Carbon Costume

Wildcat is a biographical drama that follows the life of writer Flannery O’Connor, and is played by Maya Hawke. The film tells the story of her struggle in publishing her first novel and being diagnosed with lupus. Her novel was published in 1952.

To dress like Flannery O’Connor in the film, wear a gray or brown wool coat, a silk printed or knit scarf, a blue beret, 1950s style glasses, and brown gloves.

Anxiety (voiced by Maya Hawke) is a character from the Pixar film Inside Out 2. As one of Riley Andersen‘s newest emotions, Anxiety joins the likes of Joy, Anger, and Disgust as Riley transitions into adolescence.  Anxiety’s personality suits the emotion she represents and she strives to control her environment (and Riley) in order to keep her anxious feelings at bay.  Anxiety’s color palette is orange and brown.  She has orange skin and hair, wears an orange and white striped turtleneck, brown slacks, and brown boots.  You can choose to paint your face orange if you want to truly embody the emotion’s look.

Musical and Broadway fans are reeling after the release of the new trailer for the film Wicked. The film is a screen adaptation of the broadway musical Wicked,  which tells the story of the witches of Oz. This film will be in two parts and release separately, at different dates. As we await the first release, we get to analyze and enjoy the trailer and all of it’s impressive actors and of course, the costumes.

One look the internet is loving because of the glasses in particular, is this one that Elphaba wears as she seems to first arrive at Shiz University and meets Glinda. To dress like Elphaba here, wear these circle asymmetrical round glasses, black coat dress, black heeled boots, a micro twist wig if needed, and of course green face paint.

Annabelle is a character from the movie Booksmart, and is played by Molly Gordon. The comedy film follows best friends Amy and Molly at the end of their senior year, where they attempt to experience things they haven’t in school like partying, but all in one night before graduation. Annabelle is a character in the film that we first view as sort of a bully to the two but as we learn more about her, like many characters, there is a lot more to her than we initially thought.

To dress like Annabelle, wear a multicolor striped tee, red running shorts, white sneakers, silver hoop earrings and a silver coin necklace.

Mr. Grooberson is a character from the new Ghostbsuters film, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and is played by Paul Rudd. The film follows The Spengler family as they return to New York City, specifically the iconic firehouse we know from the original Ghostbusters. An ancient artifact is found and releases an evil force that brings on a second ice age, but both the new and old Ghostbusters are there to stop it together.

To dress like Mr. Grooberson, wear a red puffer or parka jacket, khaki coveralls, a khaki military or tactical style belt, and black combat boots. Attach a custom Ghostbusters name tag to the front of the jacket, either using your own name, or Grooberson. Attach the classic ghostbusters logo patch to the arm, and wear a ghostbusters proton pack (backpack), whether that be a replica pack or a costume backpack.

Hope is a character from the movie Booksmart, and is played by Diana Silvers. The comedy film follows best friends Amy and Molly at the end of their senior year, where they attempt to experience things they haven’t in school like partying, but all in one night before graduation. Hope is a cool classmate of theirs and is Amy’s crush who she ends up with in the end.

To dress like Hope, wear a brown fringe jacket, a white tee, light wash blue jeans, a black belt, and white converse sneakers.

John is a character from the comedy film Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, and is played by John Higgins. The film follows best friends Ben, John, and Martin who you also may recognize from their sketches on Saturday Night Live, as they go on an adventure to find a gold treasure, encounter others who also want it, and even a cult.

To dress like John, wear a blue polo shirt with jeans, or a multicolored windbreaker. For the costume he wears in the cult scenes, where members wear all purple, take white overalls and dye them purple with fabric dye, and wear a light purple shirt underneath that.

Pelicanman (played by Kari Ketonen), also known as “Mr. Berd,” is the titular pelican who becomes a man in the Finnish film Pelikaanimies.  With the help of Emil and Elsa, two children who see through his disguise, Pelicanman learns about humans and escapes being trapped at the zoo.  Pelicanman wears shades of white, black, and grey that harken back to his true bird form, including grey gloves.  Complete your costume with a few feather accessories.