Carbon Costume

…In Escape from New York, Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) is an ex-soldier given 24 hours to rescue the President from Manhattan, which has been converted to a maximum security prison. If he’s successful, he gets a presidential pardon. If not, the explosives that have been implanted in his body will be detonated….

…Joan Jett is a punk singer and guitarist best known for fronting the Blackhearts on hit songs like “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” and “Bad Reputation”. She was recently impersonated in The Runaways by Kristen Stewart. Think you can do better?…

…In His Dark Materials, Marisa Coulter (Ruth Wilson) is an elegant, sophisticated adventurer who is former lovers with Lord Asriel. She offers to adopt Lyra Belacqua and train her as her protege in London. Marisa’s dæmon is a golden monkey with long fur named Ozymandias….

…Vash the Stampede is the protagonist of the manga series Trigun created by Yasuhiro Nightow as well as its 1998 anime series and 2010 film Badlands Rumble. He’s an outlaw known as the Sixty Billion Double Dollar man due to his absurdly high bounty. He’s the most feared outlaw on the planet Gunsmoke, but despite it, he displays an earnestly kind demeanor,…

…aptain, there’s no reason you shouldn’t! Especially on August 16, National Rum Day. Most of the pieces of his costume are pretty easy to find and can be mixed into other period costumes for an added bonus! The first thing you need is a red and gold pirate hat. Under that you’ll want a long black wig and a black goatee. A red and gold pirate’s coat, white shirt with a ruffed collar, brown leather bandolier, and blue collared cloak make up the top h…

…Andy Fleckner (Paul Rudd) is the rebellious counselor at Camp Firewood. With his laid back, bad boy attitude he attracts the attention of several of the female counselors including Katie and Lindsay….

…did not actually have gold paint with me, and I wasn’t about to make a life-altering deal with Rumplestiltskin to get more of it, so I made do with the gold accents my cup already had, and voila! To ensure that this design lasts, after all of the paint dries, I would recommend brushing over it with a few layers of Mod Podge, preferably of the dishwasher-safe variety, to seal it in. (Dishwasher-safe Mod Podge is not officially labeled as food-grade…

…sometimes has, you can find out how to make one from my Jamie Fraser tutorial as well. For an inside look at how I did my Ciri makeup, check out this Speed-Thru demo I put up on YouTube. And with that, I’ll leave you to your witching! Tweet…

…g pattern pieces and map out where the blue fabric will go. This is a trial-and-error process; the main goal is to replicate the original look and maintain the overall proportions of the wave lines, not necessarily the exact number. Here’s what mine looked like: Note that on the sleeves I first marked out a 1.5 inch gap from the bottom of the piece to where the blue begins. That leaves space for the cuff. Once you are happy with the design you hav…

In Sailor Moon, Saturn looks as she usually does in the series in this illustration, but has the symbol of saturn on her forehead instead of her usual tiara, a deep purple ribbon around her neck, and a matching teardrop necklace. She is one of two scouts in this set that wear a pair of long gloves to match her dress, the other being Pluto, and her dress, despite being dark purple instead, is styled very similarly as well. She only has one strap o…