Carbon Costume Women
Rose Red from Ghost Quartet
Rose Red is a character in the musical Ghost Quartet. Written and composed by Dave Malloy (who also wrote and composed Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812), the show is described as a “song cycle about love, death, and whiskey.” In this case, four friends/ghosts sing of interwoven narratives. Rose Red is the heroine and assumes multiple identities, such as Roxie Usher, Starchild, Dunyazad, and Rose the Photographer. She is portrayed by Brittain Ashford, who also portrayed Sonya Rostova in Comet. All the actors sing and play their own instruments, and she plays the autoharp, keyboard, and tambourine.
Red McArthur from South Park
Red McArthur (voiced by Mona Marshall) is one of the popular girls on the animated series South Park. Red is friends with Wendy, Heidi, Bebe, Nichole, Annie, Nelly, Jenny, and Lola. Red is nicknamed for her signature red hair. She wears a dark navy jacket with purple collar that can hard to track down an exact match for, but you can recreate the look with a purple scarf and dark blue jacket.
Heidi Turner from South Park
Heidi Turner (voiced by Jessica Makinson) is a character on the adult animation series South Park. Heidi is part of the popular girls clique along with Red, Bebe, Nichole, Annie, Nelly, Jenny, and Lola. To recreate Heidi’s green jacket with red collar, you may need to do a little layering; by using a red dickie collar under a green jacket, you can achieve a similar look. Pair it with a knit beanie with a flower on it and you’ll be well on your way to South Park Elementary.
Captain Carter
Captain Carter is a character in Marvel’s What If…? streaming on Disney+. She stars in the first episode of the animated series, titled “What If…Captain Carter were the first Avenger?” In this universe, Peggy Carter receives the super soldier serum instead of Steve, thus becoming the hero dubbed Captain Carter. As opposed to Captain America’s stars and stripes, this costume uses a Union Jack as its emblem as a nod to Peggy’s background. She even has her own matching shield. Hayley Atwell, who portrays Peggy Carter in the movies, voices her animated counterpart. Spoilers: Hayley makes a cameo in Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness as a live action Captain Carter.
Leafa from Sword Art Online
Suguha Kirigaya is a character in the anime Sword Art Online. She is the cousin and adoptive sister of Kirito. She has a crush on him but he is in love with Asuna Yuuki. Leafa is her alias in the Alfheim Online virtual reality game as a Sylph Warrior.
Yor Forger from Spy x Family
Yor Forger (voiced by Saori Hayami and Natalie van Sistine) leads a secret life is a Garden assassin working under the codename Thorn Princess in the anime and manga series Spy x Family. Yor works at the Berlint City Hall during the day and is often depicted as being aloof and willing to solve problems with murder. She marries Loid Forger and together they adopt Anya. Yor’s assassin uniform consists of a black dress and thigh-high boots, a gold headband, earrings, and weaponry.
Fei from The Sparrow Academy
Fei (Britne Oldford) is a character in the third season of The Umbrella Academy. Also known as “Number Three,” she is a member of the Sparrow Academy. This is in an alternate timeline where Reginald Hargreeves selects a different group of super-powered children to train as superheroes. Fei can manifest crows from her body, using them to see, chase, and attack her enemies. This makes up for her lack of eyes, which are covered in scars. Use the scarring liquid and red pencil to recreate the effect.
Bonnie Swanson from Family Guy
Bonnie Swanson (voiced by Jennifer Tilly) is Joe Swanson‘s wife on the animated series Family Guy. With dark hair and a raspy voice, Bonnie is often portrayed as weary of her husband much of the time. For the first 116 episodes of the show, Bonnie is pregnant before giving birth to a daughter. To recreate her look, you’ll need a dark wig and purple dress and flats. She also wears pink lipstick and earrings, but it’s up to you whether you want to portray pregnant Bonnie. If you do and you’re not currently expecting, a false pregnancy belly can do the trick for you.
Brooklynn from Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
Brooklynn (voiced by Jenna Ortega) is one of the main characters in the Netflix animated series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. Brooklynn is a social media influencer who wins tickets to preview the titular Camp Cretacesou and spends much of her time interviewing her fellow campers for her page until the dinosaurs begin escaping and she and her fellow campers, including Yasmina Fadoula must focus on survival instead. Brooklyn has pink hair that matches her bomber jacket and wears a red tank top, black bracelet, skinny jeans, and white shoes.
Spanish Jackie from Our Flag Means Death
Spanish Jackie is a minor antagonist in HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death. A powerful and feared pirate with 19 husbands, she owns a tavern in Republic of Pirates. She seeks revenge for the death of her late husband who was killed by Jim, formerly known as Bonifacia Jimenez. He almost kills Stede for knocking over her nose jar, but the news of Blackbeard’s interest gets him off the hook. Her name comes from an actual legend, though there is no evidence if she was a real person. In the show, she admits she’s not even Spanish. Comedian Leslie Jones, who you may recognize from Ghostbusters and Saturday Night Live, portrays this role.
