No one mourns the wicked, but countless people appreciate some tie-in fashion. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo have taken a page from Margot Robbie 's Barbie playbook in their approach to dressing throughout the months-long lead-up to the theatrical release of Wicked on Nov. 22.
Meaning, Grande has been in full Glinda mode in pastel pink, floral motifs, ruffles, polka dots and other looks befitting the witch-in-training who will one day be deemed "good." And Erivo is channeling the spirit of the gravity-defying Elphaba, evoking both the Emerald City and her character's green skin in structured couture that's ready for battle, be it in Oz or on the runway. Which has been the opposite of something bad, since the Tony winner's favorite color was already green.
"I love it, and I will always love it," Erivo told Vogue in September. "In terms of my casting, it's given me an excuse to buy more green clothes." Pink, however, was a new project for Glinda, er, Grande.
"Pink was never really a part of my life until I started collecting a lot of pink pieces during the audition process three years ago," the Eternal Sunshine artist told Vogue . And even though she wore wigs in the film, dyeing her hair bright blond and tinting her eyebrows were also essential parts of getting into character. There's "a softness that Glinda has with the lighter brows," she explained.
"It didn't make any sense when I had my dark brows." Happily, both she and Erivo were that girl who "really loved to shop in .
