Carbon Costume

This past weekend, the 2024 Oscars were more than memorable thanks to Ryan Gosling bringing the Kenergy to the awards with his explosive live performance of ‘I’m Just Ken.’ Although Barbie didn’t win best picture or director, Ryan truly made a lasting impression by flooding our screens and the stage with pink. He was accompanied by a large ensemble of Kens supporting him as background dancers. The look of the performance was inspired by the famous scene featuring Marilyn Monroe’s ‘Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend’ from the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Of course in this case, Ryan is the iconic blonde and the ensemble wear costumes inspired by the men in the ensemble from the film. Choosing this classic film as inspiration is also fitting as Greta Gerwig took a lot of inspiration from large sweeping sound-stage musicals from that time. The I’m Just Ken scene in Barbie is actually inspired by Singin’ in the Rain, from the dream ballet sequence with Cyd Charisse and Gene Kelly.

Ryan wore an all-pink outfit to this performance. This can be created by wearing a hot-pink suit, pink shirt, pink gloves, pink socks, black dress shoes, and fashionable black sunglasses. The rhinestones can be added with AB rhinestones and glued with E6000. A black cowboy hat can also be added like he wears in the very beginning of the performance. This would make for a great duo or group costume with your favorite Kens as the background dancers.

Gilbert (voiced in Japanese by Toshiyuki Morikawa and in English by John DeMita) is one of the secondary main characters in the Netflix original anime series B the Beginning.

He works with the R.I.S. as their head forensics coroner, helping give them insight on the nastier parts of their cases. Out of the main cast, the one he’s closest to is Keith, as they have known each other for a very long time, and considers him a mental competitor in study.

Gilbert has white hair that he wears slicked back except for two long strands on either side of his face, and his eyes are a soft, bright blue. He wears a dark grey turtleneck that he has a mid-length white labcoat over, with a pen nested in the pocket. His pants are a pair of light grey slacks, which he wears a black belt on top of, and his shoes are a light grey slip-on formal shoe with a slight heel.

Bernard Mettle (voiced by Dave Fennoy) is a purple werewolf from the Cartoon Network series OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes.  He is the husband of Wilhamena, and the father of Enid, Icky, and Boris.  To create your costume, you must first decide whether you wish to recreate Bernard’s werewolf or human form.  If you choose to be human, you’ll need blue pants, a black belt, and temporary purple hair color.  For his werewolf form, you can choose a wolf costume or purple animal accessories and then wear a pair of blue shorts, a black belt, and a green plaid shirt.  No matter which you decide, don’t be afraid to use a pair of scissors to achieve Bernard’s tattered appearance from the show.

Bobby Santiago (voiced by Carlos PenaVega) is Ronnie Anne‘s older brother in The Casagrandes.  Bobby and Ronnie Anne began as supporting characters in the Nickelodeon series The Loud House before taking on main roles in the spin-off.  Bobby is relaxed, easy-going, and protective of his younger sister.  Bobby has dark hair and a few wisps of hair on his chin.  His outfit consists of brown sneakers, blue jeans, and a cream-colored t-shirt under a green plaid button-down left unbuttoned.  He also wears a black belt with a gold buckle.

Laterose of Noonvale (voiced by Lindsey Connell in the TV series) is a character from the book series by Brian Jacques and the television adaptation Redwall.  Rose is from a peaceful valley. She is the sister of Brome and the protagonist Martin the Warrior’s love interest.  Rose is a mouse and wears long robes.  To build your costume you can layer robes over a onesie or choose a half-face mask instead.  Accessorize with a red neckerchief, brown belt and pouch, and a rose pin.

Goro Akechi (voiced in Japanese by  Sōichirō Hoshi and in English by Robbie Daymond) is one of the major characters in the Persona 5 set of the franchise, featuring in the majority of the games in the 5 umbrella.

He is a well known TV personality, following the success of him as an up and coming detective despite still being in high school, much to his discomfort. Throughout Royal you get to experience him much more as a fleshed out character, meeting him for solo-hangouts at his favorite jazz bar and playing pool and darts with him, building many more layers into his relationship with the protagonist. Akechi briefly joins the Phantom Thieves, after being one of their biggest criticizers, though the major twist puts an end to that relatively quickly (Royal also expands on this, and adds an extra team dynamic).

He has shaggy, light-brown hair that he wears just above his shoulders, and his eyes are a lovely chocolate brown. The main outfit we see him in (not including the additional Royal outfit) consists of a white button-up shirt with a white tie covered in thin black stripes, and a light tan peacoat worn over top, with his badge affixed to the pocket, and a tiny pin on the the lapel. He wears black slacks with matching loafers, and the look is finished off with a pair of black leather gloves, which end up being very plot relevant later on.

Matthias (voiced by Tyrone Savage in the TV series) is a character from the Redwall series of books written by Brian Jacques and adapted for television.  Matthias is an orphan and an eventual successor of Martin the Warrior.  Matthias is a brown mouse who favors shades of green and brown in his clothing.  You can create his look in one of two ways.  First, you can choose a brown animal onesie and wear a green long-sleeved and brown tunic over that.  You’ll also need a satchel and sword for this option.  You can also choose to wear a set of green robes with a half-face mask.  For this look, you’ll need a long wooden staff.

Fuyumi (voiced in Japanese by Kei Shindō and in English by Kate Oxley) is a secondary character in the anime/manga series My Hero Academia.

She is the second oldest of the Todoroki siblings, and the only daughter. Despite having a quirk like her brothers (hers being ice only), she didn’t go towards a hero profession and instead became an elementary school teacher.

Fuyumi looks very visually similar to her mother, with long white hair, though it’s flecked with red stripes from her dad’s color. Her eyes are turquoise in the manga, but they were changed to gray in the anime. She has a wide variety of outfits she’s seen in throughout the series, but they’re all relatively in the same style. For this one she wears a white polo shirt, a deep burgundy open front cardigan, slate grey slacks, a black belt, and white and grey-blue sneakers.