Carbon Costume

The Corinthian (played by Boyd Holbrook) is a character from Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel The Sandman.  The Corinthian is a nightmare created by Dream, who makes his way into the waking world where he indulges in murder and influences others to give in to their darker tendencies.  In the Netflix adaptation, the Corinthian wears a long light grey trench coat and round-lens sunglasses to hide his “eyes,” which unlike humans are actually rows of teeth.  He dresses well otherwise, so lean into your preppier side when recreating his look for a costume.  He also favors a dagger as a weapon when not using his supernatural powers.

Apple Dumplin’ (voiced by Rebecca Shoichert) is a character in the Strawberry Shortcake franchise.  In the 2009 iteration, she is a cousin of Strawberry Shortcake herself who runs a blog.  She’s also best friends with Lemon Meringue and Sour Grapes.  Apple Dumplin’s look consists of a plaid skirt, white and yellow leggings, a white tee, and a yellow vest.  She accessorizes with a red knit hat, apple hair clip, and green belt.  She finishes off the look with a pair of red boots.  If you can’t find white and yellow striped leggings, a pair of pale yellow ones will also work.

Lock, voiced by Paul Reubens, is part of the trio of antagonistic Trick or Treaters in the 1993 movie The Nightmare Before Christmas, along with Shock and Barrel.

He has pale off-white skin, yellow sclera eyes with black pupils, red hair slicked back and styled up into devil horns at his forehead, and his teeth are sharp even outside of the mask.

Lock has turquoise blue lips, eyes shaded with red and purple on each lid, he wears a long sleeved red pajama set, matching red pointed devil shoes, has either yellowed hands or gloves, and a red, presumably real, devils tail. He also has a matching stylized devil mask that mimics his face and head shape, to match the other two’s themed masks.

Madisynn (Patty Guggenheim) is a character in the Disney+ Marvel series, She-Hulk. Her name is Madisynn with a “Y” but not where you think it is. She first appears as a volunteer in Donny Blaze’s magic show, tipsy off her martini. His misuse of the Mystic Arts sends her through a portal to another dimension, where she meets Wong. She testifies against Blaze as a victim of his crimes. She also claims she made a deal with a demon that she can’t disclose (Mephisto, perhaps?) Madisynn quickly became a fan favorite, notably for the post-credit scene where she watches The Sopranos with Wong, whom she affectionately calls “Wongers.”

The Prince, played by Joey King, is one of the unsuspectingly key players in the new 2022 action comedy movie, Bullet Train.

Her general appearance is meant to portray that of an innocent young girl in order to not seem involved with the rest of the gritty details going on in the rest of the train, so the majority of her outfit is done in soft pinks and reds.

She has brown shoulder length hair that’s parted to the side, with a red x hairclip keeping the longer side out of her face, greyish blue eyes, thick eyeliner and mascara, pink lipstick, and matching pink nails.
Her outfit consists of a peach pink silk short sleeved button up shirt, a coral silk tie, a deep pink sweater vest, a red pleated skirt, white ankle socks, black sneakers, a baby pink winter coat over the whole ensemble, and she has a gold watch and gold rings on her wrist and hands.

Dahlia Hawthorne (voiced in Japanese by Rina Satō and in English by Dani Chambers) is one of the key characters in Phoenix Wright’s backstory, debuting in Turnabout Memories, the first episode of the third Ace Attorney video game, Trials and Tribulations.

She has a long string of plots and attempted/completed murders connected to the plans she’s tried to pull over the course of the past events of that case, including pretending to be Phoenix’s girlfriend in college, and causing mass amounts of misfortune to befall a large chunk of the cast at that time.

Dahlia likes to portray a more innocent act to make people believe her more in court and in general, and has a very soft appearance, with a gentle face.

She has straight auburn hair that falls to her mid-back, pulled into two styled braids at the top, grey-brown eyes with emphasized lashes, and she wears a white strappy summer dress with pink trim detailing, a sheer pink shawl, white chunky open toed heels with white butterflies on them, while carrying a domed white parasol with a pink sheer trim, and has white butterflies with pink wing tips flying around her in most of her sprites.

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In his 1976 cover of Cole Porter’s “True Love”, George Harrison unsuccessfully woos a parasoled lady with a romantic gondola ride and a plush heart. She remains unimpressed however and tosses the gift overboard. It’s only when she spots an aged cupid with a cigarette dangling from his mouth that she falls in love… with the angel.

Josh Nichols (Josh Peck) is a main character of the Nickelodeon sitcom, Drake and Josh. When his dad remarries, he becomes the stepbrother of Drake and Megan Parker. While Drake likes picking up girls, Josh prefers studying for tests. His interests include video games, magic tricks, and Oprah. He’s known to repeat words for emphasis (emphasis!). While Josh tries to stay out of trouble as the “responsible” one, Drake unintentionally pulls him into his schemes. Though he’ll always have Drake’s back, and throughout the show, Josh learns to be more carefree and confident.

Nadia Satrinava is the Countess of Vesuvia in the mobile game The Arcana: A Mystic Romance – Love Story.  Nadia is a strong leader, especially in the wake of her husband Lucio‘s disappearance.  She and her servant Portia band together with Julian, Asra, and Muriel to save the city and its residents.  To emulate Nadia’s regal look, you’ll need to be a little patient and choose which aspects of her costuming you most want to emulate.  Focus on flowing lines and layers to get it right. You can use a sheer body suit and lace collar and gloves under a purple dress with cutouts to get the main portion of her look down.  Then, a corset and/or waist chain can add some depth.  A scarf draped around your neck to hang loose at your back can add to the fluttery feel.  Don’t forget to accessorize with some hair pieces, bangles, rings, and a head chain of your choice.