Halloween 2022: Evelyn from The Mummy

Who knows what inspired us.  I certainly don't have much rhyme or reason to my costume choices.  This year I chose Evelyn  from the 1999 blockbuster The Mummy.  Rachel Weisz plays the lovely Evie and stars opposite Brendan Fraser.  I was a huge fan of the first movie, and a reasonably sized fan of the second and third, yes I hung in there for all three, but not The Scorpion King because even I have my limits.  

I have made it a tradition to watch The Mummy each October as part of our Halloween rotation, but this year I decided to take it a step further and dress up as Evie, enlisting Mr. Bleu to dress as Brendan Fraser's character, Rick.  He usually doesn't get on board with couple's costumes, but possibly because he didn't have the time to make something else or because he didn't have any ideas, he agreed to my suggestion this year.

In order to create this costume, I started by watching the movie...again.  Then I looked at photos and finally headed over to ThredUp to see what I could find on the cheap.  I managed to find a passable skirt and shirt and located the tie and glasses on Amazon.

The Book of Amun Ra was my prop of choice. I spent a quiet Saturday afternoon working on this.  Although I intended to also make the key, I have now run out of time and steam on this costume, so it will be the only prop I use.  It's constructed of cardboard, 4mm EVA Foam, and spray paint.  I used a soldering iron to create the impressions in the foam and though my paint job is a little lacking I'm fairly pleased with the end result.

This was my inspiration board as I gathered my costume pieces:

I actually found a shirt that was a little closer to Evie's but ThredUp canceled the order probably because they noticed something wrong with it and didn't want to send it that way, and so the search began afresh.  Fortunately I found something in my size that was better than good, it was good enough.

Perhaps the thing I like most about this costume is that I'll probably wear it to work much more than just this Halloween.  It already plays to my style and unlike a purchased costume, it isn't flimsy and doesn't feel like plastic.

As much as I hoped Mr. Bleu would wear his costume with me for today's photo shoot, he is still currently gathering articles of clothing, so perhaps we'll get a few shots on Halloween.  

Shopping Info:  Top and skirt from ThredUp.  Use my link to save $20 off your first order.  Tie from Amazon, Glasses from Amazon, Shoes are Chelsea Crew