Carbon Costume

A new TV series has been going viral online for its spot-on live action adaptation of the video game franchise Fallout that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. This series depicts the aftermath of The Great War of 2077, where survivors take refuge in fallout shelters or Vaults, which are actually all created as different experiments on the people who live in them. It follows a woman named Lucy who leaves Vault 33 to find her father in the dangerous wasteland of what is left of Los Angeles. She runs into a Ghoul bounty hunter, originally named Cooper Howard. He was a film actor before the war. In this guide I’ll be covering Cooper Howard’s cowboy costume in Episode 1.

Although this costume looks complicated to make, this guide is doable for an artist of any level. Starting with the iconic blue and gold western shirt, use a blue western dress shirt or just western-style shirt as the base to build off of. For the gold/ cream section on the top portion of the shirt and the sleeve cuffs, cut either a jacquard patterned or brushed twill fabric to the shape of the top of the shirt and either glue it down (the edges will be covered by the fringe trim but iron and fold edges for a cleaner look) or sew the fabric on top. If you’re skilled in sewing and want to take it even further, seam rip the top section from the collar and sleeves and use the removed blue piece as a pattern for the gold fabric, adding seam allowance to sew back in place. You can also add cream piping/ bias tape along the collar and front button panels.

Next, along the edge of the gold fabric you added, either sew or glue on gold fringe trim, following the edge across the front, over the shoulder, and to the back.

Now for the details on the gold fabric: if you choose a printed jacquard fabric, you can keep as is. It gives the same effect of having variety to the surface. However if you have more time to add detail, choose the solid brushed twill fabric and paint and/or embroider a similar pattern of line drawings of scorpions similar to the photos. Doing a combination of both flat painted and 3-D embroidered icons gives it the same variety as the one from the series. You can also paint or embroider (or both) the icons on the collar.

For the rest of the costume, wear brown pants like these western-style Wrangler pants. Bootcut works better to cover cowboy boots like the ones linked below. On top of those, wear a brown cowboy holster belt. More accessories to complete the look include a cream cattleman’s crease style cowboy hat, a sheriff’s badge and a gold neck scarf. To be even more screen-accurate for the scarf, take a solid cream or white bandana, and tie-dye it yellow.

If you have a kiddo that can match with you, you can also follow my guide for Janey Howard’s costume. Even further, I’ve also created one for Janey’s mother, and Cooper’s wife Barb Howard.

Seifer (voiced in Japanese by Takehito Koyasu and in English by Will Friedle) is one of the main characters found in Twilight Town, predominantly in Kingdom Hearts 2.

He is the leader of the Disciplinary Committee, that he’s part of with his friends Fuu, Rai, and Vivi. The four of them are characters originally found in the Final Fantasy games, much like the other non-Disney characters that show up in Traverse Town. Seifer in this is younger than his FFVIII counterpart and often butts heads with Hayner, his main rival.

Seifer has short, light blonde hair that he wears a black beanie over, with the kanji for ‘ore’ embroidered on it, and bright tealy-blue eyes. There’s a large scar crossing diagonally over his nose. His outfit consists of  a white and blue zip up croptop, with a long white sleeveless coat with dark grey accents over top, brown loose leg pants with a yellow ribbon tie at the waist, and thick black boots with silver details, and blue shoe laces tied around the ankles instead of laced through the holders.

Neferpitou (voiced in Japanese by Ayumi Fujimura and in English by Sarah Williams) is part of the royal guards in the Chimera Ant arc of Hunter x Hunter.

They were the first of the guards to hatch, and put in charge of guarding their new king, Meruem, at the behest of his mother. Pitou is the science specialist of the group, and is in charge of understanding the concept of Nen, and how to use it to the ant’s advantage. Like most of the others, they are a fusion of an animal with the base ant, and have many cat features, in addition to doll looking joints.

Pitou has fluffy chin-length white hair, with a matching cat tail and unmatching light yellow cat ears, and gradiented reddish-yellow eyes. Their outfit consists of a deep blue peacoat with golden buttons, muted orange shorts and matching socks, and blue slip on shoes.

Patrick is one of the main characters in the new film Challengers, and is played by Josh O’Connor. 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 Patrick as he dresses when playing tennis, wear a sporty red or black tank top and carry a matching red and black tennis racket. Other looks of his include black shorts, a green and white striped button-down shirt, and light blue polo shirt.

Asuramaru (voiced in Japanese by Hibiku Yamamura and in English by Colleen Clinkenbeard) is a major character in the anime/manga Owari no Seraph/Seraph of the End.

He is the demon that is contracted to the main character, Yuichiro, acting as his sword. Not much is known about his past in the anime, but going further into the manga, it is revealed that he ties much more into the story than originally thought, and is also the older brother of Krul Tepes.

Asuramaru has very long dark indigo-purple hair that reaches all the way down to the floor, slitted dark red eyes, and pointed ears. He has a golden headband resting at the top of his head, and little diamond-looking horn like objects just below it. The rest of the outfit is rather simple, consisting of a sleeveless black high-neck top, with gold clasps at the top, black fingerless sleeves, and a white wrap skirt with an extremely high leg slit, and gold button details at the top.

A new TV series has been going viral online for its spot-on live action adaptation of the video game franchise Fallout that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. This series depicts the aftermath of The Great War of 2077, where survivors take refuge in fallout shelters or Vaults, which are actually all created as different experiments on the people who live in them. It follows a woman named Lucy who leaves Vault 33 to find her father in the dangerous wasteland of what is left of Los Angeles. She runs into a Ghoul bounty hunter, originally named Cooper Howard. He was a film actor before the war. In this guide I’ll be covering her costume from Episode 1, which takes on a transformation itself: going from a clean wedding dress to a bloodied and battle-ready one.

To dress like Lucy in her wedding costume in episode one, wear a 50s style retro white wedding dress as the base. For the one linked here, remove the sleeves for a more screen-accurate look. Adding a white petticoat will also give the skirt that fuller look. With this, pair a white clip-in veil, white retro heels, and a sunflower bouquet.

For the version in the later half of the episode where she gets to fighting, use red fabric paint for the blood stain on her dress. Black acrylic or fabric paint can be added at different layers towards the center for a more realistic look. To mimic the belt across her chest, you can wear a bullet belt/ sash. She also wears a contraption on her wrist that we continue to see throughout the series that in the game is called a Pipboy 3000, and like the one linked below, artists sell various versions of the prop they create online. Either wear a wig or style your hair like Lucy’s and add some red splatters on your face and arms to take the look even further.

Beatrice is a character in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall. She and her family lived at the Old Mill. They were turned into bluebirds by the wicked Adelaide, who sends her to kidnap Wirt and Greg. However, Beatrice has a change of heart and becomes their ally, guiding the two brothers through the Unknown. Despite her grumpiness and nagging (especially towards Wirt), she is also brave and headstrong. The winged scissors make a great accessory, which clips her wings to make her human again.

Beca is the main character from the 2012 film Pitch Perfect, and is played by Anna Kendrick. 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.

Beca has a much edgier style than most of The Bellas, reflecting her dream of being a DJ. There are a couple looks that can be recreated like this one with a gray sleeveless cardigan layered over a maroon lace-edge tank top, or her look with a cropped plaid blazer, a navy long sleeve shirt with lace detail, and a gray scarf.