Carbon Costume

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.

Count Lucio is the one-time ruler of Vesuvia and husband of Nadia in the mobile game The Arcana: A Mystic Romance – Love Story.  Lucio is a vain man, always bragging about his accomplishments with a smirk.  He has blonde hair and dark brows.  His costume consists of a white suit without an undershirt, a red sash with medals, and a cloak held in place with a red gemstone brooch.  His left arm is covered in a gold gauntlet.  You can add gold details to a white blazer with fabric paint, if you’d like to get a little closer to his complete look.  For his armor, you could opt for just a gold hand gauntlet, which is easier to find, or you can take some leather paint to a brown full arm piece to evoke a similar feel, though it won’t be a total match.

In The Kids in the Hall, the Chicken Lady (Mark McKinney) is half man, half chicken. Apparently the offspring of a farmer and a hen, she’s the size of a human adult, smart as a bird, and sexually obsessed. For this costume you’ll need the wardrobe of an older lady and feathers, lots of feathers.

James “Jimmy” Nixon McGarfield is an antagonist in Codename: Kids Next Door. He is the self proclaimed Fourth Grade President for Life at Gallagher Elementary School. It’s revealed Jimmy works for Father, the arch nemesis of the KND. He abuses his power as president until he is sent to permanent detention at the KND Arctic Base.

Elrena is a member of the Dandelions, a group of keyblade wielders in the Kingdom Hearts mobile game Union χ, and the Somebody of Larxene, a member of Organization XIII.

As a member of the Dandelions she is also friends and commonly teamed up with Strelitzia, who is Lauriam‘s little sister, Lauriam later becoming Marluxia in the Organization as well.

While the two little antenna points in her hair stays consistent from being Elrena to becoming Larxene, her younger form does have bangs as well. Her eye color being a tealy green does however stay the same (up to a point).

Elrena wears a white buttoned shirt over a silver beaded necklace, with a black tie over top, a matching black belt with silver buckle and black athletic shorts, a pocket chain to match the necklace, a teal biker jacket, black knee high socks, and zip up boots that match the jacket.

Jame Dale (played by Jack Nicholson) is the ill-fated President of the United States when aliens invade Earth in the sci-fi comedy Mars Attacks!  President Dale believes the Martians to be rational and seeks to make first contact in a bid for peace, a plan which quickly goes awry.  President Dale dresses as most Presidents–in dark suits.  He wears several different ties throughout the movie, but you can’t go wrong with something vaguely patriotic or merely striped.  If you don’t quite have his distinguished hairline, an old man wig can do the trick.  Less noticeable than his widow’s peak, President Dale sports a wedding band, gold watch, and a signet ring.

Raspberry Torte (voiced by Ingrid Nilson) is a character from the Strawberry Shortcake franchise.  Originally known as Raspberry Tart, she picks up her role in the 2009 reboot of the series as owner of the Fresh Fashions boutique and a friend of Strawberry Shortcake.  Raspberry Torte has bright pink hair and wears green and pink clothes reminiscent of the berry that gives her her name.  Finding an exact match for her pink and green dress would be tough, so layer a green shirt under a pink dress and bolero to achieve a similar look.  Finding her magenta Mary Jane shoes might also be tricky, so focus on finding a pair of shoes that match the aesthetic as closely as possible.  Hot pink t-straps or a pair of pink flats can both do the trick.

Charlotte (voiced by Amy Winfrey, the creator of the show) is one of the two main characters of the webshow turned tv show, Making Fiends.

She is a very bubbly but oblivious character, constantly causing absolute chaos for her classmate that she considers to be her friend, Vendetta.

Due to the fact that all the characters in this show are monochromatic in terms of their colors, this will be up to personality interpretation for the actual look.

I went with a blue bottom curled wig to mimic the way Charlotte’s hair curls inwards, a blue bow clip to go on top of the wig, a simplistic lolita style summer dress in baby blue, blue shoes with a white ruffle trim to match the dress, and a pair of white tights to offset the color a bit and tie in with the shoe detailing.

Numbah 19th Century is a character in Codename: Kids Next Door. As his name indicates, he was a KND operative from the nineteenth century. He was sent to Alamode to retrieve a secret cake recipe, but accidentally triggered a trap that froze him and many other KND operatives. In his honor, KND archaeologists search Alamode for the recipe, where Numbuh 19th Century was thawed out. While he still has heroic intentions, his values are very outdated.

Amabel (voiced by Alex Cazares) is a character in the Cartoon Network animated series Victor and Valentino.  Amabel is in a band and serves as a friend and love interest for Xochi Jalapeño.  Amabel has a very punk-inspired look with heavy eyeshadow and an undercut.  If you’re not looking to shave your own head, you can braid or pin back the right side of a light pink wig to make the hairstyle as similar as possible.  It might be hard to find an exact match for Amabel’s dress, so focus on finding one in the same shade or with a similar silhouette to layer under your black cardigan.  Throw on some black booties and you’re good to go.