Posted: 7/31/18 at 8:15pm
Needing a little bit of help with some costuming stuff, does anyone have any idea what leotard Wicked uses for Elphaba? I'm working on an Ursula right now and can't find anything like what the Elphies wear. Thanks in advance!
Posted: 7/31/18 at 8:19pm
She wears it under her costumes so they don't have to paint her entire upper body green
Posted: 7/31/18 at 8:19pm
Posted: 7/31/18 at 8:21pm
Trying to avoid having to completely cover my actress in makeup, just like they do with the Elphabas
Posted: 7/31/18 at 9:14pm
I don't think you can buy the bodysuit anywhere if that's what you're asking. Elphaba wears a bodysuit so they don't have to paint her arms and chest green and it's custom made, I think. It looks like it's made out of some sort of pantyhose or tights material, if that helps at all.
Posted: 7/31/18 at 9:19pm
Posted: 7/31/18 at 9:54pm
I'd just get a flash colored one and paint/dye it as close in color as possible
Updated On: 8/1/18 at 09:54 PM
Posted: 7/31/18 at 10:17pm
Posted: 7/31/18 at 10:34pm
Amazon has many many options and colors. Just search for full body lycra body suit. They have them with or without hands and/or feet.
Posted: 8/1/18 at 5:18am
shrekster224 said: "Am I the only one crying laughing about this"
Yep
Posted: 8/1/18 at 8:40am
Reading this thread, I kept bouncing back and forth between "this is sexual" and "this isn't sexual..."
Posted: 8/1/18 at 9:12am
Posted: 8/1/18 at 11:34am
kmp2019 said: "She wears it under her costumes so they don't have to paint her entire upper body green"
If you are following the Disney design as an influence, having a necklace will help disguise the seam, as would gauntlet/bracelets like King Tritons around her wrists
Posted: 8/1/18 at 11:50am
Loopin’theloop said: "If you are following the Disney design as an influence, having a necklace will help disguise the seam, as would gauntlet/bracelets like King Tritons around her wrists"
I just hope the necklace disguises the seam better than the necklace disguising the fake chest piece Lea Thompson wore in Back to the Future 2. 
Posted: 8/1/18 at 11:53am
What an odd topic and question. I don’t know much about costume design but aren’t all leotards/body stockings basically the same? Is there really that much variation in material and design? Some may be thicker I suppose or different quality. But a leotard is a leotard is a leotard, right?
Posted: 8/1/18 at 1:57pm
You could get something along the lines of this?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/598467628/linvme-womens-solid-see-through-full?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=cosplay%20body%20suit&ref=sc_gallery-1-1&plkey=cb2412e4cb57c4913e19df052208a27c17df352b:598467628&more_colors=1
Posted: 8/1/18 at 4:08pm
If you're just looking to cover her arms, you could do something like this leotard under a dress. Or just put her in long purple gloves. https://www.discountdance.com/dancewear/style_N7680_html?pid=28775&shop=Style&&skey=Sheer+Leotard&search=true&SortOrder=R&rfilter=Color%23Purple&SID=1292961189
https://www.allaboutdance.com/dance-clothing/product-view/style_N7396.html?SID=1292962111&mainCategory=BODYWEAR&styleOne=BALLETAAD&styleTwo=LEOTARDSAAD&styleThree=LONGSLEEVESA&PageNumber=1&ageGroup=none
Updated On: 8/1/18 at 04:08 PM
Posted: 8/1/18 at 4:12pm
I am sure at this point in the game the costume builder's have bolts of customer dyed fabric and construct the unitards according to the actresses measurements. Unitards are not hard to make at all.
Posted: 8/1/18 at 4:31pm
Of course they do on the professional level...but the original poster may be costuming at the community theatre level and looking for creative ideas.
Posted: 7/12/19 at 7:37pm
Hey all. I just found this! It might work! Its like perfect!
https://www.nike.com/t/sportswear-tech-pack-womens-bodysuit-gbzTlc/BV4668-335
