This costume should really have its own category: Costumes For When You Have A Halloween Party Tonight And It’s Already 5 O’Clock. Yes, it’s extremely simple, but that’s the appeal. You can stop by a costume store and pick up a Medusa wig, combine it with your own cool clothes, and voilà! You’ll look exactly like Uma Thurman.
Seriously, we haven’t seen The Lightning Thief, so we have no idea if it’s any good. But the costumes look cool. Uma Thurman plays Medusa, the snake-headed Gorgon of Greek mythology, but she’s dressed in Matrixy-type modern duds. That’s what makes it easy to duplicate. The pieces we suggest, from left to right:
1. Medusa headpiece. We suggest one like this that looks really reptilian. It’s okay that the bottom is ugly because all that will be covered by the turban.
2. Black stretch knit turban headband. You need an open-crown turban like this, or just a black scarf, to wrap around your head and hide the latex edges of the snake headpiece. The little reptiles will peek out over the top.
3. Black steampunk tailcoat. This one even has laces in the back, which is exactly what Uma’s coat looks like in the movie.
4. Black sunglasses.
Other stuff: Wear all black under your tailcoat—black pants and top, black boots if you have them.
