Carbon Costume

…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…

…Greg Lestrade (Rupert Graves) is an Inspector with Scotland Yard who calls upon Sherlock Holmes when cases take a perplexing turn. He has worked with Sherlock long enough to not be bothered by the brusque, rather rude manner Sherlock has, and the two are as close to friends as Sherlock allows. Lestrade is cool, confident and always open to Sherlock’s suggestions. He wears an unbuttoned black suit with no tie and a large overcoat….

…In Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and alternate Civil War history, Adam (Rufus Sewell) is the leader of the 5000-year-old order of vampires. Since he turned Henry Sturges and killed his wife, Sturges makes it his life goal to eradicate vampires….

…In Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Ruby Roundhouse (Karen Gillan) is Martha Kaply’s avatar. She is a dance fighter reminiscent of Lara Croft….

…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,…

In Wreck-It Ralph, Candlehead (Voiced by Katie Lowes) is the space case among the racers of Sugar Rush. This game within a movie is home to lots of adorable little race car drivers, all of them sugar sweet in costume even if their personalities are a little sour. Candhead, however, is sweet inside and out. She’s the comedian of the group and loves to have a good laugh. Dressing up as Candlehead takes a little bit of handiwork. A brown beanie, pin…

…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…

…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…