Cautionary Women

Lady Tremaine's power isn't so much supernatural as a normal, everyday, human condition. She may not be able to turn herself into a dragon, crone, or leviathan , but, girl, is she wicked in herself.  Her power lies in her passive aggression and psychological cruelty, which she uses to secure wealthy sons-in-law for her daughters.  So imagine the consequences if she does get super powers. Let's just say everybody would be tripping themselves. (She ultimately got them in 2007's Cinderella III: A Twist in Time.) Whether it's the original 1950 movie or the 2015 live-action remake, Disney's Cinderella has everyone rooting for the titular underdog and all her mouse friends because Lady Tremaine, simply put, is a rat. Then there's the mending and the sewing. Let's get to the costume guide.  How to make a Lady Tremaine costume Madame Tremaine cuts a matronly figure in a mid-to-late 19th-century dress with a full skirt, probably with a crinoline or bustle. If you...

Lim Ji Yeon on the Netflix K-series The Glory There were lots of villains in 2023, but few could claim having made us shake our screens in anger.  Park Yeon Jin from The Glory, the smash Netflix show filmed and set in South Korea, is truly one of the most enraging characters to have come out of K-drama.  But count on your fellow viewers' ability to compartmentalize their feelings. As maddening as The Glory's antagonist is, viewers can't help but crush on her fashion sense. She literally had clothes flying off shelves whenever she would appear on screen.  That's because of her outfits' relatability and — surprise, surprise! — how affordable they really are. How to make a Park Yeon Jin costume A Park Yeon Jin dress, affordable? To that, we say a big "예" Just because Lim Ji-Yeon is parading on TV with designer handbags doesn't mean the rest of her outfits are just as expensive.  Remember the ombre green dress she wore in one particularly bloody episode? ...

A scene from The Little Mermaid 2023, now on Disney+ The live-action remakes of the Disney Renaissance are now complete with The Little Mermaid swimming into streaming.  That means our beloved Ursula is made flesh-and-fishbone at last, with self-confessed fangirl Melissa McCarthy soaking up the role. How do you give justice to becoming one of the most awesome villains, not just of 2023, but of all time? Well, angelfish. The solution to your problem is simple. How to do Ursula makeup and hair Oscar-winning Peter Swords King got some flak from prominent drag queens who feel like the British artist's makeup on Melissa did not stay true to the spirit of the character. The sea witch is based on Divine, John Waters' muse on the films Hairspray and Pink Flamingo. To his credit, Swords King, who identifies as straight, gave props to drag artists for improving his paint, especially the art of erasing the eyebrows and drawing on a completely new one. "So thank you all drag queens ou...

Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh on the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Discovery Michelle Yeoh has been truly Everything Everywhere All at Once since her historic win at the Academy Awards.  She's off to bigger things, but one thing she would never be too big for is the Star Trek universe. She is reprising her role as the much-loathed—or much-loved, depending on which mirror universe you're looking at—Philippa Georgiou in Star Trek: Section 31, a spin-off movie from Star Trek: Discovery.  Of course our costume guide will not be all about Captain Philippa Georgiou. This post is dedicated to Her Most Imperial Majesty, Mother of the Fatherland, Overlord of Vulcan, Dominus of Kronos, Regina Andor, Emperor Philippa Georgiou Augustus Iaponius Centarius. The fearsome ruler of the Terran Empire has such a badass lore that even Jobu Tupaki would be proud of. How to cosplay Philippa Georgiou Emperor Georgiou, like Michelle Yeoh herself, is of Malaysian heritage Michelle's star turn...