Paul Tazewell has had an over three decades-long career in costume design. His stage credits include Hamilton, The Color Purple and — most recently — Death Becomes Her. Beyond the stage, he worked on Wicked and Wicked: For Good, the two part adaptation of the Broadway musical. His work on the first installment earned him an Academy Award for Best Costume Design.

Tazewell breaks down his process in costuming the characters in Wicked and expanding the worldbuilding of Oz through clothes.