Carbon Costume

Sam Manson (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is the best friend and eventual girlfriend of Danny Fenton on the Nickelodeon animated show Danny Phantom.  Sam is a self-proclaimed goth and ultra-recyclo-vegetarian obsessed with the macabre.  As such, her usual attire is very edgy.  When she attends a school dance, however, she manages to look the part without giving up her signature goth look.  To recreate her dance outfit, you’ll need to get a little creative with layering different pieces.  Start with a tube top in a purple hue and then add a fishnet long-sleeved shirt over it before putting on your black corset. You may have to be willing to sacrifice parts of the mesh in order to cut the fishnet shirt to fit under your corset so it doesn’t stick out.  You’ll finish the look with a purple skirt, which you can add glitter to if you’d like, a black wig, and purple makeup.

Jade West is a character on the Nickelodeon series, Victorious. She attends Hollywood Arts to pursue a career in singing, acting, and scriptwriting. Rebellious and resilient, Jade has no problem speaking — or shouting — whatever’s on her mind, even if it’s rude. She gets annoyed easily and possesses a sadistic sense of humor. She is also obsessed with scissors. Jade particularly likes pushing Tori’s buttons, but they’re friends — for the most part. She is dating Beck Oliver, and while their relationship goes through ups and downs, they always come back to each other. Her fashion reflects her dark and edgy personality, complete with teal highlights and an eyebrow piercing. If you don’t have your eyebrow pierced, use silver liquid eyeliner to draw a dot above and below the brow for a good illusion.

Ophelia Ramírez (voiced by Candi Milo) is Juniper Lee’s best friend on the Cartoon Network show The Life and Times of Juniper Lee.  Ophelia is known for her slightly cynical outlook and her rather glum, deadpan personality.  You might have to get a little creative to recreate Ophelia’s unique pink and purple hairstyle, so don’t be afraid to take a pair of scissors and some gel to a wig to make it fit your needs.

Penelope McQueen is a character from the Rock Band video game series.  She appears as a playable session musician in both Lego Rock Band and Rock Band 2.  In the second installment of the series, Penelope wears a dark newsboy cap, black puffy-sleeved blouse, oversized tie, and thigh high boots.  To truly achieve her rocker style, don’t be shy with the dark lipstick and heavy eye shadow.

Crimson (voiced by Stacey DePasse) is a brooding character from the cartoon parody show Total Drama. Crimson and her boyfriend Ennui are contestants in The Ridonculous Race. Crimson is quite knowledgeable, though she has a very limited emotional range. She is committed to her boyfriend, even when he sports his de-gothed appearance.  Crimson’s style consists of dark reds and blacks, and is the perfect chance to reboot some of your old Hot Topic gear from your high school days.

Ruby Gloom is a young girl who, despite her dark goth style and gloomy last name, can find happiness anywhere. Her personal mantra is “Look on the bright side”, especially when her friends are losing focus. Ruby is accompanied by her pet cat Doom Kitty, who as free run of the mansion and knows everything that goes on there.

In Little Sister, Colleen Lunsford (Addison Timlin) is a young nun-in-training who’s cut all contact with her family, until temporarily abandoning her studies to go home after her brother returns from war in Iraq. Back at home in Asheville, NC, she returns to her old familial dysfunction and goth style.

Nancy Downs (Fairuza Balk) is the troubled punk-rock goth teen in 1996’s The Craft. Arguably the favorite among the cult following of this film. Every outfit of hers is admired throughout the whole movie, most notably her Catholic school uniform and the outfit she fights Sarah in.
There are so many fashion pieces she reuses and recreates that it’s up to the admirer to decide what outfit of hers they want to resurrect. Aside from the clothes, her makeup is fairly simple: brown and grey eyeshadow, red or black nail polish, and purple lip-liner with red lipstick.