My initial connection to Wicked, strangely, is material-based — my 7th grade ... takes on Bubble Dresses and structured black hats for Halloween. PT: My approach to Elphaba was to connect her to nature and to a world that is organic and grounded.

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Wicked costume designer Paul Tazewell exclusively shared the inspiration behind some of Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's iconic looks from the musicial film adaptation with E! News' "By Design."

“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.”

She’s going to be popular! Paul Tazewell used his own magic to create the incredible costumes in “Wicked.” But making one iconic outfit — worn by Ariana Grande’s Glinda the Good Witch — was not an easy feat for the 60-year-old costume designer.