Carbon Costume

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.

Toadette is a recurring Toad character from the Super Mario Bros. franchise.  She is one of the playable characters in Super Mario Bros. Wonder alongside Mario, Luigi, and others.  Unlike other Toads, Toadette’s color scheme is almost entirely pink.  Her outfit consists of brown shoes, white pants, and a pink dress layered beneath a red and gold vest.  When deciding how to create your Toadette hat, you may want to purchase a pre-made crochet version.  Otherwise, you can use a pink mushroom beret and then add your own pom-poms by running a string of thread from the brim of your hat and through the pom-poms before tying it off at the end.

Everyone’s favorite plumber gets a new power-up in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.  When Mario transforms into his elephant form, he becomes even stronger than usual and can store water in his trunk to shoot at enemies.  To recreate Elephant Mario, you’ll need to decide whether you want to wear a full face elephant mask or opt for a costume set that includes ears, a nose, and a tail.  To emulate his larger size, you can wear a fake belly if you decide to, just make sure to order a red shirt overalls a few sizes larger to accommodate it.  Finalize your look with Mario’s signature red hat, a pair of white gloves, a bushy mustache, and a pair of elephant feet slippers.

The iconic plumber Mario gets a bit of a makeover in the Super Mario Maker video games.  The eighteenth addition to the Super Mario catalog, Super Mario Maker allows players to create their own Super Mario courses as well as play those made by other users.  Builder Mario in the game wears a yellow hard hat with his signature “M” emblem.  He also wears a yellow long-sleeved shirt beneath a pair of red overalls.  Finish your costume with brown boots, white gloves, a brown utility belt, and a bushy mustache.

Petey Piranha (voiced by Toru Minegishi in his original appearance) is a boss from the Super Mario Bros. video game franchise.  Originally appearing in Super Mario Sunshine, Petey is a carnivorous plant who is set apart from the other piranha plants in the games by his sheer size and additional abilities.  He is a frequent nemesis of Mario and Luigi.  To recreate this funky plant costume, you’ll want to start with a green full-coverage bodysuit.  Then, don a pair of a pair of polka-dot briefs and a piranha plant mask.  For an extra touch, consider adding a floral headband to your costume to finish the look.

Mario (voiced by Charles Martinet) is the lovable plumber at the heart of Nintendo’s sprawling Super Mario Bros. franchise.  In Super Mario Odyssey, Mario temporarily trades in his signature overalls for a dashing wedding outfit as he fights Bowser for Princess Peach‘s approval.  His quest also brings him to New Donk City where Pauline resides as Mayor.  Mario’s wedding outfit includes a classic white three-piece tuxedo with white shoes, white gloves, and a red bow tie.  H also dons a white top hat with his signature M insignia on the side.  You can recreate his hat with a patch and some safety pins.  If you want to get a little closer to his appearance in the game, consider purchasing a separate waistcoat with gold buttons to replace the plain white vest that comes with your suit.

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.

Nabbit (voiced by Natsuka Yokoyama) is probably one of the best-named characters in the world of Mario. A rabbit who nabs things, Nabbit slips into Toad houses and makes off with their things, though his heavy bag usually gets in his way. He might not be the nicest guy but he’s still a fun playable character in certain games and he makes for a great costume.

Creating a Nabbit cosplay takes a little bit of DIY. The first step is to glue two white felt circles to the front edge of the hoodie’s hood, then gluing a black circle over the top of either white circle. The felt circles are self-adhesive but the fabric glue will ensure they won’t fall off. You can also use the fabric flue to adhere the rabbit ears to the top of the hood.

Next, use the fabric markers to make Nabbit’s mouth on the white bandana. After that it’s just a matter of putting all the pieces together! Just do yourself a favor and don’t try to act out Nabbit’s exploits. It’ll probably go even worse than it does for Nabbit.