Meet The Cast: Whobris

Wardrobe/Props: Lisa Graystone

Hair: Brookly Truderung

The littlest of our Who's who of Whoville is the character of Whobris, played by my son Blake! Blake has Down Syndrome and that didn't stop him taking on this character by storm. His sensory integration issues also didn't stop him from getting his hair done in a similar style as his character of Whobris, not to say it wasn't a challenge for the hair stylist on set.

In Blake's costume I captured the essence of Whobris without replicating his look. My son does not like a lot of layers so we had to skip the vest over the tie and when I purchase wardrobe I try to buy items my son can wear again, beyond the shoot.

 

 His Pants, shoes, and Grinchy green scarf are his own and I purchased a yellow dress shirt, beige trench coat and holiday themed tie to match the Mayor who his character worships and copies.

HAPPY WHO-YEAR!!

Meet The Cast: The Mayor Of Whoville

Mayor's Wardrobe/Props: Lisa Graystone

MUA: Hanna Fisher

Hair: Brooklyn Truderung

Photo: Kori Savoie

The Mayor of  Whoville, also known as Agustus May Who, had a few wardrobe changes in the film. I chose to combine his two major looks into the look for my Mayor. My step son took up the roll and did great as the Mayor.

Vintage Vest: Castaways Thrift Store

Christmas Tie

Vintage Red Brooch Pin  - Evolution Vintage ($28)

White Dress Shirt (My own)

Vintage 1960's Red Velvet Coat + White Scarf from my collection

Sash was made from red velvet stretch fabric, draped and pinned to the shirt and vest.

I used an array of Vintage brooches, all available for sale via Evolution Vintage

I pinned the brooches through the sash into the vest so all would stay in place during the shoot.

I used different ribbons, Christmas and grosgrain with a variety of colors and textures that were cohesive to my color pallet.

The Mayor's head-to-toe look!

His final accessory was Men's grey dress gloves, available HERE.

I created the Book of Who prop for our Mayor also using a custom made front and back cover with spine over a Vintage book of a similar size/thickness to the movie prop.

MAKEUP/HAIR:

Once again Hanna Fisher used a latex FX appliance for the mayors nose, painting it to match his skin tone and to give the effect of cold weather (shop it HERE). We used dentures for the front teeth (Shop) as well as full Who-Style lashes. His hair was colored grey after curling it with Loreal Colorista Spray. 

The Mayor with Cindy Lou and Betty Lou Who

He and the Grinch have a complicated relationship!

 The Mayor with his side-kick Whobris

HAPPY WHO-YEAR!!

Meet The Cast: Cindy Lou Who

The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who

Hair: Brooklyn Truderung

MUA: Hanna Fisher

Photos: Kori Savoie

The characters of this Christmas classic are all iconic in their own ways. The character of Cindy Lou Who, along with the Grinch are the two main characters of the iconic Dr. Seuss story as well as the live action Universal film.

COSTUME:

I chose to create a hybrid look of Cindy Lou's between her Whobilation outfit and the hair from the end scene.

I purchased a kids velvet Christmas Cape

and pom poms to add to it

 I used a white petticoat that I had in the Evolution Vintage studio and a dress that I had on-hand. My daughter and step daughter "twinned" in these Christmas dresses in 2010. We are re-styling as Cindy Lou's checkered holiday dress that was once her big sisters.

Other Accessories: Red Tights 

White Lace Trim Socks

*Plate on the front of her dress. I DIY'ed it using similar items listed below for her fascinator. I glues two plates together and pinned the bottom one to the dress with a safety pin.

I DIY'ed the plate/cup fascinators for both her and "Betty Lou Who's" Characters.

What I Used:

*Paper Plates

*Hot Glue

*White Paper (for Snowflake doily)

*Headband

*Plastic Cup

*Winter White Paint (Faux- eggnog in cup)

*Candy cane (Real or Plastic - I used plastic)

*Glitter Paint

*Cookies

*Paint Brushes

*Candies

*Holiday Ribbon

Makeup

The makeup was Grinch-holiday with a Rosy cheek, shiny nose, big plastic denture front teeth and Who-long-lashes. Her hair was similar to Cindy Lou's in the night and end scene.

We used a Styrofoam cup to add height to my daughter's own hair as well as two braids. A quick bang trim and voila!

See the makeup transformation for both Betty Lou and Cindy Lou

MERRY GRINCHMAS!

Merry Grinchmas!!!!