the Riddle of Heaven.  Doug has short dark hair and wears a simple costume consisting of a light grey shirt, dark grey vest, dark grey pants, and black shoes.  He wears a red crosshatch pattern tie.  If you cannot find an exact match, choose a red tie with a similar pattern.  Complete your look by gathering a few large purple crystals to mimic the soul shards from the game.

Chihaya (voiced in Japanese by Miyu Matsuki [P5]/Haruka Terui [P5A/P5R] and in English by Sarah Anne Williams) is a secondary character in the Persona 5 series.

She is a fortune teller based out of Shinjuku that you meet fairly early on in the game, and ends up becoming part of your Confidants roster, with her assigned arcana card being (Wheel of) ‘Fortune’.

Chihaya has very long blonde hair that she wears a black headband over, and light purpley-brown eyes. She wears a scoop neck dark blue shirt, with a very light pinkish-lavender spaghetti strap dress over top, with black clock-like designs in large patterns all over it, finished with black ribbons. The look is finished off with black-blue opaque tights, metallic grey ballet flats with straps, and a simple chain necklace with a red stone hanging from it.

Kuromi is a character in the Sanrio universe. She is the mischievous counterpart to My Melody. Underneath her tough exterior, she’s girly and sensitive. Her favorite colors are pink and black, but her usual color aesthetic is purple and black. The t-shirt plus the skirt is a more casual option whereas the fishnet top and corset are more gothic. Accessorize with punk jewelry like the spiked choker or themed jewelry like the charm bracelet.

Deimos is a main character from the Madness Combat flash animation series.  He often fights alongside Sanford.  You’ll need to really lean in to a world of greyscale to recreate Deimos’ design with your costume.  Start with a grey bodysuit.  You can use black fabric markers to add crosshairs to the front of your face mask.  Then, wrap the top of your head in white bandages and put on a grey visor.  Finish your outfit with a white tee, grey shoes, and a booded jacket.  To make the antenna for your backpack, use black pipe cleaners, these will give you the ability to make the corkscrew shape in the middle.  Put on your back, don a pair of vintage headphones, and you’re ready to join the madness.

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.

Sam Reich is a comedian, writer, and actor. He is CEO of Dropout, formerly College Humor. He hosts various game shows on the platform, such as Game Changer and Make Some Noise. He delights in keeping his players guessing, much to their torment. This photo features a mint green tie, but any tie works fine. Take this cosplay to the next level by making a podium – simply cut the shape from cardboard and paint the design.