What You’ll Need
Blue Helmet
Red Electrical Tape
Navy Bomber Jacket
NASA and USA Flag Patches
Saturn Patch
Polka Dot Onesie
Long Sleeve Baggy Jumpsuit
Fabric Paint Set
Skeleton Mask
Black Neck Ruffle
Black Canvas Sneakers
Building Sara’s Layered Halloween Look From the Ground Up
The navy blue bomber jacket is the centerpiece, and it’s worth taking your time with. A classic military flight jacket or a lightweight windbreaker with ribbed cuffs and a ribbed collar gives you the right base shape. The key detail is the patches: a NASA insignia, an American flag, and an embroidered Saturn patch placed across the chest and sleeves. Fabric glue works for a one-day event, but if you plan to wear this more than once, sew around the patch borders with a whipstitch. Iron-on adhesive alone will peel after a few wears, especially on the sleeves where the fabric flexes.
Underneath the jacket, Sara wears a black-and-white polka dot onesie or a dark jumpsuit. A long-sleeve jumpsuit in a dark color gives you the right silhouette, and if you can’t find one with polka dots already printed, you can stamp them on with white fabric paint and a circular sponge. The dots don’t need to be perfect or evenly spaced—the character’s outfit has a handmade quality to it, so slight irregularity works in your favor. The jumpsuit’s collar should sit high enough that it’s visible above the jacket’s zipper line.
For shoes, basic black canvas sneakers finish the look without drawing attention. There’s no need to modify them or hunt for a specific brand; any clean pair of black low-top sneakers works.
The blue toy space helmet is the piece that makes the costume recognizable. Look for a vintage-style toy astronaut helmet in glossy blue, then apply red electrical tape across the visor or along the trim. The red tape should be the most visible modification—it’s what separates Sara’s helmet from a generic toy store find. Two practical concerns matter here. First, ventilation: toy helmets trap heat and fog up quickly. Drill a few small holes near the bottom rim where they won’t be visible, or keep the visor slightly open. Second, the helmet sits over your head, so consider how it interacts with your hair. Sara’s hair is natural and slightly tousled, with loose bangs or soft waves visible around the helmet rim. If your hair is long, pull it back low so it doesn’t bunch up inside the helmet.
A lightweight skeleton half-mask worn over the lower half of your face pairs with the helmet. You want a simple plastic mask that covers the nose and mouth area, not a full-face mask that would conflict with the helmet’s fit. If you’d rather skip the mask, black and white face paint around the eyes achieves a similar effect, though the mask better matches the on-screen look.
The pleated black neck ruffle sits at the collar, just above the bomber jacket’s zipper. This Elizabethan-style ruffle is what bridges the astronaut and clown elements of the outfit. It should be stiff enough to hold its shape rather than lying flat against the jacket. A pre-made costume ruffle works fine, or you can gather a strip of black fabric and attach it to a strip of velcro or elastic that wraps around your neck.
One addition that helps sell the character: a cassette tape labeled “For Sara” or a small tape recorder. Sara’s brief appearances center on music and the graveyard party, so carrying a prop that references that scene adds context without requiring any explanation. It’s a small detail, but it’s the kind of thing that makes the costume feel complete rather than just a collection of mismatched pieces.
