Where do you start when reimagining the look of Elphaba, also known as the Wicked Witch, for the iconic book-turned-Broadway show-turned-musical movie Wicked? For legendary costume designer and EBONY Power 100 "Artists In Residence" awardee, Paul Tazewell, it was a glance outside his window.
“I used a lot of nature,” he told EBONY, who joined him at his design showroom in Manhattan’s garment district. It’s just one of the ways the man behind the looks is inspired. Other sources, such as abstract paintings and the iconic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, also guided his process. “I'll start to pull together all kinds of imagery that feel reflective of what this mystical world might possibly be.”
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