What You’ll Need Building the “Midwest Princess” Pageant Look The album cover for The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is essentially a drag-influenced pageant look, so the costume works best when each piece is treated as part of that exaggerated whole. Start with the base and build outward. The blue sequin dress is … Read more
What You’ll Need Building the Tropical Glamour of Miss Chiquita from Mascotation The metallic gold gown is the foundation, and it does most of the work before you add a single accessory. Look for a dress with a V-neck and a long, flowing silhouette in a rich gold tone. The fabric should have enough weight … Read more
What You’ll Need Building Clara’s Look from “The Magician’s Apprentice” The jacket and dress are the two pieces that carry this costume, so start there. Clara’s jacket is a fitted biker style in black leather or faux leather, cut to end at the waist or just below. It needs to be tailored through the torso … Read more
What You’ll Need Building Clara’s Christmas Dinner Look from “The Time of the Doctor” The red plaid skirt is the piece that anchors this entire outfit, so it deserves the most attention. You want a knee-length skirt with a straight or slightly A-line cut, not a full swing skirt. The tartan should be predominantly red … Read more
What You’ll Need Building Delores from the Ground Up The dress carries the entire silhouette, so it deserves the most attention. Delores wears a long-sleeved, high-necked black gown with a Victorian-inspired cut—fitted through the bodice, then flaring into a full floor-length skirt. Heavy crepe or matte velvet will hold that architectural shape; stretchy jersey or … Read more
What You’ll Need Putting Together Amy Wong’s Pink Sweatsuit from Futurama Amy’s outfit is essentially a bright pink sweatsuit, which makes this one of the more comfortable cosplays you can assemble. The main challenge is finding a cropped hoodie and baggy sweatpants in the same saturated shade of pink so the two pieces look like … Read more
What You’ll Need Building Wanda Wilson’s Suit from the Ground Up The red suit is the foundation, and a women’s cosplay jumpsuit with the black panels and Deadpool logo buckle already attached is the most reliable route. You want one with the black patches covering the chest, sides, and arms, since those are the details … Read more
What You’ll Need Building LaBarbara Conrad’s Aerobics-Era Silhouette LaBarbara’s outfit works because it pulls from 80s aerobics wear but pushes the colors into Futurama’s exaggerated palette. Hot pink, light purple, and red are the three shades to anchor everything around. Start by collecting those colors, then worry about the individual pieces. The wig demands the … Read more
What You’ll Need Building Rose Tyler’s “Doomsday” Outfit Around the Cropped Blue Hoodie The cropped blue zip-up hoodie is the piece that makes this costume identifiable, so start there. You’re looking for a mid-blue—think washed denim rather than navy or bright cobalt—with a full zip, hood, and kangaroo pocket. The hem should sit just above … Read more
What You’ll Need Building Amy Pond’s “Eleventh Hour” Police Uniform from the Ground Up The outfit Amy wears when she first opens the door to the Doctor is a stylized police uniform, not a standard issue one. The individual pieces are straightforward, but the way they fit and sit together matters more than any single … Read more