Wicked: Galinda Thank Goodness Outfit

Hello Fellow Ozians,


So today I'm going to talk about another G(a)linda costume her Thank Goodness outfit.

So this outfit consists of a jacket and a skirt with a bustle sewn into the waistband. I believe that the fabric that the jacket is made out of is a two-tones silver/green/gold taffeta material, with a floral, kinda paisley pattern on it.

Pic (Galinda's Wardrobe):

So the majority of the skirt and the Jacket are made out of this material.

Another Pic:

But as you can see in the pictures above, the jacket has a different fabric for the lining.But the back of the skirt as a light emerald green tulle bustle

Pic:

As you can see in the picture above, the bustle goes over top of the taffeta, and has sequins in it. Previously I've come across something called, "Fairy Tulle" which is basically tulle that has had, not exactly sequins but sparkles of a similar type connected or attached to the material, so no extra work would be needed to be done sewing on sequins. You can also see how the skirt has been gathered along the waistband.

I think this varies from production to production but sometimes the Bustle can extend past where the actual skirt ends,

See Pic:

Okay, back to the Jacket. 

Close up pictures:

So basically, the neckline of this costume is very interesting, as it is asymmetrical and cuts across from the right shoulder to the left of G(a)linda chest. There is only one sleeve and the arm which doesn't have a sleeve on it is covered by a bedazzled skin coloured glove (pic under paragraph).

So if you look really closely at the second picture in the 3 above, you can see the bottom of a false blouse, in a dark turquoise colour (I believe this is Taffeta, like the majority of the fabric which this outfit is made from). So this is the same material that is used on the inside of the cuff and the collar, but the cuff and the collar have been covered in tiny light green and yellow beads.

Pics:

So the jacket normally has 5 (occasionally 6) buttons on the front, 2 on the cuff and the are 2 buttons at the back.

Pics:

I also found a close-up pic of the actual buttons:

With this outfit, G(a)linda also wears this light straw hat:

There is a light yellow ribbon around the middle of the hat, and the is a silver rhinestoned jewel or button of some sort attached on top of the ribbon, with a white feather.

This hat is worn on the left side of her head.

Pic: 

So anyway that all from me for now, but I'll write another post on this outfit.

Ciao

Becca M.

"I couldn't be happier. Simply couldn't be happier, because happy is what happens when all your dreams come true!"

Cry Baby: Allison Finale dress

Hello fellow Broadway Lovers,




So today, I'm going to be talking about another character from the Broadway Musical Cry Baby, Allison who is the lead female role. So to give you a quick run down of her character, Allison is a "square", a girl born into the high-class wealthy life during the 1960's which is when the Musical is set. Allison is basically the opposite of Lenora, who is slightly psychotic and has no objection to making a fool of herself, while Allison is poised and quiet and needs some coaching to fully bring her out of her shell.

So during the finale of Cry Baby at the opening of a new amusement park, Allison is performing a baton twirling set in accompaniment with a barber shop choir who had been asked to perform at the opening. For this scene and the finale, she is wearing a gorgeous bright blue dress, with red stars and ribbon attached.

Pictures:

I couldn't find very many pictures of her wearing this dress, but I still think its pretty cool. So i'm gonna do my best to talk about it anyway.

So in the pictures above, in the 3rd one down you can really see how the top of the dress appears to be cut in almost an "M" shape, with the straps being attached just after the points (and on the point is where you would normally expect the straps to be attached). Anyway I'm not sure if you can see it very clearly but the skirt of the dress is actually pleated. I found another photo, its kinda blurry but it shows the pleats pretty well.

I can't get a good enough look at the dress to determine what fabric its made out of (possibly taffeta or satin due to the way the light hits it but I'm not certain). I'm not sure if you could see it very well but the petticoat which Allison wears with this dress is a light reddy/pink colour (kinda like the colour of the dress the women is wearing in the picture directly above this paragraph).

So with this dress she also wears a large red headband. I was also trying to get a decent look at what her shoes look like; They're definitely heels but in some pictures they appear to be blue with a red bow or ribboning of some sort (Like in the first picture up the top - where they appear to have a peep toe and an ankle strap) and in others they appear to be light blue or silver (also like in the pic directly above).

But anyway that's all from be for now.

Ciao

Becca M.

"I'm afraid that I'm not gonna fit in here. You know, with your friends, and stuff."

Cry Baby: Lenora - Screw Loose Dress

Hello Fellow Broadway Lovers,


So today, I'm going to talk about a completely different character from a completely different Broadway Musical. Lenora from Cry Baby, the crazy, stalker girl. If you haven't seen Cry Baby, as it unfortunately didn't run for long on Broadway, just search on you-tube Screw Loose to get the gist of this Character.

So a quick run down of Lenora; she was played by Alli Mauzey, who later went on to play G(a)linda in Wicked. She is madly in love with the male lead of the musical, emphasis on MADLY.
Anyway, During this song Lenora is wearing this hideous purple dress  (I think it's either made out of taffeta or satin, either way it is still kinda ugly), that is in the typical 60's style. But to emphasize her "crazy" nature, she has tucked the top of the bodice of the dress into the bottom of her bra.

Pics:

In this picture you can see how she's tucked the top of the bodice into the bottom of her bra.

You can also kinda see the edge of the collar she is wearing with the dress.

You can see in this picture that she has a large black belt around the waist of the dress.

