Carbon Costume

…HBO’s video game adaptation The Last of Us. Joel is a smuggler working out of the Boston Quarantine Zone twenty years into the pandemic that resulted in the death of his daughter Sarah. Soon, he is tasked with escorting Ellie Williams out of the QZ. Joel’s clothing is rugged and durable. He wears more than one outfit, but you can’t go wrong with a flannel shirt and jeans, maybe layered under a brown coat. Most importantly, Joel always wears his gr…

…id) is the roommate and love interest of Ellie on HBO’s series The Last of Us. Riley is a former classmate of Ellie’s who escaped the Fedra school where they lived together and joined the Fireflies to help liberate the Boston QZ. Riley lives in an abandoned mall where she’s been stationed by Marlene and sneaks Ellie out of her dorm to see it before she leaves the city. Riley wears her long blonde braids in a ponytail, with a green headband. The re…

…ed by Bella Ramsey) is a main character of HBO’s horror series The Last of Us. Ellie is a young teenage girl who appears to be immune to the devastating fungal infection that has turned much of humanity into zombie-like creatures. Ellie ends up leaving the Boston Quarantine Zone with Joel and Theresa after Marlene is injured. Ellie’s costume is relatively simple, with lots of practical layers including jeans, a baseball tee, a hoodie, and a study…

…ank top layered over a utilitarian sports bra….

…Cosplay, Henchwench & Scrap Shop Props, Philip Odango, and Piltover City Customs all shared how they got into professional cosplay. They covered the ups and downs of taking it from a hobby to a career and shared suggestions on how others might do the same when they’re ready. The Cosplay An online event meant there was less cosplay than usual. But a few artists still put their work up for others to enjoy. Some of our favorites are featured below L…

…Christian Bale plays Patrick Bateman, a wealthy investment banker whose life revolves around superficial excesses like restaurants and fashion. He leads a double life as a serial killer, but it’s his obsession with Huey Lewis & the News that truly makes him an American psycho….

…Meet April O’Neil, a passionate and headstrong reporter for Channel 6 News who’s a good friend to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. For unknown reasons, she wears a yellow jumpsuit on the job and remains friends with the insufferable Irma….

…Detective Chief Inspector John Luther (Idris Elba) works for the Serious and Serial Crime Unit on the BBC show Luther. He’s a brilliant, gritty detective who often toes the line between following the law and breaking it. Either way, tweed’s never looked better than it does on him….

…nd elderly lady who rents the upstairs apartment to Sherlock Holmes on the BBC drama Sherlock, Mrs. Hudson (Una Stubbs) hides a stiff upper lip behind cups of tea and an aversion to Sherlock’s ‘experiments’. Quick to point out she isn’t Sherlock’s housekeeper, she leaves well enough alone when it comes to the strange goings-on in 221B Baker Street, but is always there with a bowl of soup when they need it. She dresses in elegant, conservative clot…

…BBC’s Sherlock transports the eponymous detective from his Victorian-era home to the 21st century. While that may mean he’s solving crime with the assistance of modern technology and sending messages via text instead of telegram, his vast intelligence, deductive reasoning and gentleman’s dress sense all remain intact….