DIY COSTUME ITEMS
Wybie Costume Guide
The Coraline story has a spooky vibe to it, which makes it perfect for Halloween costumes. It can also be a couple’s costume when paired with the Coraline costume. The Wybie costume includes a curly hair wig, a white t-shirt, blue jeans pants, a black-colored long raincoat, a pair of black-colored gloves with skeleton bones print on them, a pair of black-colored shoes, a welding face mask, and button eyeglasses.
Wybie’s Wig
Wear this curly brown wig which looks similar to Wybie’s hair.
Wybie’s T-shirt
Wear this white T-shirt inside first.
Wybie’s Pant
Then wear these blue colored jeans. If you have similar colored jeans in your wardrobe wear that one.
Wybie’s Raincoat
Get this Wybie raincoat which has a long collar and reflective lining throughout.
Wybie’s Gloves
Wear these black gloves which have skeleton bones printed on the top. Similar to what Wybie is seen wearing in the movie.
Wybie’s Shoes
To complete the costume, wear these black-colored shoes which look similar to Wybie’s shoes.
Wybie’s Welding Face Mask
Get the black-colored welding mask and paint it with a white acrylic color similar to Wybie’s mask. Use a white pencil to draw the outline first and then paint the mask with acrylic color, as shown in the video.
Wybie’s Button Eyes Glasses
Wear these button-shaped eyeglasses which will resemble a doppelgänger of the real Wybie.
White Paint for Mask
Use this acrylic color to paint the welding mask above.
Wybie Costume Ideas
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About Wybie
Wybie is one of the main characters in the movie “Coraline”. His full name is Wyborn Lovat. Wybie is an 11-year-old boy who is always seen as nervous and anxious. He is geeky and likes to make new gadgets for his self-help. He has a very bad body posture.
He is a friend of Coraline and he helps her throughout the journey. Wybie is the grandson of Mrs. Lovat who is also the Landlady of Coraline. He is a lot different from Coraline and Coraline insults him every time they meet. They both first met when Coraline was in the search of the old well. Mrs. Lovat had a sister who went missing years ago. Wybie believed that she ran away from The Pink Palace Apartments. When Coraline found out about the other world. Wybie never believed her. The witch named Beldam ruled the other world and wanted Coraline to stay in another world forever. When Coraline finally returns back from the witch trap in the real world, a needle hand chased her and Wybie came and saved Coraline by destroying the hand with a huge rock. Later they explained the whole story to Mrs. Lovat.