Carbon Costume Men
Andrew from The Breakfast Club
Andrew is one of the characters from the iconic 1985 film The Breakfast Club and is played by Emilio Estevez. The Breakfast Club is a comedy film that follows five students from different backgrounds and each with unique personalities as they all endure Saturday detention in High School.
Andrew is a typical student athlete/ jock character and his wardrobe definitely reflects that. To dress like Andrew, wear a blue letterman-style jacket over a blue zip-up hoodie, a blue tank top, blue jeans, and sneakers.
Cooper Howard from Fallout
A new TV series has been going viral online for its spot-on live action adaptation of the video game franchise Fallout that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. This series depicts the aftermath of The Great War of 2077, where survivors take refuge in fallout shelters or Vaults, which are actually all created as different experiments on the people who live in them. It follows a woman named Lucy who leaves Vault 33 to find her father in the dangerous wasteland of what is left of Los Angeles. She runs into a Ghoul bounty hunter, originally named Cooper Howard. He was a film actor before the war. In this guide I’ll be covering Cooper Howard’s cowboy costume in Episode 1.
Although this costume looks complicated to make, this guide is doable for an artist of any level. Starting with the iconic blue and gold western shirt, use a blue western dress shirt or just western-style shirt as the base to build off of. For the gold/ cream section on the top portion of the shirt and the sleeve cuffs, cut either a jacquard patterned or brushed twill fabric to the shape of the top of the shirt and either glue it down (the edges will be covered by the fringe trim but iron and fold edges for a cleaner look) or sew the fabric on top. If you’re skilled in sewing and want to take it even further, seam rip the top section from the collar and sleeves and use the removed blue piece as a pattern for the gold fabric, adding seam allowance to sew back in place. You can also add cream piping/ bias tape along the collar and front button panels.
Next, along the edge of the gold fabric you added, either sew or glue on gold fringe trim, following the edge across the front, over the shoulder, and to the back.
Now for the details on the gold fabric: if you choose a printed jacquard fabric, you can keep as is. It gives the same effect of having variety to the surface. However if you have more time to add detail, choose the solid brushed twill fabric and paint and/or embroider a similar pattern of line drawings of scorpions similar to the photos. Doing a combination of both flat painted and 3-D embroidered icons gives it the same variety as the one from the series. You can also paint or embroider (or both) the icons on the collar.
For the rest of the costume, wear brown pants like these western-style Wrangler pants. Bootcut works better to cover cowboy boots like the ones linked below. On top of those, wear a brown cowboy holster belt. More accessories to complete the look include a cream cattleman’s crease style cowboy hat, a sheriff’s badge and a gold neck scarf. To be even more screen-accurate for the scarf, take a solid cream or white bandana, and tie-dye it yellow.
If you have a kiddo that can match with you, you can also follow my guide for Janey Howard’s costume. Even further, I’ve also created one for Janey’s mother, and Cooper’s wife Barb Howard.
Seifer Almasy from Kingdom Hearts 2
Seifer (voiced in Japanese by Takehito Koyasu and in English by Will Friedle) is one of the main characters found in Twilight Town, predominantly in Kingdom Hearts 2.
He is the leader of the Disciplinary Committee, that he’s part of with his friends Fuu, Rai, and Vivi. The four of them are characters originally found in the Final Fantasy games, much like the other non-Disney characters that show up in Traverse Town. Seifer in this is younger than his FFVIII counterpart and often butts heads with Hayner, his main rival.
Seifer has short, light blonde hair that he wears a black beanie over, with the kanji for ‘ore’ embroidered on it, and bright tealy-blue eyes. There’s a large scar crossing diagonally over his nose. His outfit consists of a white and blue zip up croptop, with a long white sleeveless coat with dark grey accents over top, brown loose leg pants with a yellow ribbon tie at the waist, and thick black boots with silver details, and blue shoe laces tied around the ankles instead of laced through the holders.
Patrick from Challengers
Patrick is one of the main characters in the new film Challengers, and is played by Josh O’Connor. Challengers is a drama/ romance film that centers around Tashi who after a career-ending injury, becomes a tennis coach and mentor for her husband Art Donaldson. They encounter a former lover of Tashi’s, Patrick Zweig as they prepare for their upcoming match.
