Bringing the beloved musical Wicked to life on-screen was no small feat, however, legendary costume designer Paul Tazewell was up for the task. Prior to building out the fashionable world of Wicked for its film adaptation,

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The new Wicked film is about race and women, its costume designer has said. Tony Award winner Paul Tazewell suggested the new musical - which tells the story of Elphaba, who grows up to become the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, and of Glinda, the Good Witch - shows that modern society can “vilify” people of a different race.

The Tony-winning costume designer describes his approach to dressing Ariana Grande's Glinda and Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba in the movie.

Paul Tazewell lets ELLE UK in on how he worked with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo on almost 50 looks for the stage-to-screen adaptation