Carbon Costume Women
Shelly from Brawl Stars
In Brawl Stars, Shelly is a versatile starter brawler who is available at the beginning of the game. She has moderate health and damage, with a shotgun that is effective at close to medium range. Shelly’s favorite color is purple, which she wears from head to toe.
Mystique from X-Men
Misunderstood and bullied since childhood, blue-skinned shapeshifter Mystique (played onscreen by Jennifer Lawrence and Rebecca Romijn) truly understands anti-mutant oppression. Her early experiences of mistreatment shaped her stance in the fight for mutant equality — or even dominance, as her leader, Magneto, gravitates towards.
Mystique is easily remembered for her onscreen appearances wearing only the strategically-placed blue scales she was born with (requiring Rebecca Romijn to spend hours in the makeup room), but comic book portrayals have been slightly more favorable to cosplayers attending family-friendly venues. You could buy the blue jumpsuit and stop there, but I’ve included some additional garments which draw inspiration from my personal favorite Mystique look from the retro X-Men arcade game.
Medli from Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Medli is a young, kindhearted Rito (bird person) living on Dragon Roost Island. She befriends Link on his oft-sidetracked quest to rescue his little sister during the events of The Wind Waker, and assists him in her capacity as the apprentice caretaker of Valoo the dragon. When I first saw this character while playing The Wind Waker for the first time, I immediately fell in love with her cute aesthetic and kindhearted nature. Naturally, I had to recreate her costume!
Raphina from Sing Street
Raphina is an aspiring model approached by Conor Lalor to star in a music video for his band. She’s a fashionista with a cool outer appearance. Inside, she fights with the uncertainty of her life. Raphina, played by Lucy Boynton, learns more about the band members while chasing after her dream of being a London model in Sing Street.
Susie Carmichael from Rugrats
Susie Carmichael (voiced by Cree Summer) is a recurring character from the Nickelodeon shows Rugrats and All Grown Up! Susie possesses a strong sense of self and what is right, which often puts her at odds with Angelica Pickles, though the two girls are usually friends. To recreate Susie’s original outfit, painting the abstract flowers using purple fabric paint onto a yellow dress is the best way to achieve the iconic look, though you can also use a yellow dress with any floral pattern. Susie wears a number of different outfits in the All Grown Up! series, but she often sports cropped shirts and wide leg jeans.
Maja from Midsommar
In Midsommar, Maja (played by Isabelle Grill) is a young woman who uses strange rituals and psychedelic drugs to seduce Dani’s boyfriend Christian in order to have sex with him and become pregnant. A very quiet girl, she is transformed after her encounter with Christian, wearing red lipstick and more brightly colored clothing to signify her fertility.
Athena Cykes from Ace Attorney
Athena Cykes works for famed Ace Attorney Phoenix Wright at the Wright Anything Agency. A childhood trauma led her to a career in law. With her sensitive hearing and training in Europe as an analytical psychologist, she’s especially skilled at picking up on witnesses’ vocal tells, which she uses to her advantage in the court room.
Grace from Terminator: Dark Fate
In Terminator: Dark Fate, a new timeline provides humanity with even more deadly terminators. In the year 2042, Grace (played by Mackenzie Davis) is mortally wounded during a battle with Rev-7 terminators developed by Legion. As a result, she volunteers to be artificially augmented and become a cyborg with superhuman strength and abilities. Grace arrives in the modern world naked and steals her clothing from a couple who finds her.
Rapunzel from Tangled
In Tangled, Rapunzel (voiced by Mandy Moore) is the rightful princess of the kingdom of Corona, but she is stolen by Mother Gothel as an infant because of her hair’s magical powers. Locked away in a tower for most of her life, Rapunzel’s closest companion is a chameleon named Pascal. Rapunzel is effervescent and excited by all that life has to offer, especially once she escapes from her imprisonment. Rapunzel wears a pink and purple skirt with a corseted top, and of course has extremely long, flowing blonde hair throughout most of the film. Her look can be recreated in a number of ways, by layering different pieces, or simply using a Renaissance corset dress, depending on how much time you wish to spend working on it. You could take it to the next level by using a gold fabric paint to add filigree details to the skirt and corseted top.
Amy Sosa from Superstore
On Superstore, Amy (played by America Ferrera) has been a longtime employee of Cloud 9. Now that she is store manager, her look has evolved to be more polished and clean, so that she fits in with other store executives (even if she still changes her name tag every day). Amy can usually be found wearing business casual clothing, sensible heels, and a blue blazer.