Okay, so this last picture isn't actually of the Screw Loose dress but this is how I imagine the top of the actual bodice looks like. As of course we can't see cause its been tucked into the bottom of her bra.

So, when Lenora wears this dress She wear long Black gloves that come up past her elbows. She also wears a black wig like the one pictured above, although she does wear this the most of the show, except for in the finale when she wears a wedding dress. When she sings this song, she also wears this leopard print collar thing that is separate from the dress, I couldn't find a decent picture that shows it, but you can kinda see it in the pictures above. The pink dress is another one of her costumes, which she wears later in the show.

Anyway that's all from me for now

Ciao,

Becca M.

"Bonkers! That's what they're calling me! Not, metaphorically... They mean truly INSANE!"

Wicked: Elphaba Shiz Uniform

Hello Fellow Greenified Guys and Dolls,

*Gasp* A different character *Gasp* a new costume analysis.

So basically I'm on break at the moment so I have way too much time on my hands  (Yay, for this blog, but bad for my wallet cause of Fabric and Sewing supplies shopping trips)

Anyway, Today I felt like doing someone different, and while I love G(a)linda and her costumes, I thought I should do something else. So I've decided to look at Elphaba's School Uniform.

So Elphaba basically wears this costume for the majority of the First Act. There are 5 aspects to this costume, First there is the School blazer, which she wears over top of a false turtleneck and a dress (but it appears to be a skirt until she takes it off for Dancing Through Life and the Oz-dust Ballroom scene).So those are the three aspects of he actual costume but she wears leather boots (like Dr. Martins), that are a dark Brown but If you are making your own costume you could always wear a navy blue or black pair. These boots have no pattern on them. She then wears this knit beanie over top of her wig (which is in a braid) and glasses (Kinda like Harry Potter, but sometimes these are round and sometimes these are oval, it depends on the actor's face shape and what suits them).

So Pictures (Also from Galinda's Wardrobe, in-case you haven't noticed my affinity for this site)

I thought this was a good picture as it shows what the turtle neck really looks like.

So there you have it, the elements of the costume. She basically wears the shoes and the dress for the majority of Act 1 until One Short Day which is when she has her first quick change.  So the Dress basically is paneled from the top until just above the hip and below the waist on the left side where it turns into diagonal pleats. This creates an asymmetrical hemline along the bottom of the skirt. Which I personally think is really cool, but would be super hard to make, and get it to look right.

So the Blazer, has pockets (not false ones like on Galinda's Shiz uniform Blazer) and has a black trim, that goes around the edges of the collar and the front of the blazer where it buttons up (there are usually like 3 to 4 buttons) but the trim finishes just before her pockets. Pic Below:

I hope you can see that. But occasionally the trim goes right around the bottom edge of the blazer, like in this picture:

Also in the picture above, you can see really clearly the diagonal, asymmetrical hemline on the dress.

Anyway, that's all from me for now

Ciao,

Becca M.

"I'm the other daughter! I'm Beautifully Tragic!"

Wicked: Galinda Shiz Uniform

Hello Fellow Ozians,
(yes that is going to become my welcome for each of the Galinda Costume Analysis posts)

Anyway, today I wanted to talk about something slightly different. So instead of talking about Galinda's Bubble dress I'm going to be talking about her Shiz School Uniform!

So Susan Hilferty said, that she purposefully made their school colours Navy and White/Cream  and Galinda being the brightest, lightest character in the school has her uniform completely in white/cream (the white/cream depends on the actress and what she looks better in), while Elphaba being the darkest, most misunderstood character and the future evil villain in OZ has her school uniform completely in Navy Blue and Black. Susan Hilferty (for those who don't know) is the costume designer for Wicked and won a Tony award for er designs

So, Galinda's school uniform has two versions:
                                                              1. With Blazer
                                                              2. Without Blazer.

Version One: With Blazer

So the version with the Blazer, consists of a Blazer (obviously), A pleated A-line skirt, A cream/white (doesn't really matter) beret hat, and oxford heels.See pictures below (individual items and whole uniform).

Pictures (taken from Galinda's Wardrobe):

Currently I am making and collecting items for this costume and I pretty much have everything for this version of the uniform except the handbag. So as you can see in the pictures above, the uniform can appear to be white or an off-white cream colour (yes I spell it with a "u") depending on the lighting but it also depends on the actors skin tone.

Version Two: Without Blazer

So the version with out the blazer, consists of a light pinstriped (white and a light grey or blue I believe) blouse with poofy sleeves, an asymmetrical waistcoat, the same A-line skirt as in the Blazer version, the same oxford heels, the same handbag and a cute little tie/brooch thing (not really sure how to describe it). Pictures below (whole outfit and elements).

Pictures (Again, taken from Galinda's Wardrobe, which is really a wonderful resource!):

*Gasp* No Hat!!!

So again, the colour of the uniform really does depend on the lighting and the actor's skin tone. I thought i would include the picture with no hat, to give an idea of what the wig looks like without it.

So it really is a gorgeous outfit, and I know that I'm going to forever love my oxford heels which I bought for this costume (lets admit it, oxford heels are awesome!). Plus the thing about this outfit is that each of the pieces can be worn separately and with aspects of everyday clothes (YAY!).

Anyway, that's all for now,

So farewell my fellow Ozians,

Becca M.

"Dearest Darling-est Momsie and Popsicle! There's been some confusion over rooming here at Shiz! But of course I'll RISE above it!" *Toss, Toss*