Carbon Costume Movies
Ms. Tarantula from The Bad Guys
Ms. Tarantula (voiced by Awkwafina) is a hacker who teams up with Mr. Wolf and the rest of his crew in The Bad Guys. Ms. Tarantula is a spider with orange and darker, purple-ish colors along her body. To make your own Ms. Tarantula costume, start with an orange bodysuit and wig. You can add purple temporary hair color to the tips of the wig to get closer to her coloring from the movie. Lastly, you’ll need a pullover hoodie and a pair of headphones. Finding an exact match for her sweatshirt is tough, so you can either go with a hoodie that has similar colors, or make your own by purchasing a plain black pullover and adding the arm stripes and square 8-bit details to the front yourself with fabric paint. For your legs, don a spider backpack in similar colors to match the rest of your costume.
Johnny Cade from The Outsiders
Johnny Cade (played by Ralph Macchio) is a member of the greaser gang at the heart of The Outsiders. Johnny is close with Ponyboy, the main character of the film and the narrator of the book upon which it is based. They are the two youngest members of the gang. Johnny has a slight build and dark hair, which he styles to fall over one side of his face. Johnny has a scar on his left cheek from an altercation with the Socs. To create your costume, you’ll need blue jeans, black and white sneakers, and a black wig. Use a denim jacket to complete the look. To replicate Johnny’s scar, you can use a wax scar kit and some foundation that matches your skin tone. Lastly, Johnny begins carrying a switchblade after he’s attacked by the Socs, and a trick knife can play the part for you.
Rio Morales from Across the Spider-Verse
Rio Morales (voiced by Luna Lauren Velez) is the mother of Miles Morales in the animated film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Rio works as a nurse and often plays the role of mediator between her husband Jefferson and their son. Rio has curly brown hair that she prefers to wear in a loose side ponytail. She also favors wearing gold hoop earrings, which can be seen in several of her outfits in the film. When working, Rio wears a white long-sleeved shirt under a scrub shirt with burgundy scrub pants and white shoes. She also wears a red flutter sleeve blouse, wide leg pants, and red wedge shoes that tie around her ankle. At another point, she dons a green floral print shirt with a blue jacket.
Vanessa from The Little Mermaid (2023)
Vanessa is an antagonist in 2023 live action remake of The Little Mermaid. She appears a beautiful, young woman but she is really Ursula, the sea witch, in disguise. With the gold shell necklace, she uses Ariel’s siren song to hypnotize Prince Eric. She is portrayed by Jessica Alexander.
Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid (2023)
Prince Eric from the new Disney 2023 film, The Little Mermaid is played by the charming Jonah Hauer-King. This live action version of the beloved animated film is a fun and refreshing new take on the original. Prince Eric’s costume that he wears throughout the movie closely resembles the one from the original film. Not to mention his iconic flowy white shirt and riding boots. He wears lots of deep blues, with red details like the button holes on his vest. He wears the perfect costume for a prince at sea!
Ariel from The Little Mermaid (2023)
Ariel from the new Disney 2023 film, The Little Mermaid is played by Halle Bailey. This live action version of the beloved animated film is a fun and refreshing new take on the original. Ariel is just as stylish on shore as she is under the sea! On land she wears a frilly light ocean blue dress that is perfectly fit for a princess. The details in her costumes throughout the film reflect the theme of the sea and all things underwater. The light and airy ruffles on her dresses remind us of waves, and the ruching resembles patterns on fish. Other than blue, she also has lots of pink details.
Corey Cunningham from Halloween Ends
Corey Cunningham (played by Rohan Campbell) is an antagonist in the film Halloween Ends, the final installment of the horror franchise. Corey becomes the town pariah when he accidentally kills the boy he is babysitting on Halloween night. A few years later, after he’s acquitted of manslaughter charges, Laurie Strode takes pity on Corey when he’s bullied, eventually introducing him to her granddaughter Allyson. Corey wears several different outfits throughout the film. One of his most memorable costume pieces is his brown leather jacket, which Allyson also wears. During a particularly brutal scene of the film, Corey dons a dark sweater, a creepy clown mask, and wields a corkscrew to deadly effect.
Montana from Asteroid City
Montana (played by Rupert Friend) is a singing cowboy in Wes Anderson’s film Asteroid City. Montana finds himself interested in June Douglas, a teacher at the Junior Stargazer Convention. Montana dresses in pretty standard cowboy attire, including blue jeans rolled at the cuff to show off his brown boots, a denim coat, and a white shirt with black details. He also wears a black handkerchief tied at his throat and a beige cowboy hat.
June Douglas in Asteroid City
June Douglas (played by Maya Hawke) is a teacher who attends the convention at the heart of Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City. June devlops a romantic interest in a singing cowboy also at the convention. Set in the 1950s, Asteroid City provides plenty of opportunity to stylize a perfectly vintage costume. June’s attire includes shades of yellow, with a sweet daisy-printed sweater, coral-colored nails, and brown shoes. If you can’t find a sweater with daisies on it, one with polka dots will evoke a similar feel.
Stanley Zak from Asteroid City
Stanley Zak (played by Tom Hanks) is Augie Steenbeck‘s father-in-law in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City. Following the death of his daughter, Stanley ends up accompanying Augie and his children to the titular city for the Junior Stargazer Convention. Stanley’s costume is colorful and casual; it looks like he just walked off the green. Finding an exact match for his multicolor plaid golf pants might not be possible, similar options are available in shades of blue and green. He also wears a yellow button-down shirt, red Oxford shoes, and a blue sweater tied around his waist.
