Carbon Costume

People all over the world have fallen in love with Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, the elves of Lothlorien and Rivendell, and the fierce Dwarves of Middle Earth. And if it weren’t for J.R.R. Tolkien, none of those beings would exist at all. Born January 03, 1892 Tolkien lived through the most tumultuous times of the 20th century. It was not an easy period and Tolkien used every bit of it to inspire his books. They, in turn, have gone on to inspire milli…

…They take a selfie in front of a literal dumpster fire and then watch the world end under the romantic flaming light of an apocalyptic meteor shower. It’s pure chaos. 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 1…

…ong line of them, Belmont wields the Sacred Whip in his efforts to rid the world of evil. There are several variations on Belmont’s costume. This write-up will focus on the one pictured above. To start you’ll want a long blue military coat. You’ll have to cuff the sleeves and likely pin them in place so they don’t unroll while you’re wearing the costume. You’ll also need long black gloves and a pair of white pants. Finish it off with a bandolier,…

…The mockumentary, 7 Days in Hell, follows Charles Poole (Kit Harington) who is indubitably the most dimwitted tennis player in the world. Even though he doesn’t know the rules of tennis he has indubitably managed to become one of the top tennis players. Good thing he doesn’t have to use his brains to indubitably beat Aaron Williams during their match at Wimbledon. Indubitably….

…In Sucker Punch, Amber (Jamie Chung) is the pilot of the group in the fantasy world. Whether it’s a helicopter or a giant mecha suit, she knows how to use it to level all enemies in her path….

…In Spirited Away, Chihiro Ogino (nicknamed Sen) is a 10 year old girl who enters a spirit world while traveling to her new home with her family. During her adventures, she quickly matures from an easily scared child to a hard-working and courageous young girl….

…In LazyTown, a bossy, egocentric collector of stuff, Stingy impatiently dreams of being king of the world. Young and eager, he loves playing with the group (you can’t be a king without subjects), but finds himself apoplectic with jealousy whenever anyone brings something new to play with, something that he doesn’t have….

…In Guardians of the Galaxy, Gamora (Zoe Saldana) is an orphan from an alien world who’s trained by Thanos to be a fierce warrior and his personal assassin. When Peter Quill steals an orb, it’s Gamora who’s sent to reclaim it. Finish the look with Big Apple Beauty’s Gamora makeup tutorial….

…In Disney’s Onward, Barley Lightfoot (Chris Pratt) is a teenage elf who embarks on a journey with his brother Ian to rediscover lost magic in their world, with a mission to spend one more day with their father who passed away when they were young….

…llo, played by Benjamin Wadsworth, is living on the streets until he is recruited into the elite academy called King’s Dominion. Master Lin didn’t convince him to enroll at first, but Marcus eventually gives the academy a chance. Now, his classmates are the children of the world’s top criminals, assassins, and spies. Marcus has a dark past filled with grief, and learned to survive on his own. In the academy, he discovers people are not much differ…