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Cynthia Erivo is looking ahead to Wicked: For Good — and to her press tour style.
After Erivo channeled her character Elphaba throughout the Wicked press tour in 2024, fans and fashion aficionados have been eagerly anticipating her looks for herWicked: For Good appearances. Speaking with PEOPLE for her partnership with Listerine, Erivo praised her style team’s dedication to each elaborate ensemble and hinted at what to expect in the upcoming press run.
Erivo tells PEOPLE her style team, spearheaded by stylist Jason Bolden, is very dear to her, and she’s constantly impressed by the looks they create.
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“I mean, they’re my family currently,” she says, joking, “They had to see me coming because we are busy all the time. We keep each other busy. And these last few months have been really wonderful.”
A major undertaking for her style team, she says, was the Tony Awards on June 8. Erivo hosted the event and sported a total of 10 outfits throughout the night, each paying homage to a nominated play.
Erivo’s red and white glittery gown by Zac Posen was a tribute to Annie, while her black Richard Quinn ensemble — featuring long black gloves and a diamond necklace — was in line with the Hamilton reunion, in which all the actors wore black. Her final look, a bold purple dress by Paul Tazewell, paid homage to The Color Purple and Death Becomes Her.
The actress tells PEOPLE each look was “very detailed” and “very intentional” — and fans should expect no less from her upcoming Wicked: For Good outfits.
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“Everything was really thought out, and that’s the way we always are,” Erivo says of her style team. “We’re very picky, selective about what we put on and what we’re wearing, and the story we’re telling.”
She adds, “And more than anything we try and have a really good time doing it. If it doesn’t feel good to wear, we’re not wearing it. And if I love it and it feels good, then I’ll be wearing it. And it can be as avant-garde or as classic as it wants to be, as long as we know what story we’re telling, and it feels good to tell that story, then I’ll be in it. We have a good time. And hopefully, we’ll be having a good time this time round as well.”
