Carbon Costume Movies
Mimi Marquez from Rent
Mimi Marquez is a character in the musical RENT, written by Jonathan Larson to depict bohemian life in Lower Manhattan’s East Village during the HIV/AIDS crisis. She is a nineteen year old exotic dancer at a club called the Cat Scratch. She struggles with a drug addiction, and she is HIV positive like Angel. Mimi falls in love with Roger, and her growth throughout their romance is an important part of the story.
Deirdre Beaubeirdra from Everything Everywhere All at Once
Deirdre Beaubeirdra (played by Jamie Lee Curtis) is an IRS worker and sometimes antagonist in the film Everything Everywhere All at Once. Deirdre is a bit of a stick in the mud and puts pressure on Evelyn and Waymond Wang when she audits their laundromat. Deirdre becomes an enemy of Evelyn when another version from a different universe who is loyal to Jobu Tupaki jumps into her consciousness. Deirdre has a blunt haircut and wears a gold turtleneck and grey trousers with a yellow vest over top. To get the colors to match more closely, you can cut the arms off a yellow crochet cardigan.
Evelyn Wang from Everything Everywhere All at Once
Evelyn Wang (played by Michelle Yeoh) is the main character of the action-comedy film Everything Everywhere All at Once. Evelyn is the mother of Joy and wife of Waymond. Their family struggles to keep their laundromat afloat and while at a meeting with Deirdre Beaubeirdra, Evelyn is brought into a conflict against good and evil that spans multiple versions of the reality in which she exists. Evelyn wears multiple costumes throughout the multiverse (and the film), but her main outfit consists of a zip-up vest and floral print shirt, sweatpants, and maroon sneakers. During a pivotal moment in the film, she adheres a googly eye to the middle of her forehead.
Nick Goode from Fear Street 1978
Nick Goode (played by Ted Sutherland in the 1978 installation) is a counselor at Camp Nightwing. He’s fond of Ziggy Berman. More fond than a counselor should be. That all goes out the window when another camper goes on a rampage and starts targeting kids from Shadyside. Kids like Ziggy. Nick tries to keep her safe, but he’s not as innocent as he may seem.
There are two ways to get Nick Goode’s look. Both looks use a pair of tight jeans, classic sneakers, and a short dark wig. One look pairs all that with a baseball-style shirt in red and white while the other uses a Camp Nightwing counselor’s shirt.
Angel from Rent
Angel Dumott Schunard is a character in the musical RENT, written by Jonathan Larson to depict bohemian life in Lower Manhattan’s East Village during the HIV/AIDS crisis. Angel is a street drummer who finds Collins beaten up and left on the street. The two blossom into lovers and move in together. Both of them are HIV positive, and Angel eventually succumbs to the disease. Her funeral is a pivotal point in the musical, and changes the relationships between the characters. She is very caring, giving, and kind. Fans speculate whether she is a drag queen or a transgender woman, or perhaps even genderfluid.
Cinderella
Cinderella is a classic princess from the animated film in 1950. Based on the fairytale of the same name, she works as a maid for her wicked stepfamily. They forbid her to attend Prince Charming’s ball, but the Fairy Godmother arrives to cast a spell to make her wish come true. Now with a carriage, horses, and dress, Cinderella can enjoy the ball, but she must return before midnight. She dances with the prince and falls in love. She loses her glass slipper, which is how he finds her. The shoe fits, and together they live happily ever after.
Richard Williams from King Richard
In King Richard, Richard Williams (Will Smith) is the father of Venus and Serena Williams, who he aspires to turn into professional tennis players from a young age. Richard doesn’t have much money, but he has a 78-page plan and a relentless drive to achieve this goal.
Benvolio Montague from Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Benvolio is a character in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet, a 1996 film adapted from Shakespeare’s play. This adaptation reworks the Montagues and Capulets as rival business empires, replacing swords with guns. Benvolio is Romeo’s cousin and closest friend. While affiliated with the Montagues, he tries to make peace between the enemies, but he is unsuccessful. Dash Mihok takes on this reimagined role.
Mei Lee from Turning Red
Mei Lee (voiced by Rosalie Chiang) is the main character in the Disney-Pixar film Turning Red. Prior to her initial transformation into a red panda, Mei is outspoken and outgoing. After her power activates, she has to learn to control her emotions in order to avoid transforming. Mei’s dark hair turns red after she transforms into a red panda. She wears a blue skirt over burgundy leggings with a pink collared shirt and red-orange sweater. Mei is a big fan of all things late-90s/early-2000s including choker necklaces, boy bands, and her Tamagotchi virtual pet.
Lavender Brown in “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince”
Lavender Brown is a character in the Harry Potter series. Silly and sentimental, she is a pureblood witch who gets sorted into Gryffindor. Her favorite class is Divination. In her fifth year, she joined Dumbledore’s Army, initiated by fellow student Harry Potter. A year later, she started a relationship with Ron Weasley. However, she was rather clingy and annoying, which resulted in their breakup, and he eventually ended up with Hermione Granger instead. Lavender fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, but she died from the injuries of a werewolf attack. In the movies, she is mainly portrayed by Jessie Cave.
