Carbon Costume

Lisa Frankenstein (Kathryn Newton) is a new 80s style horror/comedy film by Zelda Williams. Set in 1989, the film follows a teenager named Lisa in high school who has a new crush that turns out to be an reanimated corpse. Lisa’s style is one that has lots of layers and is oh-so-80s. To dress like Lisa, wear a black sheer dotted shirt with a corset style tank top layered on top, and layered over that is a bolero sleeve top. Pair with a black tulle…

…is the leader of the vampire gang menacing Santa Cruz, California in the ’80s vampire hit The Lost Boys. At least, that’s what it looks like at first. But there is always someone bigger and badder out there. Even if you’re an undead gang leader who sleeps all day and parties all night. You might not gain David’s immortality but you can definitely copy his style. One of the most iconic – and unfortunate by modern standards – pieces of David’s look…

…by an early-career Johnny Depp) is one of the protagonists of the classic 80s slasher fic Nightmare on Elm Street. He is the boyfriend of Nancy, the films main hero and the one who ultimately finds out how to defeat Freddy Kreuger. Although Glen supports his girlfriend and believes her when nobody else does, he ends up falling prey to Kreuger in one of the film’s most spectacular deaths. Glen has several looks throughout the movie but the most ic…

…ie you either love or hate thanks to its striking visual style, signature ’80s vibe, and the way Keaton plays Bruce Wayne. Love it or leave it, though, there is no denying that this movie has one of the most iconic versions of the joker and some great action sequences that set it apart from other Batman films. Getting an accurate Batman look does not come cheap or easy and that’s something to keep in mine with costumes like this. Starting with the…

…l Umbrella Academy costume guides… Stranger Things To the nostalgia-tinged 80s fashion of Stranger Things, season 3 added some standout costumes, including Eleven’s jazzy romper she wears to cut loose at the Starcourt Mall, Dustin Henderson’s summer camp uniform from Camp Know Where, and the Scoops Ahoy uniforms that Steve Harrington and Robin are forced to endure. If you have a bigger group, you can add on Mike Wheeler, Max, Joyce Byers, or class…

…r to a holiday party or office contest. Some say the trend started in the ’80s when graphic sweaters and busy patterns were all the rage. And that definitely seems to fit! But today’s sweaters have come a long way from the fashion of the ’80s. And they aren’t limited to Christmas. A quick Etsy search turns up a ton of Ugly Kwanzaa Sweaters and Ugly Hanukah Sweaters. Some sellers even have Ugly Yule Sweaters! Of course if you want an Ugly Holiday S…

…ly powerful visuals for the film? [For instance] we chose to do a more 70s-80s aesthetic, so instead of scanning pictures of the comics, we did a photoshoot. We just moved to Los Angeles, California. There was a lot of incredible X-Men cosplay we saw coming out of Comic Con. So we reached out to who we thought were the best X-Men cosplayers in Los Angeles, and we met our soon to be producer of Cosplay Universe, Lauren St. Laurent, who at the time…

…Ali Mills (played by Elisabeth Shue) is a main character in the 1984 movie The Karate Kid. Ali befriends Daniel LaRusso as he trains for the All-Valley Karate Championships under Mr. Miyagi. A popular and stylish girl, Ali wears a number of 80s-inspired outfits throughout the film. If you can’t find the exact pieces to match her costuming, be sure to focus on the colors and silhouettes; she often wears bold colors but in more pastel shades than ma…

…Casey Jones (Elias Koteas) was first introduced to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in an altercation with Raphael. The two of them actually fought each other in a New York City park, just after Raphael stopped some punk from stealing a woman’s purse and Casey was about to beat them to a pulp for that whereupon Casey turns his aggression on Raphael. The 1990 movie version dresses slightly differently from the late ’80s cartoon Casey Jones….

…Combs), also known as the Re-Animator, is the villain of the cult classic 80s comedy-horror film “Re-Animator”, its sequels, and its 2011 stage musical, all based on HP Lovecraft’s short story “Herbert West–Reanimator”. He also was the subject in the Dynamite Comics series “Re-Animator” and even crossed paths with Ash Williams from Evil Dead in the Army of Darkness Vs Re-Animator comic series (An fun idea for a pair cosplay). Chemistry tubes/head…