Ariana Grande's LatestWicked-Inspired Red Carpet Look Resembles Glinda’s Bubble

Mar. 15, 2025

Ariana Grandecontinues to embrace style inspiration from herWickedcharacter, Glinda the Good Witch.

TheWickedstar, 31, appeared in a metallic ballgown at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards in Palm Springs, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 3.

Ariana Grande on January 03, 2025 in Palm Springs, California.CraSH/imageSPACE/Shutterstock; Monica Schipper/WireImage

CraSH/imageSPACE/Shutterstock; Monica Schipper/WireImage

TheGolden Globe nomineewore a strapless silver metallic gown with horizontal paneling across her bodice and the entirety of the dress — including her voluminous skirt. The dress’ skirt was shaped in an oversized circle and similar to a bubble, notably herWickedcharacter’s means of transportation in the film.

The full skirt cinched at her waist and her heels, providing a peek at her white patent leather pointed-toe pumps.

Ariana Grande on January 03, 2025 in Palm Springs, California.Frazer Harrison/Getty

Frazer Harrison/Getty

TheEternal Sunshinesinger kept her accessories to a minimum but still dripped in diamonds. She wore a diamond choker necklace, diamond stud earrings and a diamond ring on her index finger.

Ariana Grande on January 03, 2025 in Palm Springs, California.Monica Schipper/WireImage

Monica Schipper/WireImage

Grande wasn’t the onlyWickedstar to appear. Her costar,Cynthia Erivo, also attended the Palm Springs event.

Cynthia Erivo on January 03, 2025 in Palm Springs, California.Frazer Harrison/Getty

DuringGrande and Erivo’s press tour for theWickedfilm, they embraced their roles of Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, as theydressed in shades of pink or white and green or black for the last year.

Grande was so committed to the rolethat she went full method on her Glinda wardrobe —before she even had the role.

The actress admitted in a PEOPLE-exclusive clip from theWickeddigital home release that she “had a little portion of [her] closet that was all just little pink tops and stuff, just in case” she landed the role.

“I was like, ‘What underwear would Glinda wear today?’ " Grande joked.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande on November 14, 2024 in New York, New York.John Nacion/Variety/Getty

John Nacion/Variety/Getty

While Grande hasn’t shared whether she’s kept and expanded her Glinda-inspired wardrobe, she toldVarietyshe hasmaintained her Glinda glam and her blonde eyebrowsthroughout the press tour.

“And, you know, I’m still looking for my eyebrows,” she joked in the interview published Thursday, Jan. 2. “I’ll let you know if I find them — I hope I don’t.”

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Wickedis now available to purchase or rent on digital, withpreorders also availablefor the film’s release on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD, out Feb. 4.

source: people.com