The best-dressed musical characters in the West End
As London Fashion Week comes to a close, we take a closer look at some of the West End's characters who could step straight off the stage and onto the catwalk.
Lola
Kinky Boots
Lola fights against adversity for her rights to be a drag artist, and with a little help from Charlie Price's Northampton shoe factory and knockout red high heels, looks the part to take to the stage.
Costume designer: Gregg Barnes
Madame Morrible
Wicked
The Shiz University headmistress may be one of Wicked's main antagonists, but to stand out as a villain, you need to look the part. You aren't going to be intimidating if you don't dress accordingly. And Morrible certainly does, with her bleach blonde perm and glamorous boa, you know she means buisness.
Costume designer: Susan Hilferty
The kids of Horace Green
School of Rock
They aren't tacky and we love them.
Costume designer: Anna Louizos
The Genie
Aladdin
If a Genie emerged from a magic lamp and didn't look the part, would you trust him? No, of course you wouldn't. A genie has to look magical, and Aladdin's genie is just that, dresed head to toe in gold and blue velvet.
Costume designer: Gregg Barnes
The cast of Pretty Lady
42nd Street
Julian Marsh's 'Pretty Lady' is set to be Broadway's next big thing, and it definitely has a costume department that measures up. 42nd Street boasts one of the biggest casts in a West End musical at the moment, and some of the colourful, intricate designs are simply vintage Broadway.
Costumer designer: Roger Kirk
Jamie New
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Jamie New is another character who had to fight some battles to wear what he felt most comfortable in. He takes on his school, his teachers and his bullies to wear a dress to his prom, but just like the School of Rock kids, we think he pulls off a school uniform just as well.
Costume designer: Anna Fleischle
Donna and the Dynamos
Mamma Mia!
There's nothing like reliving your heyday by slipping back into your favourite clothes from your youth, and that's just what Sophie's mum Donna does with her backing girls, the Dynamos. You wish you looked that good singing with your pals.
Production designer: Mark Thompson
The Dreams
Dreamgirls
Of course, if you're going to take the world by storm with a pop group, you're going to need to look glam. Effie, Deena and Lorrell's matching outfits are gorgeous and make us wonder why more popstars don't dress like this anymore?!
Costume designer: Gregg Barnes
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