The Emerald City

The Emerald City

In news that won’t be new to you, Emerald was named as the Pantone colour of the year for 2013 which means that green is the shade de jour of everything design and fashion for the next twelve months.

Lucky for Disney, they are releasing a prequel to The Wizard of Oz this March: Oz The Great & Powerful, which of course takes place in the Emerald City. Girls of all ages will like the film cause James Franco plays Oz, while boyfriends will not need to be dragged along with the likes of Mila Junis and Michelle Williams starring too.

The plot of the film is set before Dorothy and her ruby slippers drop into Oz, when a small-time magician with questionable ethics arrives in a magical land where he must choose between becoming a good man, or a great one.

The costumes, of which a good chunk are styled in emerald, are gorgeous and you can of course see the emerald trend filtering through fashionable wardrobes already – just check out my favourite fashion magazines.

If you’d like to check out the flick for yourself, find some emerald inspiration or just have a good perve at James Franco, I’m giving away 8 double passes to the film, valued at $40 each. The first 8 people to leave their email address on this post are going to the movies!

Oz The Great and Powerful hits Aussie cinemas on March 7.