Wicked costume designer reveals the shocking inspiration behind Elphaba's iconic black dress
Daily MailThe Wicked costume designer has shared the shocking inspiration behind Elphaba's iconic black dress. Wicked costume designer Paul Tazewell has shared the shocking inspiration behind Elphaba's iconic black dress He explained to the Today show recently that he was 'very intentional' in the way that he dressed main characters because what they wear tells just as much of a story as what they say and do When it comes to the black gown she wears near the dramatic ending of the film, Paul revealed that it actually had a very special hidden meaning behind it. When it comes to the black gown Elphaba wears near the dramatic ending of the film, Paul revealed that it actually had a very special hidden meaning behind it Paul said the texture of Elphaba's all-black frock at the end of the film was actually inspired by mushrooms, something he wanted to incorporate due to her love of animals and nature 'There's nothing accidental about what their styling is. I wanted for each of them to feel and and appear as beautiful as possible, even in how they represent themselves,' he added As for Glinda's dazzling pink bubble dress, he said, 'My intent was for it to reference the original Wizard of Oz dress but be different' He said the intricate design contained a whopping 20,000 beads and took 225 hours to make.
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