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‘Wicked’ Movie Costume Designer Paul Tazewell Decodes His Approach to Dressing Ariana Grande’s Glinda and Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba

While Ariana Grande’s and Cynthia Erivo’s press tour fashion has caught the eye of “Wicked” fans prerelease, audiences are about to witness the main sartorial moment for the film’s two leads. Costume design for the movie was led by Tony-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell, who tapped into the deep visual precedent for the characters. “I love fantasy work as a designer,” says Tazewell, who designed the costumes for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musicals “Hamilton” and “In the Heights,” the latter of which was adapted for the screen by “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu. “I also love period work. And this ends up being a combination of both.” The iconic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” and musical stage production of “Wicked” both inspired Tazewell’s approach to the costume design onscreen. “Designing the film, I also acknowledge the fact that there’s a huge fan base for the musical of ‘Wicked.’ It was important to really draw that audience in as well with what we’re doing and how I’m representing the characters,” he says of paying homage to the most popular fashion moments from the stage production. “And try to inspire the same kind of feeling when audiences see [the film],” he adds. “That said,

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