LAist: A 'Wicked' wardrobe: how Elphaba's costume evolves in the sequel

Few costume designers have earned icon status throughout their careers. Enter Paul Tazewell.

His over three decades-long career in costume design for the stage includes credits from Hamilton, The Color Purple and — most recently — Death Becomes Her. Beyond the stage, he worked on Wicked and Wicked: For Good, the two-part film adaptation of the Broadway musical. His work on the first installment earned him an Academy Award for best costume design.

LAist’s Julia Paskin sat down with Tazewell to talk about his thought process in costuming the characters in Wicked and how he expands the worldbuilding of Oz through clothes.

Link: https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/oscar-winning-wicked-costume-designer-designing-elphabas-look-in-sequel