Compare The Costumes In The Wizard Of Oz

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If I could design a costume for a character in The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz I would choose The Wicked Witch Of The West. I would design her dress in black. It would be a long dress; also she would wear it with red long gloves that would symbolize the devil because she was so mean. However she would wear black tall high heels that would represent how powerful she was. Her teeth would be so sharp she would cut her lips so people would be in intimated by her. Which she would wear makeup such as dark black lipstick with black eyeliner and eyeshadow. The Wicked Witch Of The West would also have a long knife hanging from her

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