Carbon Costume

…And it is pure 2020. This commercial gives us a great couple’s costume for 2021 – provided things improve before then. And it makes for a great way to take a darkly humorous approach to dealing with the stress of the year. Satan’s look is really similar to Tim Curry’s Satan in the 1985 movie Legend. To recreate the look yourself you’ll want to start with some curved horns and red body paint. Black body paint makes for great accents and you’ll wan…

2021 marks the tenth birthday of the one of the internet’s most beloved memes: Nyan Cat. Also called “the Pop-Tart Cat” or the “flying rainbow cat”, Christopher Torres created Nyan Cat as part of a donation drive for the Red Cross on his website LOL-Comics. It’s since faced some controversy as people tried to use Nyan Cat without permission. But its viral status is as enduring as the comic is cute! Pop-Tart costumes are unfortunately hard to come…

…rch request? Well in the world of Wreck-It Ralph, a little person in the computer searches up the answer and sends it back to you. And if you use the KnowsMore browser, that little person is KnowsMore himself. Voiced by Alan Tudyk, this studious fellow is as brave as he is smart. Though it takes him some time to figure that out! KnowsMore is a great cosplay, so long as you don’t mind a little purple body paint. And while you can also use a bald ca…

…f the costume. Black nail polish, black eye shadow, and her iconic swords are the final touches you’ll need before you’re ready to rock a world of your own. April 2021 Update: A big thank you to the commenters for their discussion that led to a costume update….

Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) returns for 2021‘s The Suicide Squad, directed by James Gunn. A former psychiatrist turned crazed vigilante, Harley survives the attack on the original squad and finds herself joining a new team. In contrast to the first iteration, Harley is no longer romantically involved with the Joker. As oppose to previous films, Harley sticks to her classic red and black color palette, with inspirations from the Batman: Arkham Ci…

Vance Hopper (Brady Hepner) aka Pinball is a character in the 2021 horror movie The Black Phone. He was a local punk and school bully from North Denver. In a flashback, Vance beats up a pair of kids who mess up his pinball game. After the police take him away, he sits in the back with Gwen, as she searches for her kidnapped brother, Finney. Ultimately he too ends up becoming a victim of The Grabber. His outfit represents 70s punk as per the movie…

…However, this was actually a cover-up for a government mistake. Peacemaker was a spy on the inside, and he murders Flag in attempt to complete the mission….

…bum, Sour, dominated the pop charts. Off the heels of the recent single “Vampire,” comes “Bad Idea, Right?” The music video features Olivia leaving a party to see her ex, which she contemplates through the lyrics of the song. The promo picture featured Olivia in front of a mirror, with the title written in red lipstick. The music video has 11 million views and over 50 million streams on Spotify. Fans can expect her second studio album, Guts, later…

…Lamont Cranston (Alec Baldwin) is an American who sets up as an opium kingpin in Tibet after the Great War when a holy man abducts him and offers him the chance to become a force for good. He accepts, returning to New York living alternately as a millionaire playboy and The Shadow, an anonymous vigilante who terrorizes criminals. As you might guess, The Shadow was the main inspiration for Batman….

…Jessica Rabbit’s sultry style translates well into the real world. A red sequined dress paired with long purple gloves is likely to make a few jaws drop. Top the look off with red lipstick and people may even let you get away with marrying a rabbit. Then again, this isn’t Toontown….