It's good to see me, isn't it?

Well guys, if you haven't guessed, my life is pretty nuts right now! Fortunately for Wickeders, Andrea at www.GalindasWardrobe.com is pro at keeping things updated, so I'd recommend you check there. For other shows, you've got my photobucket archives and if you shoot me an email (corbyjane at gmail) I can help you personally as best I can

In recreation news,
Anna made this lovely version of the popular dress, and commented to say,

I made this dress! whoohooo! for pics, check out my blog: http://annaseclecticlifeinfashion.blogspot.com 

I am working on a doll-sized version of the Bubble Gown that will fit American Girl dolls. This is a rough draft  version, but I am currently accepting orders for your own, made with better materials and fewer mistakes. The price is up for discussion depending but you're looking at between $50-70. 


Maybe you can give me some feedback... would you rather pay a flat fee for the dress (say, $70), or pay the cost of materials (which we can choose together to give your dress a customised look) plus $40 for labour? This means the price could vary depending on what you want, but I would charge more for labour because I'm working with unfamiliar materials. 


If you have suggestions for other doll dresses you'd like to see made, let me know. :)

Wicked: Glinda's Bubble Gown: SF Previews

San Francisco Try-Outs / Early Broadway

The dress, like every other costume seen in Wicked, went through a variety of phases before it became what it is today. This article is devoted to the research of what Glinda wore during the San Francisco previews and for a short time on Broadway. Notable actresses that have worn this version of the dress are Kristin Chenoweth (obviously), Laura Bell Bundy, Jennifer Laura Thompson, and Megan Hilty.

Wicked: Glinda's Bubble Gown Directory

"It's good to see me, isn't it?"
Glinda the Good

When conceiving designs for G(a)linda, Susan Hilferty said she was based on the sky: think clouds, stars... (there are some serious "airhead" jokes dying to be made here, guys). That being said, this dress is the "iconic" one for Glinda (she's at the Glinda stage for this dress... just so you nit-pickers are aware)--it does mimic, in style, the Wizard of Oz dress, as well as clearly having the "sky" element.

When I went to see Behind the Emerald Curtain, a behind the scenes tour of Wicked, our tour leader (Nicholas Dromard, who plays Fiyero in the San Francisco production) said that it is one of the only symmetrical costumes in Wicked. I knew this, of course, but he said the reasoning is because Glinda brings order to the chaos of Oz when she comes into her own as Glinda The Good. I found this interesting.

Wicked: Glinda's Bubble Gown: US Version

US Version

The second one (Broadway & Chicago for sure... not sure about the others) have a rounded neckline with an equally rounded waistline.

Wicked: Glinda's Bubble Gown: UK/European version

The international productions of Wicked have a very different style to them. While the Tokyo production mirrors the US versions in many aspects of its costuming, England, Australia, and Germany look different in other ways, and the Bubble Gown is no exception. While (as I said) this is the case for Sydney, London, and Stuttgart, I'm calling it the UK version because it's shorter and I can be all like, "US, SF, UK".

[the images in the article have been cropped to highlight whatever components I am focusing. The originals seen here, and several others, can be found in The  UK Bubble Gown's gallery here.]

What's New, Pussycat? (WHOAH, WHOAH WHOAH)

Well, here's what's new... Dogs are winning in the poll by about 50%. I was basing my research off of myself (cat), Maggie (cat), and Koshka the Cat (you guess), but apparently I was mistaken.

In other news, I discovered the motherload... I don't know how I missed this, but check out Wicked In Pix on Tumblr. I don't even know what tumblr is, but there are like 80 million pix here. I just grabbed all the Glinda ones and some of the Fiyero and Elphaba ones (I'm SORRY! I'm just biased, okay?!)... Oh yeah, and a Fiyero costume directory is imminent.

Glinda inspired-by dress?

Julia cited this Dior dress as a very probable inspiration for the Bubble Dress.

Updates on Glinda costumes...

Julia (involved in the German production of Wicked) emailed me to give me LOTS of info about Glinda & Elphaba's costumes, as well as sending me a TON of behind the scenes pictures. All the pictures are being integrated into the normal galleries on photobucket, but you can see all of hers in one gallery here.

Wicked: Costume Directory: Glinda/Galinda

The role of Glinda in Wicked was originated by Kristin Chenoweth. The costumes were designed by Susan Hilferty.