Carbon Costume

Monica is a main character in the web comic Hooky.  She is a princess who becomes close friends with Dorian and Daniela.  Monica is adventurous and confident, and enjoys reading.  She has long pink hair and freckles that become more prominent in the sun.  Monica favors the color yellow and can often be found wearing a yellow patterned dress over a white puff-sleeved blouse.  Accessorize your chosen outfit with a cute belt and brown boots, as well as a petticoat under your dress to make sure it puffs out in true princess fashion.

Gracie is a character from the new film May December, directed by Todd Hayes, and is played by Julianne Moore. May December is about an actress named Elizabeth that visits Gracie’s home to study her as she prepares to play her in a film role. The film takes place in Savannah, Georgia twenty years after a tabloid romance between Gracie and a much younger Joe Yoo.

Two recognizable looks that Gracie has is her purple ruffled and smocked top or dress and her matching apron look with Elizabeth that consists of a floral dress, cream linen apron, and white slip-on sneakers. We see their costumes become more and more similar as Elizabeth spends time with her and begins to mimic her life in many ways.

Hae Sung is a character from the romance-drama film Past Lives, and is played by Teo Yoo. Past Lives follows two childhood friends named Hae Sung and Nora who were separated when Nora’s family emigrated from South Korea. For a week they are reunited as they contemplate what life could’ve been if different choices were made.

The costumes in this film are simple ones but intentional. To dress like Hae Sung, stick to a blue color palette, button down shirts, and different colored pants or jeans, like his maroon jeans. He also carries a backpack and wears sneakers.

Elizabeth is a character from the new film May December, directed by Todd Hayes, and is played by Natalie Portman. May December is about an actress named Elizabeth that visits Gracie’s home to study her as she prepares to play her in a film role. The film takes place in Savannah, Georgia twenty years after a tabloid romance between Gracie and a much younger Joe Yoo.

Two recognizable looks that Elizabeth has is her look at the daughter of Gracie’s graduation which features a maxi white button-down dress and stylish black sunglasses. Another is her matching apron look with Gracie which is a floral and white apron and a white short sleeve dress. We see their costumes become more and more similar as Elizabeth spends time with her and begins to mimic her life in many ways.

Audrey Bertha (voiced by Stephanie Lemelin) is the main character of the animated series Harvey Girls Forever!  Her closest friends are Lotta and Dot.  Audrey is a tomboy with a penchant for inventing and a bit of a temper.  Her outfit consists of light blue sneakers, teal pants that she rolls up at the cuff, and a pink sweater with a green lightning bolt on it.  If you can find a sweater with a slightly darker, neckline, cuffs, and hem, it will be closer to the one Audrey wears on the show.  Otherwise, choose a plain pink one.  Add your lightning bolt with neon green fabric paint; just make sure you give it enough time to dry before you don your costume!

Dieter Bravo is a character from the comedy film The Bubble, and is played by Pedro Pascal. The Bubble follows a movie cast as they aim to create a blockbuster action film while quarantining at a hotel. Dieter is an experienced actor that is struggling with addiction and develops a love interest with a front desk worker at the hotel.

Dieter has two different kinds of looks, when he’s in quarantine in the hotel and his costume when he is on set filming the movie. In his room he wears a bathrobe, pajama pants, a t-shirt, and sunglasses. For his costume, he wears a red puffer jacket and black pants.

Usopp is a character in One Piece. He is a part of the Straw Hat Pirates led by Monkey D. Luffy. Boisterous yet loyal, Usopp specializes in marksmanship and invention. His goal is to become a brave, famous warrior of the sea, like his infamous pirate father, Yasopp. In the 2023 live action Netflix adaptation, Jacob Romero portrays Usopp.

Anyone But You is a new comedy/romance film directed by Will Gluck, and stars Sydney Sweeney as Bea and alongside her, Glen Powell as Ben. In the film, we follow the two characters as they have a successful first date that quickly turns upside down. They later unexpectedly run into each other at a wedding in Australia and pretend to be the perfect couple together.

Ben’s suit is perfect for summer and can easily be recreated. This look consists of a cream linen blazer, cream linen dress pants, a white button-down shirt, and boat/ deck shoes in a brown color.

Tiara (voiced in Japanese by Misaki Kuno and in English by Macy Anne Johnson) is part of the Minamoto family in the anime/manga Toilet Bound Hanako-Kun.

She is the youngest sibling of the family, and the only girl, but is much stronger than both of her brothers (Kou and Teru) despite being only 5 years old. Also able to see the spirits around her, she’s wrangled one of the Mokke into being her reluctant pet, subsequently naming it ‘Fairy’.

Tiara has vibrant multi-toned blueish teal eyes, and fluffy golden blonde hair that reaches down to her waist and is worn up in two tiny pigtails at the sides of her head. She appears to have a small set of fangs. For the main outfit we’ve seen for her so far in the anime, she wears a simple light green dress with frilled out partial sleeves and a matching lower hem. Her shoes are brown sandals with one flat strap across the end of her foot, and a little flower design across that.

Anyone But You is a new comedy/romance film directed by Will Gluck, and stars Sydney Sweeney as Bea and alongside her, Glen Powell as Ben. In the film, we follow the two characters as they have a successful first date that quickly turns upside down. They later unexpectedly run into each other at a wedding in Australia and pretend to be the perfect couple together.

Bea has two recognizable dress looks that can easily be recreated. One is a blue satin maxi dress with a draped neckline, and another is a pink maxi and flowy formal dress. She pairs both of these dresses with silver heels.