Carbon Costume Men
Lucky Jackson from Viva Las Vegas
Lucky Jackson is a character from the 1964 film Viva Las Vegas and is played by Elvis Presley. Viva Las Vegas is a musical film following Lucky as he prepares for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix and needs an engine, but he loses his money after meeting a girl named Rusty Martin and has to earn it back to make the race on time. This colorful film reflects the charm of both Vegas and Hollywood tropes in both the sets and costumes.
Lucky’s costume are bright and colorful like his yellow blazer he wears dancing and the red waiter uniform he wears when he gets a job with Rusty. She also wears yellow in the film, like her full yellow poolside outfit in “The Lady Loves Me” number, where Lucky wears a gray suit to compliment her and the rest of the environment.
Jack from White Noise
Jack is the main character from the film White Noise by Noah Baumbach, and is played by Adam Driver. The film is based on the original 1985 novel by Don DeLillo. This story follows college professor Jack Gladney and his family as they’re faced with “The Airborne Toxic Event.” They’re forced to evacuate their home and ultimately face their fear of death throughout the film and we see how each of them cope with this in their own ways. Jack is married to Babette and is a character that is passionate about his work, curious and eager to learn, and mild-mannered.
Jack has a strong contrast between some of his costumes in the film. When he is at work and giving lectures, he has a kind of persona that is almost theatrical, wearing a black doctorate robe paired with sunglasses which gives him a certain confidence in teaching. Outside of work, he dresses casually with a blue 80s windbreaker and always a funky patterned shirt.
Will from Platonic
Will (played by Seth Rogen) is one half of the friendly duo at the heart of the Apple TV show Platonic. Will works as a brewmaster for Lucky Penny, a brewery funded primarily by his ex-wife’s step-brother. He reconnects with Sylvia following his divorce and briefly dates Peyton. Will dresses pretty outlandishly throughout the series, including donning a bright red jumpsuit following a trip to chain restaurant Johnny 66. Will wears hip glasses and woven slip-on shoes with most of his outfits, including a green bomber jacket with the Lucky Penny logo on the back and his name embroidered on the front.
Bruno Bucciarati
Bruno Bucciarati is a main character in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind. He is a member of the Italian mob, Passione, and commands his own squad of individuals, including the protagonist, Giorno Giovanna. Bruno gives Giorno the guidance needed to ascend the ranks of the gang. His Stand is Sticky Fingers, which has the ability to create zippers on any surface it touches.
Elliot March from Heart no Kuni no Alice
Elliot (voiced by Tsuguo Mogami) is the March Hare character in the Heart no Kuni no Alice/Alice in the Country of Hearts dating game series/movie.
He is Blood’s right hand man in the Mafia in Wonderland, and has a lot of temper issues. He also doesn’t like being referred to as a rabbit, despite being the March Hare equivalent of the cast.
Elliot has blueish purple eyes, deep goldenrod orange wavy hair (wig may need to be cut and styled), and tan rabbit ears. His outfit is very layered, with a white undershirt, teal-green spiderwebbed shirt on top, a black jacket with purple accents, black pants, several tan belts crisscrossing everything, wheat stalks poking out of various points of his purple scarf, and golden tan knee-high lace up boots.
Larry the Lobster from SpongeBob the Musical
Larry the Lobster is a minor character in SpongeBob Squarepants: The Broadway Musical. A stage adaptation of the Nickelodeon cartoon, the show premiered on Broadway at the Palace Theater in 2017. Larry is a muscular lobster who loves lifting weights and surfing. He is the lifeguard at Goo Lagoon, and he is friends with Sandy Cheeks. Allan K. Washington portrayed Larry in the Broadway production.
Edward Bloom from Big Fish
Edward Bloom is a character in the 2003 Tim Burton Film Big Fish, and is played by Ewan McGregor. The film Big Fish is based off of the original book by Daniel Wallace. It follows Edward Bloom who has grown old and fallen ill. His son travels to visit him and hears his magical stories about his life, and finds the truth behind them.
Edward as we see him when he’s younger, is almost always wearing red and a deep blue. This creates a contrast to Sandra’s light sky blue dresses, and the yellow field of daffodils he creates for her.
Yokai from Big Hero 6
Yokai is the main antagonist of Disney’s Big Hero 6. His real identity is Robert Callaghan, the head of a robotics program at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. Under the masked alias of Yokai, he becomes a powerful supervillain who plots revenge against Krei Tech. He steals Hiro‘s microbots to weaponize them. It’s up to Hiro and his friends GoGo, Honey Lemon, Wasabi, Fred – plus Baymax, of course – to stop him!
Toge Inumaki from Jujutsu Kaisen
Toge (voiced in Japanese by Koki Uchiyama and in English by Xander Mobus) is one of the secondary main characters in the anime/manga Jujutsu Kaisen.
He is one of the second-year students at Jujutsu High, along with Yuta, Maki, and Panda, as well as being a semi-grade 1 sorcerer. He’s shifted his way of speaking into using food terms, as his abilities are tied into using his voice as a weapon, and it’s the only way he can guarantee no one gets unnecessarily hurt.
Toge has greyish-blonde hair, worn in a short cropped style, and light lavender eyes. When we do see his mouth, you can see the marks indicating the cursed speech on the sides. He wears a high-collard version of the school’s uniform shirt in dark blue, with an openable front piece that let’s him use his speech ability. He wears a pair of capris in the same matching color, long black socks, and white ankle boots with gold detailing on the sole.
Shuichi Shindo from Gravitation
Shuichi (voiced in Japanese by Tomakazu Seki and in English by Rich McNanna) is the main character in the anime/manga series Gravitation.
He is the lead singer of the band he and his friend Hiro started when they were in High School, Bad Luck. He tends to be very prone to extreme bursts of emotions, especially when it comes to his career, and his tumultuous relationship with Eiri Yuki.
Shuichi (in the anime) is portrayed with fluffy, deep pink hair, and dark purple eyes. Throughout the series, he wears several outfits, but for this I’ve chosen a particular favorite of mine. He wears an orange hoodie with white drawstrings, capped with black spring caps, light green cargo shorts with suspenders worn loosely over them, white crew socks, and red shoes. (optional white t-shirt worn under the hoodie)
