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I'm Who-What-W Wear, editor-in-chief,

Cat Collings, and today, Senior Fashion and Social Editor Tara Gonzalez is chatting with costume

designer Paul Taswell. Paul is the costume designer behind the fantastical, bubble-filled world of Wicked.

The finale of the two-part saga, Wicked for Good,

just came out in theaters with Cynthia Arrivo and Ariana Grande reprising their roles as Elfaba and

Glinda. Paul tells us how he transformed the witch's wardrobes to reflect how they're perceived

by the citizens of Oz versus who they really are. He shares how Glinda's style was influenced by Audrey Hepburn and Marie Antoinette

and discusses why he used knee-high boots and sweeping capes to create a powerful

silhouette for Elphaba in the final film.

Plus, he tells us how he put his own twist on the iconic pieces we know across interpretations

of Oz like Dorothy's Crystal Shoes.

It's all coming up on who what, where. Paul, thank you so much for taking the time to chat with me today. I saw

Wicked for Good for Good over the weekend, so I really can't wait to get into

the costumes, which were mesmerizing and incredible. So for Wicked for Good, you were building off of the

characters in the universe that you had already outfitted in Wicked, but of course, a lot has changed

since then, and Alfauba and Glinda had gone through a bit of a journey and grown quite a bit.

So how did you

start to think about approaching that change and how it would be reflected in their costumes?

When we pick up with Wicked for Good, we are about a year after Elphaba jumps through the window

with cape and hat and broom in hand and sings to define gravity. This is that climactic moment where

she is really taking hold of all of her power, all of her self-confidence, and everything that

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