Carbon Costume

Almond is the younger sister of Cucumber in the webcomic series Cucumber Quest. Confident and strong, her skills with a sword make her the best fighter in her party.  Almond has long brown hair she wears in braided pigtails, with pink flowers secured at the top.  She also wears a brown dress with puffy sleeves and dark brown tights.  To recreate her look, seek out historical-looking dresses with cuts that harken back to Renaissance and Victorian silhouettes.  Don’t forget her long bunny ears and trusted sword to complete the look!

Lark Feldman (played by Billie Lourd) is a mysterious tattoo artist and dentist in American Horror Story: Double Feature.  Lark lives and works in Provincetown, where many come to her for teeth sharpening services.  Lark’s costuming is gothic and dark, often taking inspiration from vintage styles. Don’t be afraid to play with plenty of layers, but do be sure your teeth are sharp enough to help you get your next meal.

Dolores (voiced by Adassa) is the quietest member of the miraculous Madrigal family. She can hear anything and everything, even the secrets whispering behind the walls of the casita. Those secrets are hard to keep, though. Especially when they put her family in danger.

Dolores may be soft spoken but her style says volumes. And it makes for a great cosplay. A red hairband with a bow keeps her hair up. Her only accents are a simple red beaded necklace and small gold hoop earrings. A ruffled white top edged in yellow corresponds with her full red skirt, also accented with a yellow band. Full red skirts are easy enough to find, but you will have to glue the yellow ribbon on with fabric flue. After that, finish off the look with matching red flats and you’re ready for your own musical number.

Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) is a main character in the new Marvel series, Hawkeye, streaming on Disney+. She is the daughter of Eleanor Bishop. After seeing Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), save New York at age twelve, Kate made it her goal to become a hero too. Ten years later, she’s a prodigy in fencing, martial arts, and of course, archery. When Kate dons the Ronin suit to escape a suspicious auction, Clint finds her and together, they partner up against the tracksuit mafia. However, this endeavor might concern a crime syndicate larger than the pair imagined. Talkative and enthusiastic, Kate hopes to coax Clint out of his shell so he can inspire others as an Avenger.

Sydney “Syd” Novak is the moody teen protagonist of Netflix’s dark comedy series I Am Not Okay With This. Sydney (portrayed by Sophia Lillis of IT) is a timid 17-year-old girl beginning to realize that she has telekinetic powers, all while navigating the complexities of adolescence, family, and loss. Something shocking happens at the homecoming dance, leaving her covered in blood and exiting the school in a daze (Carrie, anyone?). Cure your depression over Netflix cancelling the show by recreating Syd’s homecoming look and dousing yourself in fake blood. Sure, you can pretend it’s the blood of Netflix executives.

In Cyberpunk 2077, Misty Olszewski is a new age spiritualist who owns Misty’s Esoterica, where she does tarot card readings. She is good friends with Viktor Vektor and V. Misty’s character design draws inspiration from Pris in the cyberpunk classic Blade Runner.

In Chainsaw Man, Lady Reze is a Bomb Devil Hybrid featured in the Bomb Girl arc. When posing as a civilian, she wears a choker that conceals a grenade pin. When she pulls on it, Reze transforms into a form that resembles the atomic bomb. Initially, Reze appears as a kind girl who harbors a crush on Denji. Later it’s revealed that it was all just an act.

In the Netflix satirical film Don’t Look Up, Jennifer Lawrence portrays Kate Dibiasky, an astronomy Ph.D. student who discovers a massive comet hurtling toward earth. Kate goes on a campaign with Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) to warn humanity of the impending extinction event. Unfortunately for the astronomer duo and for all life on earth, their warning is not taken seriously. Kate spends the entirety of the film freaking out, but definitely looks cool while doing it. The film’s costume designer went for a punk-scientist look, giving Kate a double nostril piercing and red bob with shaved temples and micro-bangs. See the below guide inspired by Kate’s most memorable outfits. I recommend the leopard print if you’re in a *f— it we’re all gonna die* kinda mood. Who knows, maybe Timothée Chalamet will show up and let you make out with him.