A particularly unusual clothing item from the Wicked films has been holding space in everybody’s brains. I cannot escape memes about the “sex cardigan” Elphaba wears in Wicked: For Good. Thankfully, the actual costume designer from Wicked has answered our burning questions about where Elphaba actually got this unorthodox item from. Yes, even the cardigans in Wicked have complicated backstories.<\/p>\n
Apparently, the costume designer Paul Tazewell put a lot of thought into what clothing Elphaba<\/a> would realistically have for her love scene with Fiyero in the woods<\/a>. He told NPR<\/a>: “It came out of very literally an organic decision of ‘What does Elphaba have access to?’ And, ‘Living alone, what choice would she make when she’s looking for a robe, some way to be protective and warm?’ It’s operating as her robe for that moment.”<\/p>\n Elphaba was taking no chances when Fiyero got in that treehouse. Broke out the good lingerie and her sex cardigan. pic.twitter.com\/hIZEVoBr8A<\/a><\/p>\n — Karl Delossantos (@karl_delo) November 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n