Carbon Costume Women
Hera from Xena: Warrior Princess
Hera (portrayed by Meg Foster) is one of the primary antagonists in both Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. Despite being the goddess of marriage she is unfortunately wed to the chronically unfaithful Zeus. Her anger with him leads her to attack his children by other women while exerting her influence over other areas of mortal life.
Dressing as Hera is fairly straightforward. She wears a lot of black while adopting iridescent tones in blues and greens because peacocks are sacred to Hera in both the shows and the original Greek myths. A full and shimmering black skirt, black heels, black cloak, and black corset make up the basis for her look. You will need to add the iridescent crystals by hand, unfortunately, since they are so placed in such a unique pattern. But once they’re on you can add in a feathered collar and shrug in either black or peacock colors and top with either of the tiaras that resemble the crowns she wears as Queen of Olympus.
Zoey from Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist
Zoey Clarke (Jane Levy) is a coder, and works for a tech firm in San Francisco. After a strange event with an MRI, Zoey gains the ability to hear people’s most inner thoughts as popular songs. She’s creeped out at first, as probably anyone would be, but starts to see the positives to her gift to connect with the world. She’s surrounded by music in Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.
Pirate Jenny from HBO’s Watchmen
Pirate Jenny (Jessica Camacho) from the HBO series Watchmen is an anarchist at heart. She has joined The Watchmen to fight for justice by any means necessary. Her style is part functionality and part intimidation factor. A decent amount of crafting will need to go into the headpiece and mask. Luckily it is more ripping and tearing than sewing work.The bleached tee could be cut around the collar and stretched as desired. The fishnet hair net will need to go over your head and can be ripped liberally over the eyes. She has a dark smokey eye shadow peeking through the eye holes in her mask. The key to making this look work is expressing its been worn in. Use a close-up image of her face when making your mask so you can follow all the layers of fishnet and mesh it includes. May need some easy hand sewing for the thin layer of white mesh over her nose and mouth.
Madison from Zombieland 2
Zombieland Double Tap introduces us to several new characters including ditzy Madison (played by Zoey Deutch). Madison is perpetually upbeat and a bit of an airhead who is trapped in the fashion of the early 2000s. Madison can always be found wearing lots of pink, often accentuated by faux fur and colorful Louis Vuitton bags.
Make Your Own: Retsuko from Aggretsuko
“Retsuko”, which means “fierce child” in Japanese, is the newest and most angsty member of the Sanrio family. She is […]
Jade Harley
In the MS Paint Adventures web comic Homestuck, Jade Harley is one of the main characters and the fourth kid to be introduced. The Witch of Space, her Associated Element is Earth, and her Associated Item is Uranium. This is Jade Harley’s outfit when she ascends to god tier.
Maya from Maya and Miguel
Maya Santos is lively and nurturing, but sometimes cares too much. Since she cares, she tends to meddle in other people’s problems believing she can help everyone. She usually includes her twin, Miguel, in her schemes to make things better as they are brother and sister, and best friends as well. Maya comes up with ideas for everyone’s problems regularly in Maya and Miguel.
Neopolitan from RWBY
Named for Neapolitan ice cream, this pink, brown, and white criminal is a mistress of illusion and a skilled martial arts fighter. Her parasol (dubbed Hush as a nod to her apparent mutism) conceals a pointed blade, which she uses to surprise-attack her underestimating opponents. Neo is a known associate of Roman Torchwick; after his untimely departure from the RWBY webseries, Neo wears his signature feathered hat (which you can recreate using this easy tutorial) in her quest for vengeance.
Ms. Crookshanks from HBO’s Watchmen
Ms. Crookshanks (played by Sara Vickers) is a devoted servant in HBO’s Watchmen. One of the clone servants of Adrian Veidt, she is an important partner throughout much of his story. Crookshanks is dressed much like a classic maid with a conservative dress, apron, and sensible black heels.
Little Debbie
Little Debbie is one of the most recognizable faces in grocery stores all over the world. With delicious offerings like Swiss Rolls, Zebra Cakes, and Cosmic Brownies, this costume can be easily improved with your favorite snack. Little Debbie has short curly hair, a blue gingham dress, and a sunhat.
