Carbon Costume

Tashi Duncan is the main character in the new film Challengers, and is played by Zendaya. Challengers is a drama/ romance film that centers around Tashi who after a career-ending injury, becomes a tennis coach and mentor for her husband Art Donaldson. They encounter a former lover of Tashi’s, Patrick Zweig as they prepare for their upcoming match.

To dress like Tashi as a tennis champion, wear a white preppy tennis dress and carry a tennis racket. In her iconic coaching look from the trailer, she wears a blue shirt dress that ties at the waist with rounded black sunglasses. In one dressy outfit she wears a blue glittery sleeveless mini dress. You can also wear this grey t-shirt that reads “I TOLD YA” that is just like the one from the film.

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 iconic 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.

To dress like a backup dancer from this performance, wear a black tailcoat blazer, white pocket square, white vest, white shirt, white bow tie, black pants, pink socks, and black dress shoes. Pair this with a black cowboy hat and don’t forget to create the pink sash. This can be made by wearing a hot pink 3.5 inch wide sash and either gluing or sewing a 2 inch light pink ribbon down the center. The sash is worn over the white button down tux shirt, but under and tucked into the white vest. This would make for a great duo or group costume with your favorite Kens, and one of them being Ryan’s Ken in the all-pink suit.

Timmy is the youngest member of the McDoodle family trying to survive a nuclear explosion in the indie game 60 Seconds!  He is the brother of Mary Jane and the son of Dolores and Ted.  Timmy has curly ginger hair and freckles.  He wears a blue and yellow striped shirt, olive shorts, suspenders, socks, and slippers.  If you can’t find an exact match for his shirt, choose one that has similar cut and colors.

Keith (voiced in Japanese by Hiroaki Hirata and in English by Ray Chase) is one of the main characters in the Netflix original anime series, B the Beginning.

He is a genius detective that came out of retirement to work with the R.I.S. in their efforts to catch the serial killer known as ‘Killer B’, which launches him into a much deeper investigation involving the case that made him quit in the first place.

Keith has dark teal eyes with a long thin scar underneath his right one, and he wears thin framed glasses. His hair is blackish-brown and worn in a short, shaggy cut, and his beard and mustache are much the same. The outfit he’s usually seen in is a loose-fitting off-white button up shirt, with a matching set of dark grey suit jacket and slacks, with a simple brown belt. It’s finished off with dark brown shoes, which he wears seemingly without socks.

Tamaki (voiced in Japanese by Yūto Uemura and in English by Aaron Dismuke) is one of the secondary main characters in the anime/manga My Hero Academia.

He is part of the Big Three at UA along with Mirio and Nejire, but vastly prefers to stay out of the focus of attention, as he is highly anxious. His Quirk comes from the foods he eats, which allows him to emulate various animal traits while in battle.

Tamaki has spiky indigo hair that’s very reminiscent of Sasuke or Noctis, similarly colored eyes, and his ears are pointed. He has the bulkiest hero costume of the three, with it being a basic black bodysuit underneath, a white skirt-like wrap over top, and several gold banded accessories. He wears a purple tactical vest with several pockets in it for aid in fighting, a hooded gold and white cloak with a metal neckpiece, and it’s finished off with a purple visor with gold trim.

Enid Mettle (voiced by Mena Suvari and Ashly Burch) is a main character in the animated series OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes.  She works as a cashier at Gar’s Hero Supply and Bodega alongside her friends Kaio Kincaid and Radicles X.  Enid has purple hair she wears in a bun.  She wears brown booties, black compression shorts, and a blue crop top with longer white sleeve-like bandages on her arms.  To build your costume, you’ll need a white shrug and then a blue sleeveless cropped shirt over it along with a purple wig, black bike shorts, and brown boots.

Sandy is one of the iconic characters from the 1978 musical film Grease, and is played by Olivia Newton-John. Grease follows the life of high school students in the 1950s, specifically the story of Sandy and Danny who had a romance over the summer before the school year. Sandy is a sweet new student from Australia and in the end of the film, transforms into her very recognizable all-black and leather costume.

To dress like Sandy from the film, wear a yellow pastel sweater and skirt, a white collared blouse, white ruffled socks and white sneakers. For her look at the end of the movie, wear a black cropped leather jacket, an off-the-shoulder fitted top, black leather leggings, a black waist belt, and red heels.

Aubrey is a character from the 2012 film Pitch Perfect, and is played by Anna Camp. 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.

Aubrey is one of the co-leaders of The Barden Bellas. To dress like the first look we see her in, wear a hot pink midi short sleeve 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.