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Valentina from Despicable Me 4
Valentina is a character from the new Despicable Me: 4 and voiced by Sofia Vergara. Valentina is the girlfriend of the character, Maxime Le Mal. Maxine is nicknamed the ‘insect man’ and was a student at a school for villains. He is part cockroach and is seeking revenge on Gru.
To dress like Valentina , wear a pink double-breasted coat and use white piping at the edges. Pair this with a purple mock-neck shirt, oversized silver sunglasses, white gloves, and carry a stuffed poodle. This would make a fun duo costume with Maxime.
Maxime Le Mal from Despicable Me 4
Maxime Le Mal is a character from the new Despicable Me: 4 and voiced by Will Ferrell. Maxime is nicknamed the ‘insect man’ and was a student at a school for villains. He is part cockroach and is seeking revenge on Gru.
To dress like Maxime, take a long green puffer jacket and using gold paint markers, draw on a similar floral design all over as the pattern. Take a fur dotted collar from a kings’ cape costume piece and attach it to the green jacket. Pair this with a green shirt, gold bow tie, white gloves, and green circular framed sunglasses. This would make a fun duo costume with his girlfriend in the movie, Valentina.
Poppy Prescott from Despicable Me 4
Poppy Prescott is a character from the new Despicable Me: 4 and voiced by Joey King. Poppy is a new character introduced in this movie, and is the new neighbor of Gru and his family. She has dreams of being a supervillain.
To dress like Poppy in her regular clothing, wear a pink jacket and a pink and white skirt, paired with white socks with pink stripes. For her ‘supervillain’ costume, wear a black and pink jacket, a black and pink skirt, white socks with pink stripes, pink sneakers, white fingerless long gloves, a black beanie and silver goggles over it. Also wear a costume utility belt, which you can paint white with paint such as acrylic paint to match.
Poppy Starfield from Despicable Me 4
Poppy Starfield (voiced by Joey King) is a supporting character in Despicable Me 4. An aspiring supervillain and fan of Gru‘s work, Poppy finds herself able to team up with her idol after they become neighbors. Poppy has long, wild, red hair which she wears loose under an aviator cap with goggles. Her outfit comprises a black and pink top and skirt over bike shorts. She also wears a white belt, white fingerless gloves, and bright pink high tops. If you can’t find an exact match for her jacket, look for one with similar colors and a full zip front.
Jack Black as Bowser in “Peaches”
In the music video for “Peaches”, one of the featured songs from The Super Mario Bros. Movie in which he voices Bowser, Jack Black dresses in a green sequin suit and belts out a tune about his undying love for Princess Peach. He repeats the word “Peaches” about a hundred times, seated at a peach-colored grand piano with a bowl of peaches on top.
Rosita from Sing
Rosita (voiced by Reese Witherspoon) is part of the ensemble cast of Sing, an animated film that takes place in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. A weary mother of many children, Rosita decides to try out for a singing competition organized by koala Buster Moon. She is chosen for the event, but Buster thinks her act needs a little more pizzazz, so he teams her up with enthusiastic performer Gunter. Though hesitant at first, Rosita learns to enjoy the spotlight and shines during her performance of Taylor Swift‘s Shake It Off. To recreate Rosita’s stage look, you’ll need to love all things black and glittery. Start with a long-sleeved bodysuit and black pumps, then layer a fluffy skirt over top. You’ll also need a balaclava and you can choose to add a pig nose and glittery cat ears to imitate her animal appearance in the film. Use a pair of scissors to cut the balaclava and skirt to more closely match her costume from the movie.
Miss Hattie from Despicable Me
Miss Hattie (voiced by Kristen Wiig) is a minor antagonist in the Illumination film Despicable Me. She is the cruel operator of Miss Hattie’s Home for Girls where Margo, Edith, and Agnes live before they are adopted by Gru. Miss Hattie has brown hair and wears a pink cardigan with a red plaid skirt. The ruffled collar of her blouse sticks out over the collar of her sweater, and she wears a red gem brooch at her throat. Complete your costume with a coiffed wig, sheer stockings, and red shoes.
Foreman Spike from Super Mario Bros.
Foreman Spike (voiced by Sebastian Maniscalco) is a minor antagonist in the 2023 animated film Super Mario Bros. He is Mario and Luigi‘s boss before the brothers strike out to form their own plumbing company. Spike has a big, bushy beard, and is shown wearing a blue Wrecking Crew hat and matching uniform, as well as some polarized sunglasses. To recreate his hat, use a steady hand and some yellow fabric paint. You can also make your own patches to add to your outfit with some markers and color-bordered name tags. Put the finishing touches on your costume with a gold watch and chain necklace, as well as a red pencil and a standard no.2 in your right breast pocket.
Belle Bottom from Minions: The Rise of Gru
Belle Bottom (voiced by Taraji P. Henson) is the disco-themed supervillain in Minions: Rise of Gru. Belle is a member of the Vicious 6, which a young Gru desperately wishes to be part of. However, she dashes his dreams when she tells him that villainy is for adults and not children, which leads him to steal the Zodiac Stone from her. Belle’s costume is a throwback to the ’70s, with a purple jumpsuit and platform shoes, a big afro hairstyle, and gold jewelry. Finding her long purple leopard print coat with bright pink trim is almost impossible, so don’t be afraid to find a robe or coat that evokes a similar feel even if it isn’t a perfect match.
The Once-ler from The Lorax
The Once-ler (voiced by Ed Helms) is one of the key characters in the 2012 adaptation of the Lorax made by Illumination Entertainment.
Once a faceless character in the original version of the book/movie, Oncie takes place at the heart of the story this time around, and we know more about his motivations behind creating the thneed as a product.
He has short and fluffy brownish-black hair, blue eyes, and a light smattering of freckles across his face. While he does have a few outfits throughout the movie, at the start we see him in this rather monochromatic set. He wears a light grey hat, a v-collared white long sleeved shirt, a grey vest over top, two toned striped pants, pointed toed shoes, and occasionally green gardening gloves.