Movies
Longlegs
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.
Patty from Dinner in America
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 Simon.
To dress like Patty, wear a multicolor striped tee tucked into denim shorts. Pair with glasses, a black studded belt, orange sneakers, and blue socks.
Barbara Thorson from I Kill Giants
Barbara Thorson (played by Madison Wolfe in the film) is the protagonist of I Kill Giants. Barbara is a bit of an outcast with a small social circle. She wears a rabbit ear headband that makes her standout and hunts giants in her spare time. In the film, Barbara wears several different outfits, but her red hoodie with blue jacket stands out. Pair your tops with distressed black shorts layered over grey leggings, stripped socks, and white sneakers. Complete your look with glasses, rabbit ears, and some protective gear if you’re planning to spend your after school hours slaying giants.
Nostalgia from Inside Out 2
In Inside Out 2, Nostalgia (voiced by June Squibb) is one of the new emotions of Riley Andersen. Nostalgia is the oldest emotion, but one Riley won’t need for 10 more years. She’s depicted as an elderly lady with white hair, pink reading glasses, and muted clothes of beiges and browns.
Beau from Beau is Afraid
Beau is the leading character of the 2023 Ari Aster film, Beau Is Afraid. It’s a disorienting horror film following Beau as he goes on a journey to confront his worst fears to make it back home.
To dress like Beau in his most recognizable costume, wear a gray set of pajamas with white piping. For a lesser-known one, wear a light brown shirt, canvas suspenders, dark wash jeans, and a brown hat or fedora. Carry a prop hatchet to complete the look.
Bob Dylan from A Complete Unknown
Timothee Chalamet is playing the part of music legend, Bob Dylan in the new biopic, A Complete Unknown. Although not released yet, we can see the impressive costumes in set pics online and in trailers.
To dress like Chalamet as Bob Dylan in a younger and more colorful look, wear a warm colored plaid shirt and bootcut jeans. Over this wear an army green jacket, a knitted mustard yellow scarf, yellow gloves, and a corduroy cap. Carry a guitar case and yellow backpack to take the look even further. For his more recognizable and iconic look where he appears to be playing a slightly older Dylan, wear a suede brown jacket, brown pants, black shirt, and black sunglasses.
Lily Bloom from It Ends with Us
Blake Lively as Lily Bloom in the new film It Ends with Us has been a viral topic of discussion lately. The film is a romance drama, based off of the novel by Colleen Hoover. One of the topics of conversation is the wardrobe which is very bright, and features lots of colors and prints.
To dress like Lily Bloom, wear things like a wool plaid shirt jacket with jeans, a long denim coat with thrifted layers and blue jeans, paired with red heeled boots. Another is a yellow and blue look, featuring a yellow leather jacket layered over a yellow striped shirt and blue cropped tank top.
Tiny Tina from Borderlands (2024)
Borderlands is a movie based off of the original video games. It follows a bounty hunter that joins a team of misfits who fight monsters and bandits together.
Tiny Tina in the film, like her original character, has a quirky unique look with patchwork and lots of personality. To dress like Tiny Tina, start with a floral long-sleeve shirt at the base. Take the sleeve up to a bit above the elbow of a gray flare sleeved sweater, then attach this right above the elbow of the floral shirt. Don’t worry about having perfect seams in this costume, as it’s supposed to look scrappy. Over this, wear a color-block pastel t-shirt and cut it off at the center of the chest, or right under the sleeves. Take a brown striped tshirt and cut it off the same point, then attach the bottom half of the brown shirt to the rest of the pastel one. For pants, wear orange joggers/ sweatpants under a gray circle skirt. At the waist, wear a holographic or dark fanny pack. Attach the smiley button on one side of your shirt. For the headband, you can buy a custom on Etsy or 3-D print, but another clever option is to take futuristic prop sunglasses, and wear across your forehead. If it’s too loose, attach some elastic or pin in your hair. You could even use some string or whatever scrappy piece you find. For the ears, either wear a bunny ears headband or cut the ears off and attach them to the headband, while keeping in mind it may weigh it down slightly. Add a pink bandaid to your nose and use some temporary hot pink color to add streaks in your hair. You can also wear a yellow rain jacket over it all. If the costume looks too bright for you take some watered down brown acrylic or fabric paint and distress your costume layer by layer, focusing at the seams. You can also run over them with sandpaper.
Andie Anderson from How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Andie Anderson is a character from the romantic comedy, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, and is played by Kate Hudson. Andie needs to prove that she can dump a guy within 10 days, while her love interest Ben tries to do the opposite.
To dress like Andie in her iconic yellow dress look, wear a maxi light yellow satin dress with a v-neck or spaghetti strap neckline. With this, wear matching heels, a silver necklace, and carry a white clutch or purse.
Snow White (2025)
Snow White is a classic Disney animated princess film that you may be familiar with. There is a brand new, live-action adaptation of it coming out next year, which starts the very talented Rachel Zegler.
To dress like Snow White from this upcoming film, starting with the top, there isn’t one out yet that is exactly like hers which looks to be a velvet material, but for now you can take the top from previous available, pre-made costumes. You can either cut off this part, but it may be easier just to wear this at the base. Over this, you’ll want to achieve the very full yellow skirt. You can wear one, or layer multiple yellow full tulle skirts. This costume cuts straight across at the waist, so wear the over-skirts slightly above the waistline of the base costume. If there is a ribbon, you can fold it under, remove it, or tuck it in. Wear white tights underneath with red ballet flats. Finally, either style your own hair in a similar fashion or style a short black wig.