Glinda's Costumes - Wicked

 Glinda has 6 costumes at different key moments in her life throughout the show. The first one we see is the 'Bubble Gown' in the first musical number 'No One Mourns the Wicked', however, the ending of the story is at the beginning, hence why the Bubble Gown is last on the list as it is also the final costume we see Glinda in in the 'Finale'.

From the beginning of the story, her first costume is the 'Shiz University Uniform'. The ensembles uniforms are themed turquoise/blue and creamy-white but as Glinda's bold, bright, shining character, she stands out with a complete white uniform different from the others. As her character starts off less mature, her skirt is shorter but we go on to watch her character (and dresses) grow throughout the show.

The second costume is the 'Popular' dress which she wear to the 'Ozdust Ballroom' to impress winky prince Fiyero. With the continuing theme of standing out and impacting whatever world she walks into, the dress is pink, whereas the ensemble's theme is black and white. The key moment                                                         in this dress is when she bonds with Elphaba.

As her friendship with Elphaba blooms and she has relationship issues with Fiyero, her 'Emerald City dress' makes an appearance. This dress is now longer with uneven hems that symbolize her gradual growth in maturity as she experiences new things but still has younger traits. In this costume, Glinda goes to the Emerald City with Elphaba to meet the Wizard of Oz but it doesn't quite go to plan and ends up in the scene of Defying Gravity - another two key moments in her character's story. Still standing out from all the green in the Emerald City, her dress is bright yellow.

Once some time has passed since Elphaba's flight, Glinda appears in her 'Thank Goodness' dress, throwing a surprise engagement party for Fiyero. Again, the dress has increased in length as she moves forward in life, making important decisions but still has lessons to learn - there is a short trail at the back of the dress symbolizing this similar to the Emerald City dress.

Glinda's next dress is her 'Engagement Gown' which is now full floor-length. The garment does not appear for long but still has the key moment of Glinda's despair over loosing both Fiyero and Elphaba alongside being a catalyst in the effort to set Elphaba up and capture her using her sister Nessa.

Finally, there is one of the most extravagant costumes, the 'Bubble Gown' which is the longest and most layered of all the dresses. The piece is flourishing with the sequined petals almost like a flower symbolizing Glinda's new start as 'Glinda The Good'.