Carbon Costume

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.

Mori (voiced in Japanese by Daisuke Kirii and in English by Travis Willingham) is one of the secondary main characters in the anime/manga Ouran High School Host Club.

He is the second oldest out of all the hosts in the club, after his cousin, Honey, who he is usually seen carrying around on his shoulders. He is usually very quiet, and doesn’t prefer to talk to people much, but is very protective of his friends.

Mori has short, spiky black hair, and light grey eyes. Like the others, he wears a white button up shirt, the thin black tie with purple line accents, Ouran’s periwinkle school jacket, black slacks, and black formal shoes.

Cynthia Zdunowski (played by Ari Notartomaso) is one-fourth of the titular group at the heart of the prequel series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies.  Cynthia has always dreamt of being a member of the T-birds, but isn’t allowed to join.  The Pink Ladies are born when Cynthia joins with friends Nancy, Olivia, and Jane.  Cynthia often wears trousers and favors more loose-fitting silhouettes than other members of the Pink Ladies.  Don’t be afraid to clash patterns as well, since Cynthia does so often.  The unique mustard-colored sweater with hood is difficult to find an exact match for, but several similar options exist so you can choose whichever you think looks closest.  Add Cynthia’s name to a Pink Ladies jacket with a black fabric marker.

Sailor Mercury [Ami] (voiced in Japanese by Aya Hisakawa and in English by Karen Berstein, Liza Balkan, and Kate Higgins) is one of the main characters in the anime/manga, Sailor Moon.

She was the second of the scouts to join under Luna’s guidance, very close to the start of the series. Ami is very technology based and uses that in her fighting style, with a pocket sized supercomputer that Luna gave her.

Thematically she is very blue, with short, dark blue hair and eyes in a slightly lighter shade, and her sailor uniform being the white base as the others, but with dark and light blue accents. She wears white elbow length gloves with dark blue cuffs, a solid blue choker, knee high dark blue boots with a light blue edge on them, and the same tiara headband as the others but with a blue gem.

Fitzgerald (voiced in Japanese by Takahiro Sakurai and in English by Chris Hackney) is one of the early series semi-antagonists in the anime/manga Bungo Stray Dogs.

He is named after the author of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald and has powers that are all based on monetary spending of his own assets.

He has short blonde hair worn with styled up bangs, and bright blue eyes. His initial outfit is a pink button-up shirt, a white tie with red striping, a black open shirt, and a cream colored two piece suit with light brown accents and gold buttons. He finishes it off with a black belt and brown formal shoes.

Tamaki (voiced in Japanese by Mamoru Miyano and in English by Vic Mignogna) is one of the main characters in the anime/manga Ouran High School Host Club.

He is the president of the school’s host club, co-running it with Kyoya, with the rest of his friends working with them in various roles. Despite being rather a menace to Haruhi, they do end up working things out with each other.

Tamaki has light fluffy blonde hair and purpley blue eyes, due to being half-French. Like his classmates, he wears a white button-up shirt, a thin black tie with purple lined details, the school’s periwinkle jacket, black slacks, and black formal shoes. He is often seen with a rose as a prop while he is working as a host, due to being the overly charismatic one of the group.

Nancy Nakagawa (played by Tricia Fukuhara) is a founding member of the Pink Ladies alongside friends Olivia, Jane, and Cynthia in Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies.  Nancy is an aspiring fashion designer, a fact which comes across in her often unique and eccentric clothing choices.  A great example is her green lobster skirt, which is nearly impossible to find an exact match for, unless you’re particularly adept with a sewing machine yourself.  Similar options exist with either lobsters or the more standard ’50s poodle print.  Nancy pushes the limits of fashion, so don’t be afraid to accessorize your costume with brooches that evoke her signature embellishments or unique hairpins.  Finish your look with black loafers, white socks, and your Pink Ladies jacket with Nancy’s name added with a fabric marker to the front.

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.

Arnheid (voiced by Mayumi Sako and Natalie van Sistine) is a slave of Keti alongside Thorfinn and Einar in Vinland Saga.  She is honest and hard-working even after losing her son.  When her husband Gardar finds her, they attempt to run away, but Gardar dies and Arnheid ends up recaptured before meeting her own end.  Arnheid has blonde hair and wears simple clothing including a brown dress, an apron with leather straps, and brown shoes.

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.