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Requests came flooding in for characters like Mary Poppins, Miss Trunchbull from \"Matilda\" and Jack Sparrow, just to name a few.

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PHOTO: Chloe Mead transforms into pop culture icons to stay busy at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jack Sparrow pic.twitter.com/QlxS8yVN24

— Harriet Clare (@hazzleberryfinn) March 29, 2020

Even Joe Exotic from the wildly popular Netflix docuseries “Tiger King” got a shout-out.

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PHOTO: Chloe Mead transforms into pop culture icons to stay busy at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Today’s winning challenge....🐯 Joe Exotic #TigerKing #covidcloset @chloechubb pic.twitter.com/OulvfrD1z8

— Harriet Clare (@hazzleberryfinn) March 29, 2020

“As creatives, we felt a little redundant and helpless at the beginning of our quarantine,” said Mead. “This has excited us so much because we've been able to use both of our skills and it's just a fun way to lighten the mood.”

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Mead and Clare also revealed they spend up to seven hours each day designing costumes, shooting pictures and filming. Several of their recreations have now gone viral on social media, with many users praising Mead’s uncanny resemblance to the iconic characters.

Love this, thank you. Going to use it as part of my newly invented Homeschool module, ‘Guess the character, guess the film’ with my kids 🙌

— Honest Mum (@HonestMum) March 30, 2020

Wow. I can't believe you went to such lengths for this. The scissorhands is fabulous!! Well done 👍 👏👏👏

— onyx76 (@76onyx) March 29, 2020

this is hilarious and well-timed. Well done!! xxTIM

— Professor_Tim_Wilson (@Prof_tim_wilson) March 29, 2020

Although each outfit seems to be more elaborate than the last, the couple only uses clothes and props found around the house.

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PHOTO: Chloe Mead transforms into pop culture icons to stay busy at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
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“I don't really throw things away so I have lots of bits of clothes to work into new costumes,” said Mead. “We have a lot of crafts stuff.”

Clare added the pair plans to continue dressing up each day until they stop enjoying it.

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