Aldrin Pesky Costume Guide

What You’ll Need

Aldrin Pesky’s design merges mid-2000s high school jock apparel with cartoon fly anatomy. He dresses like a varsity athlete who just happens to have antennae, bug wings, and three-toed feet. Recreating the outfit means balancing regular street clothes with lightweight bug accessories so the fly silhouette stands out immediately.

The foundation relies on everyday garments: a letterman jacket, blue jeans, and canvas sneakers. Because those pieces are relatively standard, getting the colors and specific accents right—especially the varsity letter on the chest and the shape of the antennae—keeps the outfit distinctly Aldrin rather than a generic student costume.

The Letterman Jacket and Varsity Patch

Aldrin wears a traditional two-tone varsity jacket featuring a dark blue wool-style torso and contrasting off-white or cream sleeves. The ribbed cuffs, collar, and hem typically sport striped accents that match the blue and white palette. A slightly boxy cut gives the jacket that animated, broad-shouldered athlete shape without needing shoulder pads.

His jacket displays a bold white “B” patch on the left chest for Buzzdale Academy. If you buy a plain dark blue letterman jacket, you can add an embroidered or chenille “B” iron-on patch yourself. While heat-pressing bonds the patch to the fabric, running a simple whipstitch around the border prevents the corners from peeling away when you bend or flex your arms during an event.

Denim and Footwear

For pants, Aldrin wears basic medium blue jeans with a straight-leg cut. The wash should be an even mid-tone blue without heavy distressing, rips, or acid fading. Let the hem fall naturally over your sneakers rather than rolling or tucking the cuffs, which mirrors his relaxed, casual attitude.

His sneakers are low-profile canvas lace-ups in dark navy blue with white rubber toe caps and white soles, matching the style of classic Converse Chuck Taylors. Standard cotton laces work fine. If you spend hours walking around a convention floor, swapping in supportive insoles helps keep canvas shoes comfortable for all-day wear.

The Mullet and Insect Antennae

Aldrin sports a choppy brown mullet with shorter, textured bangs in front and longer hair reaching down the back of his neck. If you are styling a synthetic wig, use a small dab of matte styling paste or texturizing pomade to sweep the bangs slightly back and outward. Keep the styling loose rather than stiff; cartoon hair looks best with natural-looking separation.

His antennae sit near the top of his head, extending outward with small rounded tips. A black or dark brown insect antenna headband with thin, flexible wire stems fits the bill. You can conceal the plastic headband by resting it just behind the front fringe of your wig, pulling a few stray locks over the band to mask the plastic base.

Mounting the Fly Wings

Fly wings are small, rounded, and translucent compared to broad butterfly or feathered angel wings. A pair of lightweight white or sheer adult costume wings with wire framing matches his cartoon profile well.

Wearing wings over a thick letterman jacket can cause standard elastic arm loops to slip or bunch up the sleeves. You can hide the harness entirely by putting the wing straps on first, then slipping the jacket on and letting the wings emerge through small unpicked sections in the back jacket seams. Alternatively, clear adjustable straps over the jacket keep setup quick without permanently altering the coat.