The movie Wicked
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skirtedrunningguy
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The movie Wicked
I went to see the movie Wicked and I couldn’t help but notice many guys in the background wearing skirts. One may argue they were kilts, but they weren’t shaped like kilts. I more-so loved how they were just regular background characters, and it seemed normalized.
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FranTastic444
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Re: The movie Wicked
I saw the stage show in London in, I think, about 2010. Not my favourite form of entertainment, but the wife loved it.
Interview with the costume designer -
Shiz student costumes
"For Shiz, I was making a huge statement in the tailoring for the uniforms. I was going crafting a series of looks that could feel reflective of how students wear uniforms in school today. You take a uniform that's all the same, and then they make it their own by wearing certain pieces in different ways. Every single person as a bit of individuality, down to everyone having a different kind of collar. There are cropped jackets, kilts, half kilts, trousers, shorts, and so many variations that turn the idea of a uniform on its head, so that it was reflective of these students self realization, and of finding your own style within gender inclusivity."
From the Catholic Review
“Wicked’s” basic message about the need to stand up against prejudice and persecution is obviously congruent with Gospel values. But a scene of marital infidelity as well as the subtle but clear gay sensibility by which the proceedings are occasionally tinged both suggest parental caution.
Sharp-eyed viewers will note, for instance, that the uniforms male extras playing college students wear have trousers but also half of what looks like a skirt. And at least one such background figure is in full-blown drag.
Interview with the costume designer -
Shiz student costumes
"For Shiz, I was making a huge statement in the tailoring for the uniforms. I was going crafting a series of looks that could feel reflective of how students wear uniforms in school today. You take a uniform that's all the same, and then they make it their own by wearing certain pieces in different ways. Every single person as a bit of individuality, down to everyone having a different kind of collar. There are cropped jackets, kilts, half kilts, trousers, shorts, and so many variations that turn the idea of a uniform on its head, so that it was reflective of these students self realization, and of finding your own style within gender inclusivity."
From the Catholic Review
“Wicked’s” basic message about the need to stand up against prejudice and persecution is obviously congruent with Gospel values. But a scene of marital infidelity as well as the subtle but clear gay sensibility by which the proceedings are occasionally tinged both suggest parental caution.
Sharp-eyed viewers will note, for instance, that the uniforms male extras playing college students wear have trousers but also half of what looks like a skirt. And at least one such background figure is in full-blown drag.