For those looking to create a truly authentic MCU cosplay, here’s how to find Yelena’s earrings from Avengers: Infinity War, the film follows Natasha as she reunites with long-lost adoptive sister Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) to confront her murky past as a KGB assassin.
Natasha may have been the focus of Black Widow, but Yelena was its breakout character thanks to Florence Pugh’s spirited, scene-stealing performance as the fierce, funny former assassin. Yelena’s subsequent appearance in the Disney+ series the new Black Widow, the MCU fandom is still hopeful she’ll take up her sister’s mantle at some point in the future.
Being such a popular character, there’ll no doubt be many MCU fans looking to cosplay as Yelena Belova at conventions and luckily her main outfit in the movie is relatively easy to replicate. In an interview with Variety, Black Widow costume designer Jany Temime stated she set out to create a “functional” and “army-like” look for Yelena that reflected the fact she’d spent most of her life trained and brainwashed by the military. That’s why she spends much of the movie in a white utilitarian jumpsuit, green army vest with lots of pockets (a fact she’s very proud of) and sturdy boots – dupes of which are all fairly easy to find. There are some not-so-practical elements to Yelena’s main outfit, however, like the hoop earrings she wears.
For MCU cosplayers wanting to replicate her look right down to the accessories, an eagle-eyed Redditor named laurasauli has helpfully tracked down exactly where to buy Yelena’s earrings from Black Widow online. The hoops she wears in her lobes are Missoma’s Mini Claw Charm Hoop Earrings which currently retail for around $84, while her cartilage piercing features Missoma’s Mini Shield Hoop Earrings which are priced at $90.
In Black Widow’s post-credits scene, Yelena Belova sports a different kind of outfit consisting of a white crop top teamed with plaid pants and a coat in a stylishly clashing plaid print – an ensemble that symbolizes she’s left her brainwashed past behind and is now in control of her own life (and fashion) choices. Interestingly, Yelena Belova's post-credits scene outfit was what inspired the character’s eccentrically chic wardrobe in Hawkeye, according to an interview the show’s costume designer Michael Crow gave to Insider. Fans of Yelena’s Hawkeye style can find out where to buy her clothes and accessories via the website ShopYourTV and Spotern.
