How do I make a DIY Shark Tale costume?

Focus on color blocking. For Oscar, use a blue track jacket with yellow stripes. For Lola, find a pink sequin dress and add orange fabric tassels to the hem to look like fins.

What does Lola wear in Shark Tale?

Lola wears a glamorous, form-fitting pink and orange striped outfit that resembles a strapless gown, complete with flowing, fin-like ruffles and tassels at the bottom.

Is there an easy way to do Angie's costume?

Yes, wear a light pink dress and carry a clear dome umbrella decorated with hanging pink, white, and purple ribbons to look like jellyfish tentacles.

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Shark Tale Costume

Bring the vibrant underwater style of Reef City to life this Halloween.

Shark Tale remains a nostalgic DreamWorks favorite, loved for its colorful, anthropomorphic marine characters and early 2000s aesthetic. Costumes typically channel either Oscar's bold, streetwear-inspired fish look or Lola's glamorous, sequined lounge-singer style. This guide helps you recreate these iconic underwater designs using easily accessible apparel and bright accessories.

Difficulty: Medium
Time: ~45 min
Budget: $30–85

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Lola's Sequin Tube Dress
A strapless, form-fitting tube dress featuring pink, orange, and red sequins with a ruffled or tasseled hemline to mimic fish fins.
DIY: Glue pink and orange metallic fringe or sequins onto a plain pink tube dress.
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Oscar's Blue and Yellow Track Jacket
A bright blue zip-up track jacket with yellow stripes or accents, representing Oscar's bluestreak cleaner wrasse colors.
DIY: Add yellow fabric tape or fabric paint stripes to a plain royal blue zip-up hoodie.
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Fish Fin Headband
A headband featuring sheer fabric or foam fins in pink (for Lola) or blue and yellow (for Oscar).
DIY: Cut fin shapes out of stiff felt or craft foam and hot glue them to a plastic headband.
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Vibrant Leggings or Tights
Bright pink tights for Lola, or bright blue leggings for Oscar, to complete the full-body fish color scheme.
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How to put it together

1
Choose your character: Select the glamorous pink-and-orange Lola palette or the sporty blue-and-yellow Oscar palette.
2
Put on the base layers, starting with the bright tights or leggings to establish the underwater skin tone.
3
Layer on the main garment: slip into the sequined tassel dress for Lola, or zip up the sporty track jacket for Oscar.
4
Secure the matching fish fin headband onto your styled hair.
5
Apply vibrant, color-coordinated makeup to match your chosen character's aquatic hues.
6
Finish the look with metallic or matching colored shoes to keep the color block seamless.

Makeup & hair

For Lola, style hair in high-volume 2000s waves or a sleek high ponytail, paired with dramatic blue eyeshadow and glossy pink lips. For Oscar, keep hair simple or wear a blue beanie, using face paint to add subtle blue and yellow scales near the temples.

Shark Tale for couples, groups, kids & more

couples: Pair Oscar in his blue track jacket with Lola in her pink sequin dress for the ultimate Reef City power couple.
group: Add Lenny the vegetarian shark in a gray shark onesie and Angie the jellyfish with a dome umbrella decorated with hanging ribbons.
kids: A simple pink or blue fish tunic with a matching hood and felt fins.
Plus size: A stretchy sequin bodycon dress or a roomy, oversized track suit in bright blue and yellow.
pet: A simple shark fin harness for your dog to play the role of Lenny or Don Lino.

Tips

Opt for stretchy sequin fabrics for Lola's dress to ensure you can walk and sit comfortably.
Use fabric paint on a blue track jacket to easily customize Oscar's specific yellow side-stripe pattern.
Take photos with a flash to make the sequins and metallic fabrics pop like shimmering fish scales.
Wear comfortable sneakers with Oscar's track suit to keep the sporty, street-smart vibe authentic.

Shark Tale costume FAQ

How do I make a DIY Shark Tale costume?: Focus on color blocking. For Oscar, use a blue track jacket with yellow stripes. For Lola, find a pink sequin dress and add orange fabric tassels to the hem to look like fins.
What does Lola wear in Shark Tale?: Lola wears a glamorous, form-fitting pink and orange striped outfit that resembles a strapless gown, complete with flowing, fin-like ruffles and tassels at the bottom.
Is there an easy way to do Angie's costume?: Yes, wear a light pink dress and carry a clear dome umbrella decorated with hanging pink, white, and purple ribbons to look like jellyfish tentacles.

Did you know? The character designs in Shark Tale were famously stylized to mimic the facial features of their voice actors, making Lola look like Angelina Jolie and Oscar look like Will Smith.