Carbon Costume

Julieta Madrigal (voiced by Angie Cepeda) is the daughter of Alma and Pedro and the sister to magical siblings Bruno and Pepa in the Disney animated film Encanto.  Julieta has three children herself, Isabela, Louisa, and Mirabel with husband Augustín.  Julieta can heal people with the food she makes.  Julieta’s clothes come in soft shades of teal and blue, with a blouse, skirt, and apron embroidered with a mortar and pestle as well as herbs, to symbolize her magical power.  When accessorizing your costume, don’t be afraid to take whatever fresh herbs or flowers you may have on hand and add them to your pockets.

Yzma (voiced by Eartha Kitt) is the antagonist of the Disney animated movie, Emperor’s New Groove. She is Emperor Kuzco’s advisor who seeks the throne for herself. Although cunning and power-hungry, Yzma provides comedic relief with her eccentric antics and frustration with Kronk’s incompetence. She claims to be a sorceress, hence her knowledge of potions, but she’s depicted as a mad scientist type, as indicated from her goggles and lab coat.

Alice Green (voiced by Artemis Pebdani) is the mother of Bill Green on the Disney Channel show Big City Greens.  A military veteran, Alice has a no-nonsense attitude, but loves her family and would do anything for them.  Alice wears a pink dress and slippers, oversized glasses, and a pearl necklace.  She also uses a cane and has a hearing aid in her left ear.

Kinoko Komori is a character in the hit anime My Hero Academia. Enrolled in Class 1-B at UA school, she is training to become a Pro Hero. Her quirk is Mushroom, which gives her the ability to generate fungus spores from her body. The two guns on her belt are her spray shooters, emitting a gas that increases the humidity and allows her to spread the spores more effectively. She remembers the names of the mushrooms she spawns during battle while making mushroom related puns.

Dottie “Doc” McStuffins is the main character of the Disney Junior animated show, Doc McStuffins. Doc is a seven year old girl who wants to be a doctor like her mother one day. She fixes toys, dolls, and stuffed animals with her magical toy stethoscope, which she uses to communicate with them. The storylines focus on Doc helping toys in need and giving advice from her own experience.

Rita Malone (voiced by Kate Winslet) is an adventurous rat in the Dreamworks film Flushed Away.  The polar opposite of Roddy St. James, Rita is adventurous and brave, not afraid to take risks or speak her mind.  Rita has long red hair and wears a green sweater paired with pants printed with the UK flag.  To recreate the appearance of a rat, you may have to mix and match pieces from different accessory sets.  The most realistic way to get the look is to use a prosthetic nose with a little spirit gum to hold it in place.

Bex Warren (played by Hari Nef) is one of the main characters in the satire film Assassination Nation.  Bex is best friends with Lily, Em, and Sarah.  As a transgender teen, Bex faces discrimination from some of her fellow students, which turns deadly after a hacker leaks important secrets about the residents of her hometown Salem.  One of Bex’s best looks from the film is the one she wears after the town descends into violence, which includes a red leather jacket that matches her friends’.  She also dons cropped black jeans and a multicolor striped crop top.  Finding an exact match for the top might not be possible, so don’t be afraid to focus on either similar colors or vertical stripes if you can’t get both in the same piece.  Similarly, a plain red trench coat can be substituted for an exact match, which might be kinder to your costume budget.

In Amazon Prime’s comedy-drama The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Alex Borstein portrays Susie Myerson, the grouchy yet lovable talent manager for Midge Maisel. Midge and Susie are opposites in every way. Midge is naïve and bold, while Susie is cynical and practical; Midge owns over a hundred frocks of different shapes and colors, while Susie puts on the same black leather jacket every day. This stark contrast makes the pair perfect for cosplay. Susie keeps it simple, tough, and masculine, always topping her look off with a signature newsboy cap. When cosplaying Susie, throw in the plunger prop for a clever reference to her charade in the Catskills in Season 2.