Character and costume elements

Browse the list of iconic characters and check the essential costume elements you’ll need to be counted in the record, and officially become a Guinness World Records™ title holder!

To be eligible for the largest gathering of people dressed as screen characters, your costume must include the key outfit and prop elements listed below. Choose your favourite from 45 characters featured in 30 film and TV productions shot at the Old Royal Naval College and Elstree Studios.

Official Guinness World Records™ Adjudicators will be on-site to check costumes and confirm successful participants.

See below for the character list and costume requirements:

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Captain Jack Sparrow

  • Headscarf or tricorn hat
  • Long beaded hair and beard (beard can be drawn on)
  • Pirate shirt in white or cream
  • Trousers or long skirt in grey, black or dark brown
  • Long / knee length pirate coat with button front in black, brown or dark grey
  • Waist sash, gold coin belt or large leather belt

Pirate Crew

  • White shirt or blouse
  • Dark coloured trousers or skirt (single or stripped)
  • Headscarf or tricorn hat
  • Waistcoat or long pirate coat

Bridgerton

Female Bridgerton series character

  • Regency empire waistline dress with puffed or short sleeves in any colour or floral pattern
  • Dress gloves in wrist or elbow length
  • Hair worn in a bun (with or without ringlets), or half up or hair down and swept of the shoulders
  • One accessory required: fan, pearl or diamonte necklace, or drawstring bag

Male Bridgerton series character

  • Classic Regency tailcoat
  • Waistcoat
  • Trousers in black, brown or dark grey
  • Cravat
  • Black boots or shoes

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

Queen Charlotte

  • Classic Georgian-style dress with a voluminous skirt
  • Petticoat/ under garment to add volume to the skirt
  • Raised Georgian wig in grey, white or pastel colour
  • Choker necklace

The Dark Knight Rises

Batman/Bruce Wayne

  • Black or grey and black Batman bodysuit
  • Bat logo on costume
  • Batman facemask
  • Black cape
  • Batman utility belt

Holmes & Watson

Holmes

  • Tweed 3/4 length coat or cape
  • Deerstalker hat
  • Magnifying glass
  • Smoking pipe

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes

  • Victorian frock coat in black, brown, grey, dark red or dark blue
  • Top hat
  • Trousers in black or brown
  • Cravat

Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte

  • Tailcoat in black or dark blue with gold braiding
  • Red sash worn on waist or across shoulder to waist
  • Black boots (or black shoes for children)
  • Trousers in white or light grey
  • Bicorne hat

Cinderella

Cinderella

  • Blue ankle length dress with underskirt to add volume
  • Tiara or blue hairband

Prince Charming

  • Cream or white jacket or cloak with red, white or blue detailing
  • Trousers in red or black
  • Black boots or shoes
  • Red or gold waist sash or belt

Cruella

Cruella de Vil

  • Black and white wig
  • Long dress in black or black and white
  • One black and white animal print accessory required: cloak, bag or hand warmer
  • Red gloves or shoes

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Lara Croft

  • Vest top in black, dark grey or dark green
  • Khaki or black shorts or pants
  • Black belt with leg straps
  • Black fingerless gloves

Thor: The Dark World

Thor

  • Red cape
  • Blue gold body armour / over suit
  • Mjölnir (iconic hammer)
  • Black boots or shoes

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Doctor Strange

  • Red cape
  • Purple or blue tunic
  • Black belt sash
  • Black boots or shoes

Skyfall 

James Bond

  • Black tuxedo
  • White shirt
  • Black shoes
  • Black bow tie

The Crown

Queen Elizabeth II

  • Knee length dress, top and skirt or button through coat in pale blue
  • Tights and court shoes
  • Grey wig or crown or tiara
  • One accessory required: hand bag, white gloves or regal sash

Jurassic World Rebirth

Zora Bennett

  • Khaki cargo pants
  • Vest top in khaki or brown
  • Tactical chest harness
  • Tied neck scarf
  • Hair in a pony tail

Dr. Henry Loomis

  • Trousers in brown or beige
  • Check or plaid shirt
  • Waistcoat or fishing vest in tan, brown or khaki
  • Round metal glasses

