The heroine Evelyn is not only a brunette, but a librarian so I love her. And I cannot get enough of her glasses! Seriously! I want a pair.
Adventuring we go!
Yummy Egyptian style jewelry.
Again with the glasses!
A yummy suit set.
And look at the shoes! Eeep!
Escaping the mummy.
Wide brimmed hats are a must in the Egyptian sun.
There was a huge Egyptian revival in the 1920s (and also one later when Cleopatra came out). The Vintage Baroness has a lovely post on the 1920s Egyptomania, so I won't go there but here are some period archaeologists to further inspire you.
Every once in a while, a lovely vintage Egyptian piece will pop up on etsy, but they are always snatched up! One day, I be the one doing the snatching.
This post made me smile....definitely a bit of a guilty pleasure movie for me! I grew up with a bit of an Egypt fascination too. (Which is why I'm not ashamed to admit that I enjoy the series based on Egyptiam mythology that Rick Riordan wrote, even though they're technically kids' books!)
ReplyDeleteI loved her outfits in this move, especially the librarian ensemble. That skirt and blouse was so cute! I bought an amazing necklace from a belly dancer a while back. It's a huge collar made of glass drops and coins from the UAE. It's modern but looks so Egyptian. I should blog it one of these days!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the Mummy, such a good movie and good costumes. I really enjoy that last photo, as it is not only a woman in jodphurs, but that is a seriously huge fish!
ReplyDeleteI so wanted to be an Egyptologist from about age 8 to age 15! Recently, the Franklin Institute here in Philadelphia had a WORLD mummy exhibit--there were Egyptian, S. American, Chinese, S. Pacific, and European mummies. It. Was. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the first film in this series a lot more than any of the others. Evie was a heroine I could get behind. Sure, she got in a bit of trouble and needed saving, but she never lost her cool nor was she reduced to hysterics. Kinda loved that.
(P.S. I did a review of Midnight in Paris over on my blog Down the Retro Rabbit Hole... not a lot of pictures to pull from but a few good shots of Marion Cotillard's 1920s outfits!)
I'm with you: Evie's fashion is sooooo adorable in The Mummy. Thanks for the link to my post, too. I actually ended up publishing an e-article out of that post, but the link isn't publicly accessible. Oh well, great post!
ReplyDelete:) I also have a bit of a fascination with ancient Egypt and the turn of the century. Mostly because of the Amelia Peabody novels by Elizabeth Peters. They are very well written mysteries with a female heroine, and of course some romance. Fun!
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