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."