Women
Satine from Moulin Rogue
Satine is one of the main characters from the iconic Baz Lurhmann musical film Moulin Rogue, and is played by Nicole Kidman. Moulin Rogue is a flashy and over-the-top musical film (in the best way) and features its own takes on popular songs, including those of the early 2000s while following the love story between Satine and Christian.
To dress like Satine in her diamond costume, take a silver corset as the base for the top. Overlay a scalloped silver lace and mesh fabric over it entirely. Create the collar and half skirt, use faux black velvet fabric and silver trims and appliqués, or even rhinestones (silver and/ or AB). Attach fringe silver trim to the bottom front of the corset. Pair this with long black opera gloves, black fishnet tights, black vintage dance heels, and a black top hat that you can also add silver trim to. For her red gown, take a red gown with a corset waist and wear with the long black opera gloves.
Melody from Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Melody is a character from the new Ghostbsuters film, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and is played by Emily Alyn Lind. The film follows The Spengler family as they return to New York City, specifically the iconic firehouse we know from the original Ghostbusters. An ancient artifact is found and releases an evil force that brings on a second ice age, but both the new and old Ghostbusters are there to stop it together.
To dress like Melody, wear a blue lace dress, blue lace sleeveless cardigan, black tights, blue knit socks, and black loafers.
Jecka from Class of ’09
Jecka is a supporting character in the visual novel, Class of 09, available to play on Steam. Her full name is Jessica, but she’s mostly referred to by her nickname, Jecka. Preppy and popular, Jecka is referred to as Nicole’s blonde best friend. She often involves herself in Nicole’s schemes, but in many routes, chastises those decisions. Jecka will be the protagonist of the upcoming spin-off, Class of 09: The Flipside, which takes place after graduation. Carry a pink flip phone (doesn’t need to be real – it could be a prop or toy phone) as an accessory.
Samira from A Quiet Place: Day One
Samira (played by Lupita Nyong’o), more often called Sam, is the main character of the prequel film A Quiet Place: Day One. She is a terminally ill woman caught in New York City with nurse Reuben and other residents of her hospice facility when sound-averse aliens descend to earth and the city falls into chaos. She and her cat Frodo must stay quiet as they try to avoid the deadly creatures alongside fellow survivor Eric. Sam dresses in an oversized mustard yellow cardigan over a grey v-neck shirt and wide leg dark blue pants. She also wears beige high top sneakers and a dark orange beanie. While searching for food for herself and Frodo, Sam takes an “I Heart NY” tote bag from a store to carry their supplies. Complete your costume with a black and white plush cat for extra points.
Jen Masterson from 6teen
Jen Masterson is a main character in the Cartoon Network show, 6teen. She is also Jonsey’s stepsister. Responsible and sporty, Jen works at the mall store called Penalty Box as a sales associate. She is the tomboy among the friend group, though she can be invasive about their business.
Olette from Kingdom Hearts 3
In this article I’ll be covering Olette’s look in Kingdom Hearts 3, but if you would like to see how she looks in the other games, please find my earlier article about that over here! Both her English and Japanese voice actors change between games, with Ashley Boettcher taking over in English, and Yuna Watanabe in Japanese.
Her hair and eyes are the same as before (brown and light green respectively), and her clothes are much darker toned, matching with her friends. Her tanktop is black with dark orange accents, and her pants are a pair of plaid capris, with bright yellow and blue stripes throughout them, and the look is finished off with muted reddish orange socks, black sneakers with the same orange for the laces, a black and red beaded bracelet, and a matching red necklace.
Cinderella’s Peasant Dress in Cinderella (2015)
Cinderella is a 2015 live-action remake of the original animated Disney film. This follows the same classic story of a girl who has to live with her evil stepsisters and stepmother until she meets her Prince Charming. This film has beautiful realistic versions of the costumes we know so well, and one of them that could be recreated is her casual, “peasant dress”.
To create this look, wear a blue blouse with a maxi full blue skirt. Add a muted brick red apron to the skirt and a wrapped headband created with frayed white fabric wrapped in your hair.
Valentina from Despicable Me 4
Valentina is a character from the new Despicable Me: 4 and voiced by Sofia Vergara. Valentina is the girlfriend of the character, Maxime Le Mal. Maxine is nicknamed the ‘insect man’ and was a student at a school for villains. He is part cockroach and is seeking revenge on Gru.
To dress like Valentina , wear a pink double-breasted coat and use white piping at the edges. Pair this with a purple mock-neck shirt, oversized silver sunglasses, white gloves, and carry a stuffed poodle. This would make a fun duo costume with Maxime.
Korean Olympic Sharpshooter
In the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, Korean sharpshooter Kim Ye-ji went viral for her futuristic steampunk/cyberpunk shooting glasses and ice-cold demeanor — in sharp contrast to the cuddly Turkish sharpshooter. But she wasn’t all business — she held her daughter’s small elephant plush in her left hand as she took home a silver medal for South Korean in the 10-meter air pistol women’s event.
Abigail
Abigail is the horrifying character in the new horror film called Abigail, and is played by Alisha Weir. The film tells the story of criminals that kidnap a young ballerina to try and obtain ransom money from her father. Over time they begin to discover there is something scary to this girl they are locked in with.
Abigail would make an awesome Halloween costume for girls and teens. To recreate this, wear a white leotard and white tights at the base. Over this wear a lace top (which you can crop by simply cutting it at the length you want), and a white tutu. Pair this with a white feather hair piece and glitter sneakers. To recreate the blood on her costume, stick to one side and the shape similar to the picture by slowly mixing and layering red, black, and brown fabric paint. Use paper towels or gloves (or your hands) to make it look more natural and realistic. Add this to the skirt, shirt, and some on the tights. Also add red face paint to the face and wear fake sharp teeth.