Carbon Costume

Jacob is the protagonist in the film Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, based off of the book by Ransom Riggs. This movie is directed by Tim Burton and it definitely is fitting in its style. Jacob is played by Asa Butterfield, and is a character we follow through the story as he is transported into the past where a home of orphans with special powers live.

Jacob dresses very simply and realistically in this film, fitting the sea-side environment and spooky nature of the story. To dress like Jacob wear a green or blue jacket, a blue fisherman’s sweater or a green shirt and white tee combo.

Andy is a character from the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada, and is played by Anne Hathaway. The film follows Andy as she moves to New York to pursue a career in the fashion industry and learns what it takes to fit in with her demanding boss, Miranda.

To dress like Andy in an earlier look, wear a blue cable knit sweater over a white button down shirt and pair it with a tan printed midi skirt. Another look that is more fashion-forward is a green peacoat, white gloves, gold flats, black oversized sunglasses, and a fur scarf/collar piece that has an animal print.

Dolores is a member of the McDoodle family in the indie survival game 60 Seconds! She is the mother of Mary Jane and Timmy and the wife of Ted.  The McDoodle family must gather as many supplies as they can in the titular sixty seconds in order to survive a nuclear explosion in their home’s fallout shelter.  Dolores wears a beige collared dress, an apron, and red heels.  She has ginger hair and wears red lipstick and a gold wedding band.

Over the past weekend, Sabrina Carpenter was once again trending online for her bright and fun Coachella performance. Sabrina has gained popularity over the last year in the pop music space, and she has created a signature look and style for herself that she carries to this daytime performance of her most popular songs.

To dress like Sabrina in her Coachella 2024 performance, wear a cream or snakeskin pattern motorcycle jacket, a silver glitter top, khaki pleated mini skirt, and knee-high or mid-calf brown boots.

Nepeta Leijon is a troll from Homestuck, the MS Paint Adventure webcomic and game.  Jade Harley is her favorite human.  Nepeta is naive and enjoys friendly roleplay.  She hunts animals for food and lives in a cave.  Nepeta has grey skin and black hair.  Her outfit includes a black t-shirt with a dark green symbol, a green jacket, and grey pants.  She wears a blue cat-shaped hat, blue shoes, and has a long blue tail.  You can purchase a blue cat costume set to use the tail and add a pair of fangs to better emulate Nepeta’s troll-like appearance.

Gale is a popular Companion character from the video game, Baldur’s Gate 3. He is a human Wizard, and he has a pet tressym named Tara. Gale aspires to become the greatest wizard Faerun had ever seen. Among the party, Gale is talkative and friendly with a romantic side.He was once the chosen of the goddess Mystra, and they shared an intimate relationship. He kept seeking more powerful magic to achieve a higher status. Yet ambition and hubris got the best of him, for he became a host to the Netherese destruction orb. Now he must consume magic items to keep the Weave, the raw material from which magic is woven, at bay.

The Nerd (voiced by Seth Green) is one of the main characters in the Cartoon Network stop motion series Robot Chicken. He loves movies, video games, television, books, and other nerdy things.  The Nerd’s appearance consists of a yellow button down shirt, black tie, white leg pants rolled at the cuff, and black shoes.  He wears his hair parted off center and slicked down and dons a pair of glasses.

Totoko (voiced in Japanese by Aya Endo and in English by Cassandra Lee Morris) is one of the main female characters in the 2015 adaptation of the anime Osomatsu-San.

She is a recurring character that originally appeared in Osomatsu-Kun, the previous iteration of this series, and has carried on into the newer version. She is the daughter of fish merchants, and uses that part of her upbringing in her prospective idol career, being a fish themed idol (which never quite goes well for her). Towards the latter part of the series, she’s formed an unsteady friendship with another idol in the scene, Hashimoto Nyaa, despite how much they initially hated each other.

Totoko has mid-toned brown hair, worn slightly up in a bun topped with a pink headband, and with two small low pigtails that are tied with light yellow ribbons. Her eyes are a similar soft brown shade, and are very big and sparkly. Her usual outfit she’s seen in consists of a deep pink turtleneck sweater, a yellowy-green pleated skirt with yellow plaid details, and a pair of strapped closed-toed pumps in the same color pink as her sweater.

Melissa is a character in the school comedy series Abbott Elementary, and is played by Lisa Ann Walter. Melissa is a second grade teacher at the elementary school in the series. She is an established teacher at the school who is very confident and sure of herself.

Melissa has a unique style compared to her coworkers at the school. She has an edgier style, often wearing a leather jacket or faux leather leggings that are paired with a black blouse with a zipper detail. Pair the leather jacket with a ribbed green sweater for a fun pop of color and don’t forget a blue lanyard.

The Winter King (voiced by Brian David Gilbert) is the ruler of the Winter Kingdom in Adventure Time.  The Winter King presents himself as kind and genuine, however, this turns out to be just a way for him to hide his true personality from others.  He transfers the negative effects of the crown to Princess Bubblegum.  The Winter King has light blue skin and white hair.  He wears a gold crown, oval glasses, and carries a sword.  His clothes include a white button down, skinny black tie, and a blue suit with a checkered waistcoat.  He always wears tall blue boots.