Carbon Costume

Amy Lau (played by Ali Wong) is one half of the toxic road ragers at the heart of the Netflix and A24 series Beef.  Amy is a high-strung entrepreneur attempting to broker a deal for her business while also juggling motherhood, a strained relationship with her husband and mother-in-law, and her increasingly volatile interactions with Danny Cho.  Amy changes her hair throughout the series, but is rarely seen without her signature octagon glasses.  Her wardrobe draws on neutral tones and natural fabrics, with a chic but relaxed silhouette.  You can’t go wrong with a comfortably oversized jumpsuit in beige or grey.

Emporio is a character in part six of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. He is a young boy who wears baseball uniform. Emporio sympathizes with Jolyne and the two become close allies in taking down Pucci. His Stand is called Burning Down the House, which is invisible – as it consists of a music room hidden in Green Dolphin Street Prison.

Ichigo (voiced in Japanese by Saki Nakajima and in English by Amanda Lipitz) is the main character of the anime/manga Tokyo Mew Mew (2002 anime).

She is the leader of the Mew Mews and as with the others, she is DNA fused with an animal, hers being an Iriomote cat. This has lead to her exhibiting many cat-like traits after the fact, including enhanced acrobatics and the inclination to sleep more.

Ichigo’s entire motif is pink themed, including her hair and her eyes. To show the Iriomote cat elements of her DNA, she has a pair of black and pink cat ears, and a tail, topped with a bowed bell. The rest of her outfit is a short pink dress with detached arm cuffs, red gloves, a red and pink garter and collar, and red boots.

Aiichiro (voiced in Japanese by Kouki Miyata and in English by Josh Grelle) is a secondary character in the anime series Free!

He also attended Samezuka Academy and was one of the captains of the swim club during his schooling, before graduating and attending Shimogami University. While at Samezuka, he was Rin’s roommate, and considers him a close friend, cheering him on despite the other’s gruffness.

Aiichiro has short medium grey hair with choppy bangs, soft blue eyes, and a mole under his eye. Like the rest of the students in Samezuka’s swim club, he has the same jacket as the rest of them, as well as matching shorts. When we see his shoes briefly, they’re a grey-blue blended pair of sneakers.

Mickey Milkovich (Noel Fisher) is a character in the Showtime comedy drama Shameless. The Milkovich family are neighbors of the Gallagher family. Mickey is their oldest child and becomes Ian’s main love interest. Sadly Mickey becomes estranged from his family because they do not accept his sexuality. In contrast to Ian’s goofy personality, Mickey is serious – in addition to being violent and erratic, which causes rifts between them. His bad boy style includes tank tops and shirts with the sleeves cut off.

Mugen (voiced by Kazuya Nakai and Steve Blum) is one of the three main characters from Samurai Champloo.  Cantankerous, violent, and unpredictable, Mugen joins forces with Jin to help Fuu find the sunflower samurai.  Mugen has dark messy hair and wears grey hakama cut short, a white shirt that laces in the front, and a red yukata-style jacket.  He also wears geta sandals and wields a double-edged tsurugi sword, which you can purchase a replica of.  Lastly, Mugen has blue banded tattoos around his wrists and ankles, which you can recreate with body paint.

Tweek Tweak (voiced by Matt Stone) is a fourth grader at South Park Elementary in the animated series South Park.  Tweek drinks too much caffeine and originally appears in season two working on a class project with Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Eric.  He is in a relationship with Craig Tucker.  Tweek has spiky blonde hair and wears blue jeans and black shoes.  His top is an olive green shirt which is improperly buttoned, so be sure to be as wonky as possible with the fastenings when you don yours as part of your costume.

Danny Cho (played by Steven Yeun) is a down-on-his-luck contractor who enters into an increasingly virulent game of chicken with Amy Lau in the Netflix and A24 series Beef.  Danny lives with his lazy brother and struggles to keep his business afloat in the wake of his parents losing the motel they ran for years.  Danny’s clothing is far less fashionable than Amy’s, favoring comfort even when he’s not at work.  He also often layers a white tee of some kind under his clothes, or wears it alone when at home or exercising.