The Who What Wear Podcast: Wicked Costume Designer Paul Tazewell Talks Glinda’s Bubble Dress, Elphaba’s Style Evolution, and the Visual Language of Oz

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🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Paul Tazewell is the costume designer for the film adaptation of the smash musical hit Wicked, which was released in theaters on November 22. Tazewell is a renowned costume designer celebrated for his contributions to Broadway, television, and film. In fact, in 2016, he won both a Tony for his designs in Hamilton and an Emmy for his creations on The Wiz Live! Today, he joins Who What Wear Entertainment Director Jess Baker to give us a deep dive into the development and creation of Wicked’s incredible costumes. They talk about everything from the color palette chosen for Shiz University’s uniforms to creating an entirely new pair of silver slippers inspired by 1930s court shoes and tornadoes (of course).

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1:33.8	Welcome to the Who What Wear Podcast, your direct line to the designers, stylists, beauty experts, editors, and taste makers who are shaping the ever-evolving world of fashion.
1:40.0	I'm Who What Wear, editor-in-chief, Cat Callings, and today is a very special episode.
1:45.2	Our entertainment director, Jessica Baker, had the chance to sit down with Paul Taswell,
1:48.7	the phenomenal costume designer of the new Wicked film.
1:53.2	Paul is a prolific Emmy and Tony award-winning costume designer.
1:58.4	Think Broadway's the color purple, in the heights, Hamilton, and dozens more,
2:02.0	and he brought an incredible level of vision and care to this project.
2:08.3	The costumes are simply beyond. He joins Jess today to talk about his approach to creating a distinct visual language for Wicked, working with Cynthia Arrivo to develop Elphabos' look,
2:14.5	and how he created an entirely new take on a very important, iconic pair of
2:19.7	slippers.
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