In an Instagram post Thursday night, Oscar de la Renta gave fans a sneak peak at the making of a colorful floral minidress for Grande, in a post that tagged both the ‘#WickedMovie and the superstar ‘@arianagrande’, who plays Glinda in the upcoming musical fantasy film set to drop in November.
Moments later, the pop princess herself took to her own Instagram page to strike a few poses in the finished version of the sheer minidress that comes complete with blooming poppies, in a nod to the Land Of Oz, and various shades red, pink, and white.
Underneath the large fake flowers were giant stretches of green fabric, meant to look like plant leaves.
In another nod to Oz, stylists finished off Grande’s look by donning her version of ruby slippers with a pair of red pumps as she posed next to a trailer that appears to be on the film set.
Ariana Grande, 30, slipped into promo mode for Wicked by striking a couple of poses in a colorful floral minidress that comes complete with blooming poppies, in a nod to the Land Of Oz, and various shades red, pink, white and green
Channeling her character, Glinda The Good Witch, the Thank U, Next star wore her blond hair in a half-up style, all while accenting her features with glossy pink lips and full lashes.
While it’s unknown exactly where she sported this look, Oscar de la Renta did share that it’s ‘for the #WickedMovie global press tour’ in an Instagram post showcasing the starlet wearing the striking floral number.
‘Swipe to see the magic of the #odlratelier as poppies are placed and sewn for @arianagrande #WickedMovie #odlrspring2024,’ it read in the caption of three photo post showing the minidress at different stages of its creation.
One of the photos actually captured three of the designers working their magic while arranging the floral designs.
Grande would also strike another pose in the minidress with her head slightly off to her left as she leaned her left arm on her svelte waist.
Other photos in the carousel included pictures of her dog, one of herself running around an empty room dressed in red tights and a black puffer coat, and FaceTime calls with director Jon M. Chu, who’s helming Wicked.
There’s also a video of Grande getting playful with her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo at the recent Super Bowl LVIII, where they both wore custom-made Louis Vuitton sequined jackets.
Less than a half day later, on Friday, the Rain On me singer would take back to Instagram and slip into promo mode for Eternal sunshine, which will mark her first new body of work since she released Positions (2020).
The minidress has giant stretches of green fabric, meant to look like plant leaves, underneath the large fake flowers
Poppies play a crucial role in the iconic scene from Wizard Of Oz (1939)
The Oscar de la Renta brand showcased the making of the floral minidress with a few photos of the striking number in different phases of creation
The fashion label tagged both the ‘#WickedMovie’ and the superstar ‘@arianagrande’
The designers were also featured working their magic together for this one piece
The Instagram post also featured a grainy photo of the pop star and actress
The Thank U, Next star could also be seen running in an empty room dressed in red tights and a black puffer coat
The Wicked star would also share Face Time with the director of the two-part film, Jonathan M. Chu in the Instagram post
She shared a simple photo of stuff animal in a brown box that’s sitting on top of a chair.
In the caption, she reminded her 380 million fans and followers that there’s just ‘two weeks’ left until the album drops.
Yes, And? was released as the album’s lead single on January 12, and it shot right to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking her eighth number one single in the U.S. during her storied career.
Grande described her new music as ‘kind of a concept album’ comprising ‘different heightened pieces of the same story, of the same experience,’ according to several publications such as Numero.
Grande is also in promo mode for her upcoming new studio album, Eternal Sunshine, which is set to drop in ‘two weeks’ on March 8
With Eternal Sunshine set to be released on March 8, fans can expect more promotional surprises on her social media platforms.
As for her other passion project of playing Glinda The Good Witch in Wicked, Grande stars alongside Erivo, who portrays the role of Elphaba, a young woman born with green skin who later becomes the Wicked Witch Of The West.
Directed by Chu who worked from a script by Winnie Holzman, the cast also includes Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James and Keala Settle.
Wicked is scheduled to drop on November 27, and then a direct sequel, Wicked Part Two, will follow a year later.
