Carbon Costume Women
Gretchen Wieners from Mean Girls
Gretchen Wieners (played by Lacy Chabert) is the one non-blonde in the mean girls clique at her school. At least until Cady (played by Lindsey Lohan) starts at their school. Gretchen is largely a people-pleaser though she has her limits. And when she reaches them, watch out! Her temper can be explosive. And when it’s time to move on, Gretchen doesn’t have any problems. It turns out she’s good with people! Just don’t tell Regina that.
Gretchen has two key looks in the film. The first is her Wednesday look. After all, on Wednesday they wear pink. In Gretchen’s case this means a tight pink sweater, a gold plaid skirt, and pink heels paired with a blue purse.
Her other look is the Christmas show look. A red Santa hat, Santa babydoll dress, and black boots are all you need for that look.
In both cases you’ll want a long wavy brown wig and, if you want to carry an accessory, your very own Burn Book. Though I recommend leaving yours blank!
Eru from Hyouka
Eru Chitanda attends Kamiyama High School, and is the president of the Classic Literature Club. She has an enormous amount of curiosity. She tends to get the club members involved in her curiosities, especially her classmate Houtarou. Eru and her friends solve her curiosities and mysteries in Hyouka.
Lady Tamayo from Demon Slayer
Lady Tamayo is a supporting character in the hit anime, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba. Although she is a demon, she is a skilled doctor. She defies her nature by healing humans through her medicinal practices. She advises Tanjiro on how to produce a cure for Nezuko. Tamayo is gentle and kind, moved to tears when Nezuko shows her affection. She knows a lot about demons and demon transformations; she’s wisest character in the series. Her main enemy is Muzan Kibutsuji.
Trucy Wright from Ace Attorney
Trucy Wright (Kira Buckland / Chieko Higuchi) is Ace Attorney Phoenix Wright‘s adoptive daughter, biologically descended from a long line of talented magicians, the Gramarye family. When she’s not making mischief, doing magic tricks, or a bit of both, she moonlights as an investigative partner for Phoenix’s law agency.
Trucy’s magician roots are evident in the way she dresses herself. This tutorial covers the basic items that make up her costume, but for a more detailed cape with a broach and the playing card-inspired trim, I recommend following this tutorial.
Ariana Grande in “Positions”
Ariana Grande is a pop singer who continues to stay at the top of the charts, perhaps the most popular of our generation. Her song “Positions”, which is also the title of her new album, has over 200 million listens on Spotify. The music video, which features Ariana quite literally “switching the positions” as the president and posing around the White House, garnered 108 million views on Youtube. These are only two of her 60s-era Jackie Kennedy inspired outfits from the video. Others include a vintage houndstooth winter-coat and a yellow blazer with a matching yellow miniskirt.
Mitsuri Kanroji from Demon Slayer
Mitsuri Kanroji is a character from the hit anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba. Known as the Love Pillar, she is one of the nine Hashiras of the Demon Slayer Corps. She is shy, yet kind and caring towards others, hence her pillar title. She often thinks flirtatious thoughts about the male Hashiras. In the manga, she has a particular crush on Obanai Iguro.
Sagittarius
Sagittarius (November 22nd to December 21st) is the Mutable fire sign and the 9th sign in the zodiac wheel. Sagittarius is the blunt thrill-seeking traveler of the zodiac. Jupiter, the planet of abundance, spirituality, and luck rules Sagittarius making this ever on the move archer full of wisdom and excellent at storytelling. Sagittarius’s down fall is when those stories become too boastful. The best lesson a sagittarius can learn is to grow a little more humble. The outfit consists of deeper earth tones and your very own set of bow and arrows. The makeup is a monochromatic orange color scheme to really give your look an extra pop. This DIY costume is perfect for any Sagittarius on Halloween.
Aoi from Her Blue Sky
Aoi Aioi is a second-year high school student aspiring to be a musician. Her parents died 13 years ago, and she lives with her older sister who gave up her dreams to take care of Aoi. She very grateful to her sister for this. Aoi is in for a surprise when her sister’s ex boyfriend shows up in Her Blue Sky (Sora no Aosa o Shiru Hito yo).
Princess Annalise from Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper
Barbie is an American (and in many place, global) household name. And it’s not just a doll line. She long ago branched into movies. And some, like Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper have a huge fan following. For good reason, too! The songs (where Barbie is voiced by Melissa Lyons) are catchy and Barbie herself (voiced in speaking parts by Kelly Sheridan) is an inspiration.
If you want to channel your inner Barbie princess – and the good she tries to do – you’ll want to start with a pink ballgown. A few examples are included above since a princess rarely has only one dress. You’ll also need a long blonde wig, a gold tiara, a gold choker, and gold shoes. Gold ribbon can add bow details to your gown as well. And of course you’ll want a white cat just like the princess!
Maggie Pesky from The Buzz on Maggie
Maggie Pesky (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) is the 13-year-old fly protagonist of the Disney show The Buzz on Maggie. Maggie dreams of being a rockstar and has psychic visions of the future. Maggie’s costume includes chunky boots, a yellow skirt, and bright pink hair and socks. She also often rocks a double-necked guitar, but purchasing one would be an expensive proposition for a costume. Instead, you could use two inflatable guitars and to create a double-necked prop by cutting off the neck of one and taping it closed after it’s inflated. If you’d like to take your costume to the next level, you could also follow a DIY tutorial like this one to create additional arms, as Maggie has four.
