I have my costume, yay! I spent much of Saturday performing a fruitless search at the used clothing stores on the Ave, but when I went back on Sunday with zinjadu I found a nearly-perfect dress. (Apparently, without ratzeo around, she became my source of luck. XD)

Elphaba's dress in Wicked is actually really different from the movie version (go to http://www.wickedthemusicaltour.com/images/productionphotos/tour/060310new/ and click on "Julia Murney as Elphaba 1.JPG" for a nice closeup). It's got a lot of textures and is even underlaid with different colors. Of course, I was never going to find/make/buy something like that. :P But the dress I did find is a solid black under-dress with a top layer of netting-type-stuff (which I can't for the life of me think of the name of) that achieves the texture variation nicely. The netting is in a pattern of flowers, but the dress is suitably gothic-looking that I don't think it looks frilly.

The only problem is that the under-dress ends at the arms and neck of the dress, so the skin underneath is still visible and would need to be painted green. But zinjadu gave me the idea of wearing a black shirt underneath, and I found one that has the right sleeve length and neckline. (Ph33r my super-technical cosplay skills. XD;;;)

Display & Costume provided me with makeup, hat, and cape, and I already have boots. So I'm ready to go. :D