Popo and Nana rely on one of the most distinctive silhouettes in gaming: heavy anoraks with oversized fur-lined hoods, matching leggings, and hefty wooden mallets. Because the character designs are so clean and graphic, nailing the outfit comes down to matching the primary colors and getting the volume of the white trim right.
Whether you are building Popo in royal blue, Nana in bright pink, or tackling them as a duo, the outfit breaks down into cold-weather gear modified with exaggerated fur borders. You do not need advanced tailoring skills here, though you will want to spend some time beefing up the cuffs and hood hems to match the rounded proportions seen on screen.
Parkas and Layering Choices
A standard blue parka for Popo or pink parka for Nana gives you the base structure and warmth, but standard winter coats are usually tailored for street wear rather than cartoon proportions. Sizing up by one size helps create that puffy, slightly barrel-shaped silhouette the duo is famous for. If you plan to wear this costume inside an exhibition hall for several hours, a heavy down-filled coat will overheat quickly. In that situation, swapping the insulated winter parka for a lighter blue hooded sweater or pink hooded sweater offers the same visual base while keeping you significantly cooler throughout the day.
Customizing the White Fur Trim
Off-the-rack parkas rarely come with enough white trim, and whatever fur they do have is typically confined to the hood edge. Popo and Nana need thick, cloud-like white borders running along the rim of the hood, the sleeve cuffs, and the bottom hem of the coat.
Buying additional faux fur trim separately lets you build out those thick borders. Cut the faux fur backing into strips roughly three to four inches wide, cutting from the fabric backing with a craft knife or razor rather than scissors without shearing the pile. You can attach these strips directly over the existing edges using a flexible fabric glue. For high-friction spots like the sleeve cuffs and lower hem, running a quick whipstitch through the backing gives the bond enough reinforcement to withstand sitting, moving, and packing.
Tights and Cold-Weather Footwear
Under the bulky coats, the climbers wear simple solid-color tights that lead straight into heavy winter boots. A pair of blue leggings or pink leggings provides the clean, uninterrupted lower-body color needed to balance out the wide jacket hem. Try to match the saturation of the leggings to your chosen coat so the upper and lower halves look intentional together.
For footwear, pink snow boots or blue snow boots finish the mountaineer profile. Choose styles with wide shafts that allow you to tuck the leggings in cleanly without bunching up around the ankles. If the boots don’t already have white fleece or fur along the top collar, gluing an extra ring of leftover fur around the top edge ties the boots directly into the coat’s trim.
Carrying the Wooden Mallets
The climbers aren’t complete without their signature gear: a pair of oversized wooden mallets. Real solid-wood mallets have genuine heft and the exact rustic look of the retro sprites, but carrying solid timber for a full afternoon can wear on your forearms. If you pick up functional wooden mallets, check that event guidelines allow solid wood props, as some security checks cap prop weights or ban hard timber. Sanding down any rough spots on the handle and applying a light coat of matte varnish keeps splinters away and protects the wood from sweat.
