How to Dress Like Penny Proud

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Best Penny Proud Costume Guide

Penny Proud is your typical teenager. She’s around 14-16 years old and is trying to gain more independence from her family, especially her dad. With a big family, Penny feels that they sometimes embarrass her or get in the way of her dreams. She can’t help but love them anyway. She often appears hanging with her friends on The Proud Family and can sometimes land herself in a bit of trouble.

Penny is a pretty and energetic girl. She loves to sing and is good at it. Penny tries not to get down when something doesn’t go her way. She is on the football team and the school newspaper. Penny is a hard worker and straight-A student that prides herself in how good she is at school. She also has many hobbies and interests. To get the look of the fun-loving Penny Proud, you will need a Pink Cardigan, White Shirt, Purple Skirt, Purple Hair, White Socks, and Double Braided Wig.

Penny Proud Cosplay Costumes

Penny usually wears multiple shades of pink. Her skirt and shoes are a deeper pink or magenta, and her cardigan is a lighter shade. She wears a white collared shirt so that it doesn’t feel like an overwhelming amount of pink. The shirt balances with her white socks as well. Her outfit is girly but also practical. The separate pieces of her outfit should be reasonably simple to find in most second-hand stores or even in your closet.

Why not have Penny be with the entire Proud family! Oscar Proud, Trudy Proud, Suga Mama, or any of the other family members. Or, if Penny wants a break from her family, she could always hang out with her friends; Dijonay Jones, Zoey Howzer, LaCienega Boulevardez, or Sticky Webb. There are so many ways to make this a fun and inclusive group cosplay!

About Penny Proud

The Proud Family is a Disney Channel show that aired from 2001-2005. It is an animated sitcom about an American family that stars Penny Proud, voiced by Kyla Pratt. Penny is a young teenager who is often embarrassed by her dad. She respects her parents and tries to listen to everything they say, but sometimes peer pressure gets the better of her. Her friends can sometimes land her in trouble or leave her to face things on her own, but she fights through it no matter what.

Penny is known as a good student and a smart kid. She gets straight-As in almost every subject and participates in multiple extracurricular activities such as football and the newspaper. Penny also tries out for the cheerleading squad but unfortunately doesn’t make it. As she gets older, Penny begins to want more independence from her family, especially when it comes to boys. Unfortunately, her father finds it a little challenging to let her grow up.