Carbon Costume

…to saloon girls, flappers, or burlesque dancers. Due to their portrayal in film, cigarette girls became a staple and grew in popularity until the end of Prohibition, when they moved to public nightclubs. Thelma’s outfit is similar to a belly dancer and can be achieved with similar clothing, though the belly dance skirt will need to be cut to the appropriate length. Cigarette trays are an expensive vintage item now, but they can be easily made with…

…Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) is the foul-mouthed and hilarious protagonist of the British series The Thick of It and the 2009 film In the Loop. His clothing style is the basic business look: suit and tie, button up dress shirt, black shoes, black belt. The rest of the character is about getting overly creative with your insults….

…Sarah Bailey (Robin Tunney) is the new girl who moves to the Catholic school in 1996’s The Craft. Being a natural-born witch, She overcomes her fear and becomes the strongest of the four by the end of the film. Of all the teen girls, her personality is full of morality and maturity, always being the clear-headed and logical one….

…Sidney (Neve Campbell) is the main protagonist of the Scream series. In the original 1996 film Scream, she finds herself accusing her boyfriend of being the infamous “ghost face” killer….

…Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) is the partner of Dr. Alan Grant in the Steven Spielberg film Jurassic Park. She is a paleobotanist who comes to Jurassic Park with him and Dr. Ian Malcolm and must fight for her life when the dinosaurs escape. Smart, impatient, and energetic, Sattler holds her ground against their scaly foes….

…Atari Kobayashi (Koyu Rankin) is the human protagonist of the 2018 Wes Anderson film Isle of Dogs. He is a young Japanese boy who travels to Trash Island to look for his lost guard dog Spots. This is a good costume for younger kids or anyone who loves dogs….

…Debbie Jellinsky (Joan Cusack) is the psycho wife of Uncle Fester Addams in 1992’s Addams Family Values, the sequel to the previous live-action Addams Family film. Deranged and suffering with childhood neglect, Debbie is the ultimate female husband killer. She will stop at nothing to make sure her newlywed is dead, in this case Uncle Fester….

…In The Aviator, Jean Harlow (Gwen Stefani) was an actress and sex symbol in the 1930’s. She got her start in film in Hell’s Angels, directed by Howard Hughes. She was one of the biggest and most glamorous stars of the 1930’s, known as the “Blonde Bombshell,” “Platinum Blonde” and the “Laughing Vamp,” though she tragically passed away at age 26….

…Violet Parr (voiced by Sarah Vowell) is the shy and insecure moody teen in the Disney Pixar 2004 animated film The Incredibles. Slightly cynical at home but withdrawn and quiet in school, she develops a ton of bravery once she uses her invisibility gift to protect her family from villains ought to destroy all their powers….

…During the Crusades, Niccolò di Genova fought for Italy. Now an immortal soldier, Nicky (played by Luca Marinelli) protects humanity alongside Andy, Booker, Nile, and Joe in the Netflix film The Old Guard. Nicky and Joe began fighting on opposing sides, before falling in love after realizing their shared immortality and purpose….