Elphaba & Glinda Sparkle In Depraved Costumes

Along with crafting intricate appears to be like for the leads, Tazewell custom-made a whole bunch of group costumes particular to every location all through Oz. In Munchkinland, the residents put on rustic orange and brown agricultural outfits, whereas in Emerald Metropolis, the town dwellers don dressed-up vibrant inexperienced and purple appears to be like. At Shiz College, the scholars put on teal uniforms (with not one precisely the identical as the opposite, in keeping with Tazewell). “You get this sense that all over the place you look inside the world of Oz, there’s one thing that is pleasant and has its personal design factor,” he says. “It was crucial that every of the residents of [Oz] really feel particular person as a result of that will give us a actuality.” 

Whereas the Shiz college students put on numerous variations of gray and teal velvet, pleated, and striped items, Elphaba and Glinda stand out of their respective black and pink palettes. From Glinda’s prim and correct, pastel pink-and-blue striped skirt fits to Elphaba’s conservative black attire and extreme asymmetrical vest units, the feuding duo’s contrasting outfits mirror their opposing personalities all through the movie. The juxtaposing appears to be like are particularly prevalent within the scenes contained in the duo’s shared dormitory, the place Glinda wears frilly, sheer pink nightgowns and has piles of pink baggage splayed all over the place, whereas Elphaba wears thick inexperienced and black robes and has a extra frugal wardrobe. 

Through the climax of the movie, on the Ozdust Ball, Glinda floats round in a ruffled, vibrant pink-and-orange ombré costume. In the meantime, Elphaba steps out in a textured black robe, debuting the notorious witch hat that has change into related to the Depraved Witch character. “It’s the easiest silhouette that we see her in all through the movie. It offers her a really hanging and iconic look. When you add the hat to that, you recognize precisely who this particular person is,” Tazewell says.