Elphaba & Glinda Sparkle In Depraved Costumes

Along with crafting intricate appears for the leads, Tazewell custom-made a whole lot 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, town dwellers don dressed-up vibrant inexperienced and purple appears. 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 in all places you look throughout the world of Oz, there’s one thing that is pleasant and has its personal design component,” he says. “It was crucial that every of the residents of [Oz] really feel particular person as a result of that might give us a actuality.” 

Whereas the Shiz college students put on varied 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 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 in all places, whereas Elphaba wears thick inexperienced and black robes and has a extra frugal wardrobe. 

In the course of the climax of the movie, on the Ozdust Ball, Glinda floats round in a ruffled, vibrant pink-and-orange ombré gown. In the meantime, Elphaba steps out in a textured black robe, debuting the notorious witch hat that has turn 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 putting and iconic look. When you add the hat to that, you understand precisely who this individual is,” Tazewell says.