Carbon Costume

Petey Piranha (voiced by Toru Minegishi in his original appearance) is a boss from the Super Mario Bros. video game franchise.  Originally appearing in Super Mario Sunshine, Petey is a carnivorous plant who is set apart from the other piranha plants in the games by his sheer size and additional abilities.  He is a frequent nemesis of Mario and Luigi.  To recreate this funky plant costume, you’ll want to start with a green full-coverage bodysuit.  Then, don a pair of a pair of polka-dot briefs and a piranha plant mask.  For an extra touch, consider adding a floral headband to your costume to finish the look.

Josefina Montes (voiced by Leila Colom) is the mother of the titular character from the Nick Jr. cartoon series Santiago of the Seas.  Like her son, Josefina is brave and sometimes accompanies him on his adventures.  She has brown curly hair that she wears up, tied with a yellow hair scarf.  Her costume consists of a blue jacket, a white blouse, brown boots, and a mint green skirt, layered over a white one.  Her accessories include a red sash, a brown belt, a turquoise pendant necklace, and gold hoop earrings.

Icona Shard is a dancer in Just Dance who dances to “Telephone” by Lady Gaga and Beyonce. In Beyonce’s verse, she holds a red phone over her ear before throwing it away in frustration. There are some differences between both versions, such as her pink eyebrows and red lipstick. Trim the front of the wig with shears to replicate the blunt bangs. Affix the triangular gems on the black leotard using hot glue.

Sally Albright is from the 1989 movie When Harry Met Sally and is played by Meg Ryan. When Harry Met Sally is a rom-com set in New York about Harry Burns and Sally Albright, who keep running into each other throughout their lives until they meet again in a bookshop. They attempt to stay platonic friends and eventually end up together.

Sally is one of the two protagonists in the story. She is someone who knows what she wants and makes that clear when speaking to Harry. Her wardrobe is one that looks cozy, but also stylish and dressed up. She has fun with her outfits with pieces like unique hats and patterned tights and sweaters. These costumes are perfect for the fall and winter seasons.

Veralidaine Sarrasri, known more commonly as Daine or the Wildmage, is the main character of Tamora Pierce’s fantasy series The Immortals.  Daine has powerful wild magic and can both exert her will over animals and communicate with them.  She has brown curly hair.  For costume inspiration, look to some of the book covers of Pierce’s novels.  Whether you decide to don a blouse and trousers with riding boots and a tunic or vest, or opt for a flowing dress, you can’t go wrong with an outfit inspired by Medieval and Renaissance silhouettes that lends itself to the fantastic settings of Galla and Tortall.

Sandie is a character from the film Last Night in Soho, played by Anya Taylor-Joy. The story follows the protagonist Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer that begins university in London to study it, and learns that she is able to enter the 1960s. At night she transforms into an aspiring singer named Sandie from the 60s. As Sandie searches for her big break, she gets into trouble and Eloise follows that journey with her.

Sandie is first seen in a float bright bring dress with the perfect shape for the period. We later see outfits like her white coat, black dress, and red dress that Eloise is inspired by and begins incorporating it into her own style and projects. Tease your hair to create a classic bump on the top to complete the look.

Megurine Luka, also known by her codename of CV03, is a Japanese VOCALOID. Since 2004, VOCALOID has combined voice synthesizing and software programming to produce music, albums, and even concerts. Voicebanks get paired with anime style avatars, such as Megurine Luka. Her voice is provided by Yu Asakawa, a Japanese voice actress and singer. This costume guide showcases her V4X standard appearance.

Merman “Kenmaid” Ken is a character in the hit 2023 movie, Barbie, directed by Greta Gerwig. He appears as the Ken counterpart to Mermaid Barbie. He is portrayed by former wrestling star John Cena, currently best known for his role as Peacemaker.

Sadao Maou (voiced by Ryota Osaka in Japanese and Josh Grelle in English) is the main protagonist of the anime and manga series The Devil is a Part-Timer!  Satan Jacob is the Devil King before he is forced to retreat to Earth where he dons the more human appearance of Sadao Maou.  Sadao works at MgRonald’s as a part-time employee.  There are cosplay sets of Sadao’s work uniform which you can purchase and pair with shoes, a cape, shoulder armor, and a dark green wig to complete the look.  If you’re particularly brave, you might also like to use a pair of red contact lenses to alter the color of your eyes.  If you’d rather make your own costume, a red polo, red visor, and black pants will get the job done.  You can use yellow fabric paint to add the signature MgRonald’s stripe across the front of the shirt.

Ferid (voiced in Japanese by Takahiro Sakurai and in English by Eric Vale) is one of the main vampire antagonists in the anime/manga Owari no Seraph/Seraph of the End.

He kicked off a good majority of the plot by murdering the rest of the children that Yu and Mika considered family, sending Yu on a revenge quest. He loves to annoy the people he spends time with, much to Krul‘s frustration.

Ferid has long lavender-grey hair that he wears tied back with a large black bow, red eyes, vampire fangs, and pointed ears. He wears a waist-length white shirt with diamond detailing and ruffled cuffs, that trails off into longer coattails, with a ribboned capelet over top and a cravat. The rest of his outfit is white pants, extremely tall thigh high black boots, and white gloves.