Taylor Momsen Wore Her Cindy Lou Who 'Grinch' Dress In 2025

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Taylor Momsen may have traded in fluffy holiday capes for edgy eyeliner in the decades since she starred in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, but even the punk rocker can’t resist the Whoville magic during festive season. The actor and singer has been making the most of the 25th anniversary of her holiday classic — not only releasing new versions of her nostalgic songs, but also bringing back an iconic piece of wardrobe.

Momsen shared a video of herself trying on the gingham, poofy-sleeved dress that her character Cindy Lou Who wore in 2000’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas in a Dec. 22 Instagram post. “Yes…that is my real Cindy costume from the Grinch movie,” Momsen wrote. “25 years later…it still (kind of) fits.” Although she had a little trouble with the sleeves (“I’m too jacked,” she j...