Jurassic Park Palaeontologist/ wardens

  • Shirt or t-shirt with Jurassic Park logo
  • Beige shorts or pants
  • Walking boots
  • Brimmed sun hat or back pack

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Father Gerald

  • Black garment (cassock) or black shirt and pants
  • Vicars dog collar
  • White over smock or cape
  • Cross or Bible

Muppets Most Wanted

Miss Piggy

  • Pink or beige ears and snout
  • Blonde wig
  • Pink dress
  • Long gloves in white or pink

Kermit

  • Green trousers or leggings
  • Green long sleeve t-shirt
  • Kermit face mask
  • Green diamond frilled collar

Star Wars

Luke Skywalker

  • Tunic in white or cream or long sleeves or jacket in beige or light grey
  • Trousers or leggings in beige or light brown
  • Boots, shoes or shoe covers in beige or light brown
  • Brown belt or ammunition belt
  • Lightsaber

Obi-Wan Kenobi

  • Brown hooded cloak
  • Tunic in cream or beige
  • Trousers or leggings in cream or brown
  • Boots, shoes or shoe covers in brown

Princess Leia

  • Hair styled in two coiled side buns
  • Long tunic dress in white
  • White or silver belt
  • Boots or shoes in black, white or silver

Han Solo

  • White long-sleeved shirt
  • Trousers in black, dark blue, dark grey or dark brown
  • Black utility vest or utility jacket
  • Black boots or shoes
  • Blaster holder gun belt

Yoda

  • Yoda face mask (including open face head wear)
  • Long brown hooded cloak
  • Lightsaber

Stormtrooper

  • White Stormtrooper body armour with black undersuit or jumpsuit
  • White Stormtrooper helmet
  • Blaster

Darth Vader

  • Black trousers and boots or shoes
  • Darth Vader helmet
  • Black cape

Chewbacca

  • Chewbacca jumpsuit and face mask
  • Ammunition belt

Anakin Skywalker (Jedi)

  • Brown hooded cloak
  • Tunic in cream or beige
  • Trousers or leggings in cream or brown
  • Boots, shoes or shoe covers in brown

Boba Fett (Mandalorian)

  • Mandalorian helmet or face mask
  • Body armour (as standalone or printed fabric)
  • Dark coloured under clothing

Resistance Pilot

  • Jumpsuit or top and trousers in orange
  • White overlay vest
  • Helmet or face mask
  • Fighter pilot webbing straps and belt

Dracula (Hammer film series)

Count Dracula

  • White shirt
  • Black trousers and shoes or boots
  • Fake fangs
  • Black or red cape

The Shining

Grady Sisters (The Twins)

  • Knee length pale blue dress
  • Pink ribbon around the waist
  • Knee high white socks
  • Black shoes

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Indiana Jones

  • Shirt in cream or beige and trousers in light brown or beige
  • Brown leather jacket
  • Brown Fedora Hat
  • Canvas or leather cross bag
  • Brown boots or shoes

Marion Ravenwood

  • White smock blouse with red cross stitching
  • Red trousers
  • Black belt or red sash belt

Super Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman

  • Superman bodysuit with ‘S’ motif
  • Red cape

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Roger Rabbit

  • Red trousers with red braces
  • White shirt
  • Oversized blue bow tie
  • Rabbit ears

Jessica Rabbit

  • Long red dress (straps or no straps)
  • Purple gloves
  • Long red hair or wig

Paddington

Paddington Bear

  • Red brimmed hat
  • Blue duffle coat
  • Brown or furry trousers
  • Label with ‘Please look after this bear. Thank you’

Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass

  • Mid green all in one suit with yellow stripe detail
  • Green balaklava with yellow stripe detail
  • Dark coloured trainers

Hit-Girl

  • Purple wig
  • Black eye mask
  • Black cape
  • Long sleeve top and trousers or leggings in purple or black
  • Over skirt in purple or black

The World’s End 

Gary King

  • Black trench coat
  • Black jeans and boots
  • Map (prop)
  • Aviator sunglasses

Character and costume elements