To dress like Patrick as he dresses when playing tennis, wear a sporty red or black tank top and carry a matching red and black tennis racket. Other looks of his include black shorts, a green and white striped button-down shirt, and light blue polo shirt.
Asuramaru from Seraph of the End
Asuramaru (voiced in Japanese by Hibiku Yamamura and in English by Colleen Clinkenbeard) is a major character in the anime/manga Owari no Seraph/Seraph of the End.
He is the demon that is contracted to the main character, Yuichiro, acting as his sword. Not much is known about his past in the anime, but going further into the manga, it is revealed that he ties much more into the story than originally thought, and is also the older brother of Krul Tepes.
Asuramaru has very long dark indigo-purple hair that reaches all the way down to the floor, slitted dark red eyes, and pointed ears. He has a golden headband resting at the top of his head, and little diamond-looking horn like objects just below it. The rest of the outfit is rather simple, consisting of a sleeveless black high-neck top, with gold clasps at the top, black fingerless sleeves, and a white wrap skirt with an extremely high leg slit, and gold button details at the top.
Brian from The Breakfast Club
Brian is one of the characters from the iconic 1985 film The Breakfast Club and is played by Anthony Michael Hall. The Breakfast Club is a comedy film that follows five students from different backgrounds and each with unique personalities as they all endure Saturday detention in High School.
Brian is the brains of the group and his wardrobe is one that is both understated but fitting. To dress like Brian, wear a green sweater under a brown zip-up jacket, jeans, blue sneakers, and sunglasses for the look in that iconic scene.
Thomas H. Norstein from Digimon Data Squad
Thomas H. Norstein (voiced by Hirofumi Nojima and Crispin Freeman) is a supporting character in the animated series Digimon Data Squad. Thomas is an genius who graduated from the Stockholm Royal University of Science at age 13. His personality often clashes with Marcus Damon‘s. Thomas has blonde hair. His Data Squad uniform consists of a blue suit with a silver belt. His personal clothing tends to favor shades of green and cream or white, including a green v-neck shirt, white pants, and tan shoes as well as a white collared shirt and dark blue pants with a blue tie and green vest he wears open.
Enoch from Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children
Enoch is one of the characters in the film Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, based off of the book by Ransom Riggs. This movie is directed by Tim Burton and it definitely is fitting in its style. Enoch is played by Finlay MacMillan. The movie is about a boy named Jacob we follow through the story as he is transported into the past where a home of orphans with special powers live.
Enoch is one of the children at the home and his special power is the animation of things like dolls that he builds and creates. To dress like Enoch, wear a gray cardigan, a light gray button-down shirt, dark gray trousers, canvas suspenders, and brown dress shoes.
Beetlejuice from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
The new trailer for the second Beetlejuice film released recently and is called Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, planned to release this fall of 2024. The film takes place in the future after the previous one we all know from 1988. Most of the cast is the same as the original, playing their original characters we all know and love.
One of the characters returning is of course Beetlejuice himself, played again by Michael Keaton. To dress like Beetlejuice as we can see him in the trailer, wear the iconic black and white striped suit, a white shirt, black tie, Beetlejuice wig, and face makeup for that undead look. Fabric paint can be used to distress the suit and shirt.
Kite from Hunter x Hunter
Kite (voiced in Japanese by Christopher Corey Smith and in English by Shuichi Ikeda) is one of the key characters in Gon’s story in the anime/manga Hunter x Hunter.
He studied under Gon’s father, Ging, when he was younger, and subsequently ended up teaching Gon what he knew about the world. Kite, along with his friends, traveled around documenting unknown species, which lead to the discovery of the Chimera Ants and their Queen, culminating in his battle with Neferpitou.
Kite has extremely long white hair that goes down to the backs of his knees, and small brownish-grey eyes. He wears a long sleeved white turtleneck and black slacks, with a light blue layered waistband, and tan slip on shoes. The look is finished off with an oversized mid-toned blue newsboy cap, and whatever form Crazy Slots takes (scythe, etc).
