Carbon Costume

Karen Plankton is the computer wife of Sheldon J. Plankton in The SpongeBob Musical.  Karen is a computer and, alongside her husband, tries to trick the residents of Bikini Bottom.  Karen’s look in the musical is very different from the ordinary computer screen in the original cartoon series.  To recreate the costume, you’ll want to focus on the futuristic aesthetic.  Karen wears green tights, silver boots, and silver wraparound glasses.  A futuristic space explorer costume is a good stand-in for an official Karen costume, but you can also get close with a silver skirt and a draped top.  Finish the look with a purple wig of your choice and some frosty lilac lipstick.

Doja Cat is known for wearing a plethora of extreme looks when she attends Paris Fashion Week, and she kicked off 2023 in a very memorable ensemble.  Schiaparelli’s Couture Spring-Summer 2023 show saw her in red body paint with more than 30,000 Swarovski crystals applied to her body.  You can choose to recreate her look in a few different ways.  Perhaps the simplest approach would be to use high-quality red body paint and red body glitter to evoke a similarly sparkling look.  If you’re not up for body paint and have a lot more spare time, you could use a bedazzling kit to add red rhinestones to a bodysuit to wear under your dress.  To complete the crimson costume, you’ll need dangly earrings, knee-high boots, and a long scarf in similar shades of rouge.  It can be difficult to track down a popcorn-textured skirt, but you can layer a tulle or fringe skirt over a tube dress to evoke a similar feel.

RM is a member of the popular K-Pop band BTS. This is his outfit in the music video for their song, “Butter” (Cooler Remix). All the members wear athleisure, such as tracksuits and oversized t-shirts, and accessorize with necklaces. Achieve pastel pink hair with the temporary hair spray listed here. RM is actually wearing a Louis Vuitton necklace — though we included a more affordable substitute!

V is a member of the popular K-Pop band BTS. This is his outfit in the music video for their song, “Butter” (Cooler Remix). All the members wear athleisure, such as tracksuits and oversized t-shirts, and accessorize with necklaces. Use the multi-colored sharpies on the cowry shell necklace. You can match the colors of V’s necklace, or customize with your own favorite colors! For added accuracy, swap out the white shoelaces on the sneakers with the black shoelaces listed here.

Jungkook is a member of the popular K-Pop band BTS. This is his outfit in the music video for their song, “Butter” (Cooler Remix). All the members wear athleisure, such as tracksuits and oversized t-shirts, and accessorize with necklaces. Use two adhesive rhinestones above and below your eyebrow to resemble a piercing. Use the black eyeliner to draw his hand tattoos with this picture as reference.

Jimin is a member of the popular K-Pop band BTS. This is his outfit in the music video for their song, “Butter” (Cooler Remix). All the members wear athleisure, such as tracksuits and oversized t-shirts, and accessorize with necklaces. To fully complete the look, you can use purple and blue hair chalk.

Rem is a character that’s found in the anime/manga Death Note, and for this version the focus will be on the live action stage adaptation of the series, where she’s portrayed as a lot more human-like in appearance than her regular shinigami (death god) form. For this specific design I’ve gone with what I believe is Megumi Hamada’s portrayal of her, as there are variations of the character between each version of the musical.

Rem is the shinigami that Misa Amane has ties to, by way of her Death Note, and throughout the series came to care very deeply for her, despite the fact that Misa was human. This comes out even more strongly through the musical soundtrack, with much more love showing through how she sings about and with her.

In this particular version, Rem has pale, pearlescent skin with grey and blue highlighting tones, blue makeup, and long silver-white hair with blue strands trailed throughout it. The outfit she wears is a long, torn and draped robe/dress-like piece with a cloak over top, simple white pants underneath, and white shoes. One standout piece of this design that ties in nicely to the original shinigami form that she has is the extra-long fingernails, mimicking her long pointed fingers.

The Beatles performed at Shea Stadium in 1965 in matching khaki jackets. It set records for attendance as one of the most famous concert events of the 60s. From left to right, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. If you want to specifically dress as Paul, add a sheriff’s badge. Grab three friends to make a fab four!