Carbon Costume

Everyone is watching Netflix’s Wednesday, a supernatural coming-of-age comedy featuring the iconic daughter of the Addams family. Portrayed by Jenna Ortega, Wednesday is sixteen with a sharp mind and sarcastic remarks. When she gets expelled from school, Gomez and Morticia send her to Nevermore Academy, where they met and fell in love. Wednesday finds herself investigating a murder spree alongside new friends — and foes. Whether you cosplay her collared dress or school uniform, black is a must. And don’t smile, unless Uncle Fester decides to surprise you with a visit.

Mia Winters (voiced by Katie O’Hagan) is a character in Resident Evil Village and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.  The wife of Ethan and mother of Rosemary, Mia is a covert operative and caretaker for Eveline.  In Resident Evil 7, Mia wears a grey tank top with wide straps, dark jeans, and white sneakers.  Her hair is worn loose, parted to one side.

Carmelita Spats (played by Kitana Turnbull) is a spoiled bully at the Austere Academy in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.  Carmelita bullies the Baudelaires, including Klaus, for being orphans.  Carmelita has red hair worn in ringlets with pink bows.  Her wardrobe tends toward pink dresses with white tights and short heels.  To recreate her look, you’ll want to find a pink dress to build your costume around.  Any pink dress can work, though something that is frilly and high-collared will be best, since it will also give you a place to wear her signature brooch, which she eventually gives to Count Olaf.

In season 2 of The White Lotus, Portia is socialite Tanya’s personal assistant, accompanying her on a ritzy vacation to Sicily. This Gen Z’s fashion, or lack thereof, has gotten plenty of notice, with actor Haley Lu Richardson explaining it reflects the character’s own lack of identity. Her colorful outfits feature plenty of knitwear, which makes sense since Haley crochets goods available on her Etsy store, HookedByHaleyLu, on the side.

Roxanne Ritchi (voiced by Tina Fey) is a Metro City reporter in the animated film Megamind.  Roxanne is the one-time rumored girlfriend of superhero Metro Man, and has been kidnapped by Megamind so often she is no longer afraid of him.  Roxanne has short brown hair and wears a white button-down blouse with a grey pencil skirt and black heels.  When it’s revealed her cameraman Hal Stewart has gone bad, Roxanne does all she can to stop him and protect Metro City.

In 50 First Dates, Doug Whitmore (Sean Astin) is Lucy Whitmore’s older brother and an ever-flexing, steroid-abusing bodybuilder. You’ll always find him decked out in muscle shirts, workout pants, weight-lifting belts, and fingerless gloves. Inspired by his fashion, professional NFL football player Jason Kelce arrived for a recent Eagles game in the same get-up.

In The Promised Neverland, Emma is a smart, cheerful, friendly 11 year old living at the Grace Field House orphanage. Life there is idyllic, with good food, comfortable beds, and plenty of games. When they find out that their purpose is to be raised as meat for demons, it’s Emma who leads the other orphans to escape for freedom.

El Tigre (voiced by Alanna Ubach) is the super alter ego of Manny Rivera on the Nickelodeon animated series El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera.  Manny’s transformation into El Tigre includes some pretty stark changes, including the addition of a tiger tail, ears, and sharpened claws.  To dress as El Tigre, you can layer boots, a belt, and a red bandana over a black bodysuit.  For some extra authenticity, you can also use scar wax to add the scar Manny has over his left eye.

The Empress of Light is a Hardmode boss from the Terraria video game.  She is encountered in the Hallow.  The Empress of Light has a beautiful, prismatic appearance, despite her vicious attack style.  To recreate her look, use golden yellow body paint on your face and neck to match the color of your bodysuit.  Then, you’ll pair it with a blue monokini or cut-out leotard, gloves, boots, and ruffles worn around your upper arms, as well as a pink wig and matching pink open-front skirt.  Finally, you’ll need a pair of elf ears (which you can make appear more yellow with the same body paint used on your face), a blue unicorn horn, and gold crown.  Finally, don’t forget your impressive multicolored wings.

Zack (voiced by Michael Hawley) is part of Carmen’s main team in the 2019 Netflix adaptation of Carmen Sandiego.

He’s part of the team with his sister Ivy, and tends to be a bit less attentive when it comes to missions as he’s a bit distracted, but when it really comes to it he tries his best to actually contribute. Zack is very good at bluffing his way out of bad situations, which he tends to end up in very often, usually of his own making.

Like Ivy, he has reddish orange hair and greenish-blue eyes, with prominent freckles on his face. He wears a long sleeve shirt with a red and white jersey-type t-shirt over top, casual blue jeans, black socks, and black high-top converse shoes.