Women
Doctor Barbie from Barbie (2023)
Doctor Barbie is a character in the hit 2023 movie Barbie, directed by Greta Gerwig. She is the resident doctor in Barbie Land. Ken visits Doctor Barbie after hurting himself the beach (trying to impress Barbie, of course). She is portrayed by transgender actress Hari Nef. Her appearance in the movie sends a supportive message to the transgender community.
Aya Drevis from Mad Father
Aya is the main playable character of the 2012 RPGMaker pixel horror game, Mad Father.
She gets thrown headfirst into running from test subjects roaming around her family’s home, due to her father’s experiments, which leads her to meet Robin, starting her on the path to figuring out the truth about what’s been going on.
Aya has long black hair, worn in a hime cut, and tie back slightly with a large pink bow, and blue eyes. She wears a blue dress with a white collar and cuffs, and puffed sleeves, with a white apron over top and a fluffy white petticoat underneath. Her shoes are brown, lace up boots, and she wears a golden necklace.
Eloise from Last Night in Soho
Eloise is from the film Last Night in Soho, and is played by Thomasin McKenzie. Eloise is an aspiring fashion designer and begins university in London to study fashion where she learns she is able to enter the 1960s and transforms into an aspiring singer named Sandie at night. During the day she begins to transform elements of her look to resemble Sandie’s.
Elouise arrives to London wearing fun mixed prints and layering with a dress that she designed and made on her own. She wears a sheer cheetah print shirt underneath a navy overall-style dress with black lace tights and of course her headphones. Later she wears a white coat she buys to resemble Sandie’s, and styles her hair the same. As night and day starts to blend together, she wears leftover black smudged liner from a Halloween party with a black dress under the coat.
Viola from The Witch’s House
Viola is the main playable character in the 2012 RPG Maker pixel horror game, The Witch’s House.
She is described as being very trusting, much to her downfall, as Ellen takes advantage of that to live a better life through her.
Viola has golden blonde hair, worn down in two loose braids, tied at the ends by red ribbons, and her eyes are a dull green. She wears a full-skirted blue dress with a red trim along the base, a white full coverage apron with a large white bow in the back, and brown open-top boots.
Krul Tepes from Owari no Seraph/Seraph of the End
Krul (voiced in Japanese by Aoi Yūki and in English by Monica Rial) is one of the major vampire characters in the anime/manga Owari no Seraph/Seraph of the End.
She is the queen of the vampires in Japan, and the one that turned Mika into a vampire to prevent him from dying, following her own plans.
Krul has very long pink hair, decorated with black wing-like accessory clips, bright red eyes, vampire fangs, and pointed ears. She wears a tiny black dress with detached frilly sleeves, and a black and red capelet-style skirt. The outfit is finished off with a lacy ribboned collar and knee high black boots.
Jane Henderson from Paris, Texas
Jane Henderson (played by Nastassja Kinski) is the wife of Travis Henderson in the film Paris, Texas. Travis reappears after four years missing and sets out to find Jane with their young son. They discover Jane in Houston, where she works at a peep show. Her most iconic costume from the film is by far the hot pink sweater she dons during her first interaction with Travis. It’s hard to find an exact match for her low-back hot pink fuzzy sweater, but there are many sweater dresses that offer similar silhouettes or textures. Wearing a low-neck dress backward can help imitate the cut of Jane’s sweater from the film. Complete the look with hot pink lips and shoes to match, as well as black stockings and a short blond wig.
Mei Hatsume from My Hero Academia
Mei (voiced in Japanese by Shiori Sakurai and in English by Alexis Tipton) is one of the supporting characters in the anime/manga My Hero Academia.
She is part of the Support class at U.A. High School, and is very enthusiastic about creating more support items to help her schoolmates, even to the point where she essentially took over Power Loader’s entire lab with her creations.
Mei has golden eyes with targeting reticles in them to aid in the zoom of her quirk, and salmon pink hair worn in thick dreads, often topped by an elaborate goggle headset for labwork. For this outfit, she wears a black ribbed thick-strap tanktop, a pair of black coveralls that are worn half-off and tied around her waist, black ribbed socks, white slip on shoes, and metal-working gloves to finish it all off.
Vanny from Five Night’s at Freddy’s
Vanny (voiced by Heather Masters) is the primary antagonist of the video game Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach. She is a follower of Glitchtrap and it is heavily implied that she is Vanessa under Glitchtrap’s control. Vanny has two appearances in the game. Primarily, Vanny wears a stitched-together rabbit costume with a tartan patch on her left hip and a blue bow at her throat. Her rabbit mask has menacing red eyes. You can recreate this look with a replica mask and bodysuit and add bunny foot-shaped slippers if you want. Alternately, you can embellish a plain white bodysuit with fabric markers to get a little closer to her look in the game, just don’t forget to purchase a bow tie, too. Vanny also appears in a sidescrolling game called Security Breach: Fury’s Rage where her appearance is a bit different. For this look, you’ll need grey leggings, white bike shorts, and a grey tank top layered beneath a black belt worn low on your hips and a furry vest. Finish your costume with white knee-high boots, black arm bands, white fingerless gloves, and a creepy rabbit mask.
Sandy Cheeks from SpongeBob SquarePants
Sandy Cheeks (voiced by Carolyn Lawrence) is a squirrel who lives underwater in the cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants. Sandy is a scientist who created her underwater suit and air dome so she can survive in Bikini Bottom. She is close friends with both SpongeBob and Patrick Star. In order to survive underwater, Sandy must wear a special suit so she can breathe. The suit is white with grey boots and includes a domed helmet. To recreate her look, you can dress mostly as an astronaut and then add a pair of animal ears and a squirrel tail. Put a pink flower decal on your helmet to finish the costume. If you’re looking for something a little easier to move in, you could also dress the way Sandy does in her air dome. Just add a purple ruffle skirt and strapless top over a squirrel onesie for a fun twist on her appearance from the show.
Alice from Don’t Worry Darling
Alice is from the thriller/drama film Don’t Worry Darling, and is played by Florence Pugh. The story follows Alice, a housewife who lives with her partner Jack in the seemingly perfect community called Victory in the 1950s. Throughout the film she begins to discover dark secrets about her life at Victory and the people who live there.
Alice wears a variety of bright dresses and has a looked inspired by icons such as Brigitte Bardot, which you can see in her hairstyles. She often wears a black velvet bow that stands out against her light hair color and her dresses are typically a midi-length, perfect for the 50s and are mostly sleeveless.