Carbon Costume

Ben Wheeler (Jonas Dylan Allen) is a character in Netflix’s First Kill. Based on the short story by V.E. Schwab, the plot centers on two enemies: Calliope and Juliette. As the title suggests, each must carry out their first kill — Calliope must kill her first monster and Juliette must feed from her first victim — but they fall for each other instead. Ben is Juliette’s childhood best friend. He’s human, so he has a hard time handling the news that his best friend is a vampire. But he’ll still help her hide a dead body — which actually happens in the show. He is openly gay and in a secret fling with Noah. Though when Noah refuses to go public, Ben stands up for himself and breaks things off.

The Flame Princess (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) is a character in the cartoon series Adventure Time.  Real name Phoebe, the Flame Princess is short-tempered, with a tendency for mood swings.  She has two primary looks throughout the series.  The first consists of a two-layered dress, which you can recreate by wearing a duster over a maxi dress, secured with a lightweight pin that has a gemstone motif.  Her second look is more battle-ready, with trousers and boots, and armor with red highlights.  No matter which version you choose, you’ll need a wig and face gems to adhere to your forehead.  If you want to take it one step further, you can use golden yellow body paint.

Calliope “Cal” Burns (Imani Lewis) is a main character in Netflix’s First Kill. Based on the short story by V.E. Schwab, the plot centers on two enemies: Calliope and Juliette. As the title suggests, each must carry out their first kill — Calliope must kill her first monster and Juliette must feed from her first victim — but they fall for each other instead. Cal comes from a family of hunters, whose mission is to eradicate monsters. Cal senses Juliette is a vampire and uses her keen investigation skills to test the theory with a silver bracelet. But growing closer to Juliette makes her realize not all monsters are evil, like she was raised to believe. She shows tenacity by defending and seeing her despite her family’s warnings. Her style is more trendy, often featuring athletic wear to reflect her hunter training.

David is a character in the comedy web series, Camp Camp. He is a counselor at Camp Campbell. Optimistic and kind-hearted, he is eager to show people the bright side of camping. His enthusiasm clashes with other characters, but that doesn’t deter his goal to make kids what joy camping can bring.

Samantha (voiced by Jennifer Hale in English and Claire Guyot in French) is a capable spy on the French cartoon series Totally Spies!  Samantha inherited the spy gene from her mom and is under careful surveillance by Jerry Lewis before eventually being asked to join WOOHP where she teams up with fellow spies Alexandra and Clover.  Samantha’s main costume is her green spy outfit which consists of heeled boots, gloves, and a bodysuit.  She also has long copper red hair that she wears pushed back off her forehead.  To recreate her suit, don’t be afraid to get creative by adding some foam details to emulate the more high-tech aspects.  If the self-adhesive velcro doesn’t work for you, simply reach for your preferred fabric-safe glue to achieve the same effect!

Elinor Fairmont (Gracie Dzienny) is an antagonistic character in Netflix’s First Kill. Based on the short story by V.E. Schwab, the plot centers on two enemies: Calliope and Juliette. As the title suggests, each must carry out their first kill — Calliope must kill her first monster and Juliette must feed from her first victim — but they fall for each other instead. Elinor is Juliette’s older sister, a Legacy vampire with the power to control minds. Unlike her younger sister, Elinor sees nothing wrong with killing humans. She tries to encourage Juliette to give into her true nature and make her first kill. But it’s revealed her intentions have been sinister and self-centered. Her style is similarly girlish, but oppositely provocative to contrast her sister’s purity.

Comet (voiced by Vinnie Penna) is the protagonist of Astroblast! Known for his loud, exciting personality, he is the leader of the space crew. Although he can be a bit conceited at times. Comet reads lots of comic books and loves to play with his action figures.

Mable Mora (played by Selena Gomez) is a main character in Only Murders in the Building on Hulu.  When Mable arrives at the Arconia apartment complex in New York City, she’s a bit of an anomaly.  An artist, it turns out Mabel is staying at her aunt’s for free in exchange for fixing it up, but she has a complicated past with the Arconia, which is revealed over the course of the first season of the true-crime podcast she hosts with Charles and Oliver.  Season two sees her past further revealed after a bloody discovery in her apartment.  Mabel wears a number of quirky outfits, often borrowing pieces from her aunt’s wardrobe to mix and match unique looks.  Focus on finding some cozy retro-looking sweaters and pops of color when putting together your costume.