Dressed: The History of Fashion

Silver Slippers, Disco Dandies, Oh My! Costuming 1975’s “The Wiz”

In this episode, we go "behind the seams" of Geoffrey Holder's whimsical costume designs for the seven-time, Tony Award winning smash hit The Wiz, which opened on Broadway in 1975 and ran for 1672 performances before closing in 1979.
Recommended Reading:

The Wiz costumes in the collection of the NMAAHC

André de Shield's article


Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz



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