Carbon Costume

Wildcat is a biographical drama that follows the life of writer Flannery O’Connor, and is played by Maya Hawke. The film tells the story of her struggle in publishing her first novel and being diagnosed with lupus. Her novel was published in 1952.

To dress like Flannery O’Connor in the film, wear a gray or brown wool coat, a silk printed or knit scarf, a blue beret, 1950s style glasses, and brown gloves.

Penelope Featherington is the main character in this new third season of Bridgerton, and is played by Nicola Coughlan. Penelope is a character we know from previous seasons, and we also eventually learn a big secret of hers that leads to her being the focus this year.

One iconic look this season, and so far the most iconic is this emerald green dress after a new makeover she undergoes which is a much more mature and also dark look compared to her previous pastels and citrus-y bright dresses. To dress like Penelope in this emerald look, wear a green regency-style dress, black sheer gloves, a rhinestone necklace, and if needed a red wig styled like hers. You can also add embellishments like a flower/ feather hair piece, adding feathers to the shoulders, and green and orange/peach rhinestones to the front of the dress.

Annabelle is a character from the movie Booksmart, and is played by Molly Gordon. The comedy film follows best friends Amy and Molly at the end of their senior year, where they attempt to experience things they haven’t in school like partying, but all in one night before graduation. Annabelle is a character in the film that we first view as sort of a bully to the two but as we learn more about her, like many characters, there is a lot more to her than we initially thought.

To dress like Annabelle, wear a multicolor striped tee, red running shorts, white sneakers, silver hoop earrings and a silver coin necklace.

Lord Debling is a character from the new third season of Bridgerton, and is played by Sam Phillips. Lord Debling is a character we meet while following the true star of this new season, Penelope Featherington. Penelope meets him in the season right in the middle of her falling head-over-heels for Colin Bridgerton, and so far she has gotten to the point of almost marrying Debling. He’s a kind and mature gentlemen who has strong interests in history and reading.

To dress like Lord Debling, wear a black tailcoat, black regency trousers, a white ruffle collar shirt, cream and gold embroidered vest, and tall black boots. Another look of his during the day and outdoors features a gray wool coat and deep brown or black top hat.

Hope is a character from the movie Booksmart, and is played by Diana Silvers. The comedy film follows best friends Amy and Molly at the end of their senior year, where they attempt to experience things they haven’t in school like partying, but all in one night before graduation. Hope is a cool classmate of theirs and is Amy’s crush who she ends up with in the end.

To dress like Hope, wear a brown fringe jacket, a white tee, light wash blue jeans, a black belt, and white converse sneakers.

A new TV series has been going viral online for its spot-on live action adaptation of the video game franchise Fallout that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. This series depicts the aftermath of The Great War of 2077, where survivors take refuge in fallout shelters or Vaults, which are actually all created as different experiments on the people who live in them. It follows a woman named Lucy who leaves Vault 33 to find her father in the dangerous wasteland of what is left of Los Angeles. She runs into a Ghoul bounty hunter, originally named Cooper Howard and a member of the Brotherhood of Steel named Maximus.

To dress like Maximus in his all-black costume when he’s on the go, wear a black collared coat/ jacket and black utility pants, or black coveralls which give the same effect. Underneath that, wear a wine red shirt with the collar and cuffs peeking out under the jacket or sleeves. Wear black combat boots and a black harness that attaches to a black utility/ tactical belt.

A new TV series has been going viral online for its spot-on live action adaptation of the video game franchise Fallout that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. This series depicts the aftermath of The Great War of 2077, where survivors take refuge in fallout shelters or Vaults, which are actually all created as different experiments on the people who live in them. It follows a woman named Lucy who leaves Vault 33 to find her father in the dangerous wasteland of what is left of Los Angeles. She runs into a Ghoul bounty hunter, originally named Cooper Howard. In the series we also get to meet Cooper’s wife named Barb Howard, and learn more about their story as the series progresses.

To dress like Barb Howard, wear a 50s style peach or pink dress, a short deep brown curly wig, retro heels, and pearl jewelry.

You can also match as a couple or family following my guide for her husband Cooper Howard and daughter Janey Howard.

A new TV series has been going viral online for its spot-on live action adaptation of the video game franchise Fallout that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. This series depicts the aftermath of The Great War of 2077, where survivors take refuge in fallout shelters or Vaults, which are actually all created as different experiments on the people who live in them. It follows a woman named Lucy who leaves Vault 33 to find her father in the dangerous wasteland of what is left of Los Angeles. She runs into a Ghoul bounty hunter, originally named Cooper Howard. He was a film actor before the war. In this guide I’ll be covering his daughter, Janey Howard’s cowboy costume in Episode 1, where she matches her dad.

Although this costume looks complicated to make, this guide is doable for an artist of any level. Starting with the iconic blue and gold western shirt, use a kids size blue western dress shirt, like the boys shirt linked below (which works for boys and girls) as the base to build off of. For the gold/ cream section on the top portion of the shirt and the sleeve cuffs, cut either a jacquard patterned or brushed twill fabric to the shape of the top of the shirt and either glue it down (the edges will be covered by the fringe trim but iron and fold edges for a cleaner look) or sew the fabric on top. If you’re skilled in sewing and want to take it even further, seam rip the top section from the collar and sleeves and use the removed blue piece as a pattern for the gold fabric, adding seam allowance to sew back in place. You can also add cream piping/ bias tape along the collar and front button panels.

Next, along the edge of the gold fabric you added, either sew or glue on gold fringe trim, following the edge across the front, over the shoulder, and to the back.

Now for the details on the gold fabric: if you choose a printed jacquard fabric, you can keep as is. It gives the same effect of having variety to the surface. However if you have more time to add detail, choose the solid brushed twill fabric and paint and/or embroider a similar pattern of line drawings of scorpions similar to the photos. Doing a combination of both flat painted and 3-D embroidered icons gives it the same variety as the one from the series. You can also paint or embroider (or both) the icons on the collar.

For the rest of the costume, wear brown pants (I’ve linked both girls and boys sizes). Bootcut works better to cover cowboy boots like the ones linked below. On top of those, wear a brown cowboy holster belt. More accessories to complete the look include a cream cowboy hat, a sheriff’s badge and a gold neck scarf. To be even more screen-accurate for the scarf, take a solid cream or white bandana, and tie-dye it yellow.

To go as a parent-kid duo just like in the first episode, follow my guide for Janey’s dad: Cooper Howard. Even further, I’ve also created one for Janey’s mother, and Cooper’s wife Barb Howard.