Taylor Momsen still fits into her Cindy Lou Who costume from How the Grinch Stole Christmas 25 years later.
On Sunday, December 21, the actress and singer shared an Instagram video of herself trying on and doing a photo shoot in the original costume from the hit 2000 film, which starred Jim Carrey as the Grinch. Momsen was just eight years old when she played the lovable Whovian who befriended the Grinch.
Now 32, Momsen shared behind-the-scenes clips of herself carefully fitting into the gingham dress with the help of an assistant. She layered the look over a tulle skirt for added volume and slowly slipped her arms into the puffy sleeves.
“I’m a little nervous,” she joked as she struggled to get comfortable. When her assistant suggested a seamstress open the sleeve and restore it later, Momsen replied, “Maybe.”
Once fully glam, Momsen completed the look with a red cape trimmed with white fur and black combat boots, giving a modern twist to the nostalgic outfit.
“Yes…this is my real Cindy costume from the movie Grinch,” she wrote in the caption. “25 years later…it still fits (sort of)…what a surreal holiday season #whereareyouchristmas.”
The timing came shortly after Momsen also musically revisited Cindy Lou Who, releasing a new (rock) version of Where are you Christmas? with his band, The Pretty Reckless.
