At a young age, I learned how to sew, draw, and paint from my mother ... to Black culture with her character by incorporating micro braids and coffin nails. Why was that so important to infuse ...

Tazewell, an industry legend built the crux of the costume design in the film with inspirations from historic depictions of the original book but he also gave the clothing a modern twist that feels ...

Cynthia asked the director, Jon M. Chu, if they could “reimagine” Elphaba’s traditionally long, wavy hair as micro braids in ...

Cynthia Erivo had one request when it came to Elphaba’s hair.

The Harriet star is only the second Black woman to portray the Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard of Oz universe, ...

“I asked if we could reimagine that hair as micro braids because I knew you’d still have the movement, and you could still have the length, but there was a texture that was slightly different ...

Alongside popstar Ariana Grande - who plays Glinda the 'Good Witch', the pair portray Elphaba and Glinda's relationship as ...

Cynthia Erivo had one request when it came to Elphaba’s hair. Erivo, 37, opened up about the micro braids she donned while playing Elphaba in Wicked, while chatting with Variety on Tuesday ...

Cynthia Erivo shared why she gave her Wicked character micro braids, using the hairstyle to honor Black women. Erivo plays Elphaba Thorpe, eventually known as the Wicked Witch of the West ...