Carbon Costume Women
Wendy Torrance
Wendy Torrance is the wife of Jack Torrance and mother of Danny Torrance in the Stephen King novel The Shining and Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film of the same name, where she’s portrayed by Shelley Duval.
Frankie Foster
Frances “Frankie” Foster is a main character and the caretaker at her grandmother’s home in the Cartoon Network cartoon Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends and a character from the CN MMO Fusion Fall.
Lorraine Broughton
Lorraine Broughton is the protagonist of the graphic novel The Coldest City and its 2017 film adaptation Atomic Blonde portrayed by Charlize Theron. She is a secret agent who becomes involved in a global Cold War conspiracy where she gets involved with the CIA, MI6, and KGB all at once. She wears many stylistic outfits over the course of the film, this guide focuses on the costume presented in most promotional material.
Alabama Whitman
In True Romance, Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette) seems to hit it off with Clarence Worley at a kung fu screening. But she reveals that she’s a call girl hired by his boss for a birthday present, even though she’s actually falling in love with him.
Amy Blue
Amy Blue is the femme fatale 17 year old cynical chick from Gregg Araki’s 1995 indie film The Doom Generation. Which was the start of Rose McGowan’s career and has recently gained a cult status in the past few years.
Amy’s style definitely resonated with her personality and scenes, as well as the rest of the plot. There are a number of outfits that mirrors teen angst and teenage innocence, but the one that stands out to say the least is her signature black mini dress (which is featured on about every poster regarding the movie.)
To pull off this look, You’ll need: a simple black mini dress, a pair of rough combat boots and white socks, a heavy but bulky leather jacket (Amy’s has a Chicago Police patch on the arm sleeve), a pair of ivory pearls and/or pearl chain with a single silver ring attached, silver band rings, along with some geometrical plastic ones, black lace bra and panties, and of course: a sleek dark brown/black bob with a piercing skull ring along with the word ‘kill’ either written or carved into your knuckle.
Penelope Wilhern
In Penelope, Penelope Wilhern (Christina Ricci) is a pretty young lady who unfortunately has the nose and ears of a pig, due to a curse a witch once placed on her family. She is introduced to many suitors, with the hope that falling in love will break the curse, all the while avoiding the tabloid paparazzi.
Mike from Until Dawn
In Until Dawn, Michael Munroe (Brett Dalton) is a playable character. He’s a womanizer and big man on campus. But over the course of the game, he emerges as a brave young man willing to put himself at risk to save the lives of his friends.
Adriana in Midnight in Paris
Adriana (Marion Cotillard) is a socialite and Pablo Picasso’s love interest in Midnight in Paris. Set in 1920’s Paris, Adriana is clothed in the ornate dresses and Art Deco jewelry that was popular at the time.
Esmeralda at the Festival of Fools
At the Parisian Festival of Fools, Romani woman Esmeralda (Demi Moore) performs a seductive dance for the excited crowd, including Quasimodo (Tom Hulce), Phoebus (Kevin Kline), and Judge Frollo (Tony Jay). Her dance drives Frollo to accuse her of witchcraft due to his lustful desire for her, and go after all of the Romani people living underground.
Granmamare
Granmamare (voiced by Yuki Amami in Japan, and Cate Blanchett in the American release) is not only the Goddess of Mercy and the Queen of the Ocean, but she is also the mother of Ponyo in the 2008 Studio Ghibli film “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea.” She can change size at will, often enormous but occasionally the size of a human in order to interact with other beings. Her blousy blue dress is reminiscent of the sea.
