Carbon Costume

Doctor (voiced in Japanese by Megumi Ogata and in English by Brittany Lauda) is one of the main characters in the anime Akudama Drive.

Out of the members of the main group, she has one of the higher prison sentences due to several severe instances of murder and malpractice. She enjoys the feeling of being cruel, and tends to act out of petty revenge in drastic ways for the simplest of offenses against her.

She has voluminous pink hair with strands of light blue at the ends partially tied back with a black scrunchie, and she has goldish eyes with blue eyeshadow around them. Her theming is very pink and purple, with gold accenting. She has pink half rectangle glasses  and a purpley-gold stethescope chest piece necklace. Her outfit consists of a very tight purple bodysuit with a sheer purple corset piece and micro skirt over top, she wears a white labcoat as a jacket, and has thigh high black boots with purple heels. Doctor has deep peach lipstick, pinkish-purple and blue painted nails, and she wears the same detonator choker as the rest of the group.

Elizabeth “Liz” Thompson (voiced by Akeno Watanabe in Japanese and Jamie Marchi in English) is a character from the manga and anime series Soul Eater.  She is the elder sister of Patty Thompson and the official weapon partner of Death the Kid.  Liz is a tall, slender woman with honey-blonde hair.  She wears a red crop top and dark jeans, with a white stubby tie and black heeled boots.  To complete her look, you’ll need two silver bangle bracelets for each wrist.  Her hat is rather unique, but any denim cowboy hat will get the job done.  She and her sister also wear cropped white jackets on occasion.

Joe Young (Trey Parker) is a young Mormon missionary who finds himself in the world of pornography playing Orgazmo, the titular sexual superhero in an insanely popular porno.  Orgazmo fights crime with the Orgazmorator alongside his sidekick ChodaBoy.  To recreate Orgazmo’s over-the-top look, you’ll need a pink bodysuit, green cape, and purple facemask.  Then, you’ll want silver gloves, boots, and a jockstrap to wear over your bodysuit.  If you want to get even closer to the costume used in the film, you can cut the sleeves off the bodysuit and wear layer a purple compression shirt underneath, as well as add the Orgazmo emblem with some silver and black fabric paint.

Serial Designation J (voiced by Shara Kirby) is an antagonist at the beginning of the Murder Drones animated web series.  J, as she is most often called, is a Disassembly Drone intent upon decommissioning as many Worker Drones as she can, which makes her an enemy of N, a much kinder Disassembly Drone, and Uzi, a Worker Drone and the protagonist of the series.  J’s look is in line with all the other Disassembly Drones.  She has a white body and hair worn in pigtails with a black dress overtop.  You can add details to the boots and bodysuit with some hazard tape.  J’s eyes and headband light up, which you can recreate with a pair of LED sunglasses and a black headband outfitted with some yellow strip lighting.  Simply cut the strip lights down to get them as close to her original design as possible.

Snow White (voiced by Chloe Grace Moretz) is a woman transformed in Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs.  A pair of magical red shoes change Snow White’s appearance before she meets the Seven Dwarfs, including Prince Merlin.  While transformed, Snow White goes by the name Red Shoes to conceal her identity.  Snow White and Red Shoes wear the same outfit, with minor changes to the way it fits, so you can choose to wear the costume either way, depending on your preference.  Obviously, the most important part of your recreation is a pair of red high-heeled shoes.  You’ll also need a white top–you can opt for a longer-sleeved peasant top with a square neckline, or perhaps a shorter version with a lace front.  A dark red skirt and waist belt complete the look.

Karen Plankton is the computer wife of Sheldon J. Plankton in The SpongeBob Musical.  Karen is a computer and, alongside her husband, tries to trick the residents of Bikini Bottom.  Karen’s look in the musical is very different from the ordinary computer screen in the original cartoon series.  To recreate the costume, you’ll want to focus on the futuristic aesthetic.  Karen wears green tights, silver boots, and silver wraparound glasses.  A futuristic space explorer costume is a good stand-in for an official Karen costume, but you can also get close with a silver skirt and a draped top.  Finish the look with a purple wig of your choice and some frosty lilac lipstick.

Doja Cat is known for wearing a plethora of extreme looks when she attends Paris Fashion Week, and she kicked off 2023 in a very memorable ensemble.  Schiaparelli’s Couture Spring-Summer 2023 show saw her in red body paint with more than 30,000 Swarovski crystals applied to her body.  You can choose to recreate her look in a few different ways.  Perhaps the simplest approach would be to use high-quality red body paint and red body glitter to evoke a similarly sparkling look.  If you’re not up for body paint and have a lot more spare time, you could use a bedazzling kit to add red rhinestones to a bodysuit to wear under your dress.  To complete the crimson costume, you’ll need dangly earrings, knee-high boots, and a long scarf in similar shades of rouge.  It can be difficult to track down a popcorn-textured skirt, but you can layer a tulle or fringe skirt over a tube dress to evoke a similar feel.

Twist (Jon Beavers) is the protagonist of the Nickelodeon series, The Fresh Beat Band. He is the DJ and rapper for the titular band. Silly and imaginative, Twist goes with the flow. His catchphrase is “Sweet!” As seen with his outfit, his favorite colors are blue and yellow. Get a pair of over the ear headphones to accessorize.

Emily Cooper (played by Lily Collins) is the protagonist of the Netflix series Emily in Paris.  Initially sent to Paris to oversee a transition at her company, Emily wears an array of eye-popping couture fashion throughout the series.  Some of her most memorable looks include bold colors and unique accessories.  When recreating any of Emily’s looks, it’s important to remember that many of the pieces used on the show are from high-end designers, so it’s okay to find something that’s a close match instead of an exact duplicate.  Focus on colors and silhouettes, like the nude booties shown here which still have the open front feel of the ones Emily wears in the show.  You can also choose to focus on patterns or colors like the two skirts you could decide to pair with her yellow blazer–the tie-dyed skirt has more of that eye-catching color, but the striped skirt maintains the same visual flow as the one from the show because of its lines.

Bayonetta (voiced in Bayonetta 3 by Jennifer Hale) is the titular witch of the PlatinumGames series.  Bayonetta is an Umbra Witch tasked with protecting the multiverse alongside her apprentice Viola in the third installment of the franchise.  Bayonetta’s costume is complex and will require a little creativity to recreate.  As a base, you’ll need black leggings with a lace cutout design and a puffy-sleeved backless shirt.  Bayonetta’s belt and skirt in the game are crafted from her own hair.  If you’d rather not collect your locks to weave a costume, a black obi sash and tutu will suffice.  Lastly, you’ll need light purple gloves, glasses, and a long black wig plaited on either side with red cord.  The gold details of her outfit, if you choose to add them, can be recreated with a glue gun, some gold glue, and applique pieces.  Be strategic about which aspects of her costume are most important to you.  You can add gold flowers to the tutu, floral applique to the gloves, and even some gold details to the heels of your shoes.  Finding a replica gun from the game can be quite expensive, so consider using a toy foam blaster that will help evoke the same feel even if it’s not an exact match.