Carbon Costume

…Michael Jackson’s landmark music video, Thriller, is an epic 13-minute horror cinematic, directed by John Landis and starring a horde of zombies. Its 1983 release set a bar for music videos that has yet to be met….

…Ariana Grande is a singer and actress who made her debut on Nickelodeon’s Victorious and Sam & Cat. She started her musical career dressing modestly, but soon traded that in for crop tops, short skirts, and knee-high boots. She likes to accessorize with a long ponytail or bunny ears, like in the music video for the a capella version of “Dangerous Woman”….

…Sonya Blade (Bridgette Wilson) is a special forces agent who must compete in the tenth Mortal Kombat tournament in order to prevent humanity from damnation. This version of Sonya Blade is from the live-action Mortal Kombat film from 1995, and her clothing is much more realistic for special forces than the video game version of Sonya Blade….

…”The Cigarette Duet” is a music video by New Zealand-based artist Princess Chelsea (Nikkel), which addresses the addictive nature cigarette smoking in the form of an argument between a couple. “It harms your pretty lungs,” co-vocalist Jonathan Bree pleads with a stubborn, pink-haired Chelsea, who insists that she’s only going to smoke once or twice a week, and she can quit anytime. “It’s just a cigarette!”…

…In Black Mirror’s interactive movie Bandersnatch, Colin Ritman (Will Poulter) is a world famous video game designer who works at Tuckersoft, the company that produces young programmer Stefan Butler’s (Fionn Whitehead) the adventure game Bandersnatch, adapted from Jerome F. Davies’s choose-your-own-adventure book of the same name….

…Maddie Ziegler is the dancer in Sia’s music video for her hit single “Chandelier”. Her costume is easy enough to pull off but her dance moves might take some practice….

…Robin Thicke is a singer-songwriter, musician, and actor who made headlines by dressing up as Beetlejuice at the Video Music Awards while Miley Cyrus twerked up on him….

…Me!Me!Me! is a trippy music video produced by Japanese DJ Teddyloid that takes a jab at okaku culture. It stars an anime character who bears a striking resemblance to Hatsune Miku and shares Panty Anarchy’s exhibitionism, but that’s purely coincidental….

…Colonel Adrian Shephard is the main protagonist of the video game Half-Life: Opposing Force. Colonel Shephard is a member of the United States Marine Corps sent to Black Mesa Research Facility to help eliminate alien invaders. Shephard wears white camo with a green tactical vest, camouflage helmet, and a gas mask. To recreate his mask, you can use some window tint film to update a cosplay mask with clear lenses, which is much easier to find….

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 an…