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Lyn Paolo on her process and research designing costumes for The West Wing, and on visiting the White House during President Bill Clinton's administration; on Aaron Sorkin's input on the costuming and how it enriched her point of view, and on Thomas Schlamme's input on the costumes and wanting them to "set the tone" then disappear 02:43

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: West Wing, The


Lyn Paolo on Aaron's Sorkin's vision for the costume design for The West Wing's "President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlett," played by Martin Sheen, and on how Sheen was not originally scripted to appear on the entire series 02:13

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: West Wing, The


Lyn Paolo on designing costumes for The West Wing's for "C.J. Cregg," played by Allison Janney 02:24

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: West Wing, The


Lyn Paolo on dressing Stockard Channing as "First Lady Abbey Bartlett" on The West Wing episode "The State Dinner," and on the controversy the dress invited 03:43

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: West Wing, The: "The State Dinner"


Lyn Paolo on dressing Stockard Channing as "First Lady Abbey Bartlett" on The West Wing episode "The State Dinner," and on the controversy the dress invited 03:43

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: West Wing, The


Lyn Paolo on reuniting with the cast and crew of The West Wing to work on a pre-election benefit special in 2020 "A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote" and how it came about 02:23

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: West Wing, The


Lyn Paolo on the legacy and impact of The West Wing, and on how it opened doors for her career, particularly with producer/show creator Shonda Rhimes, who was a "Wing Nut" (what fans of the show are called) 03:00

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: West Wing, The


Lyn Paolo on being the costume designer on Shameless, and on developing costumes for a working-class family in a blue-collar Chicago neighborhood 06:04

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: Shameless


Lyn Paolo on designing for the character "Veronica" on Shameless, played by Shanola Hampton, and on the characters's high heels and leopard prints, costumes which she often found at swap meets and on Santee Alley in Los Angeles 01:36

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: Shameless


Lyn Paolo on her process of consciously reusing clothing as hand-me-downs on Shameless, as those characters would necessarily do in real life, and on age-dyers and distressing clothing 02:12

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: Shameless


Lyn Paolo on designing costumes for Emmy Rossum's character "Fiona" on Shameless, and on the writing on the show and the joys and challenges it presented 04:09

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: Shameless


Lyn Paolo on her work as the costume designer on Scandal with creator Shonda Rhimes, on her use of white and other light colors in the costumes and working with the director of photography on the show, and on working with Kerry Washington as "Olivia Pope" 08:46

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: Scandal


Lyn Paolo on how she came to join the live-tweeting of Scandal when it aired on Thursday nights, and on having her team create look books for the cast every week, which listed every costume and designer so they could communicate that back to the fans during the broadcast via Twitter 03:43

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: Scandal


Lyn Paolo on not getting comps from designers for Scandal, and on "Olivia Pope's" first purse being Paolo's own personal Prada bag 01:56

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: Scandal


Lyn Paolo on her process of breaking down the script and designing for a show like Scandal, on working with Kerry Washington, and on building wardrobe closets for actors on most of the shows she works on 03:43

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: Scandal


Lyn Paolo on her use of color in the costumes on Scandal to frame characters and tell the story, and on the story for "Olivia Pope" being the "Gladiator in a suit" and manifesting that character in a lot of whites initially, akin to a "white knight" 01:46

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: Scandal


Lyn Paolo on the psychology of how different colors affect the viewer, and on her use of color on Scandal 02:06

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: Scandal


Lyn Paolo on the major designers she used in the costume design for Scandal, and on the budget for the show's wardrobe 02:05

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: Scandal


Lyn Paolo on the signature white hat worn by "Olivia Pope" on Scandal, and on designing costumes around Kerry Washington's real-life pregnancy with coats and big Prada purses 04:24

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: Scandal


Lyn Paolo on how Scandal impacted real-fashion world, and on how her work designing and sourcing costumes for the show and particularly the character "Olivia Pope" opened doors for her with fashion designers whose items were featured on the show 02:06

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: Scandal


Lyn Paolo on reuniting with the cast and crew of The West Wing to work on a pre-election benefit special in 2020 "A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote" and how it came about, and on working on the special during the COVID-19 pandemic and how that impacted production 02:23

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Topic: COVID-19 Pandemic


Lyn Paolo on Aaron's Sorkin's vision for the costume design for the character of "President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlett" on The West Wing 02:13

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Topic: Television and the Presidency


Lyn Paolo on designing costumes on The West Wing for "C.J. Cregg," played by Allison Janney, and on thinking about how to dress a female member of a (fictional) presidential administration 02:24

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Topic: Women


Lyn Paolo on dressing Stockard Channing as "First Lady Abbey Bartlett" on The West Wing episode "The State Dinner," on the controversy the dress invited, and on why she felt it was unwarranted to shame a woman's body that way 01:22

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Topic: Women


Lyn Paolo on reuniting with the cast and crew of The West Wing to work on a pre-election benefit special in 2020 "A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote" and how it came about, and on working on the special during the COVID-19 Pandemic and how that impacted production 02:23

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Topic: Health and Medicine


Lyn Paolo on reuniting with the cast and crew of The West Wing to work on a pre-election benefit special in 2020 "A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote" and how it came about, and on working on the special during the COVID-19 Pandemic and how that impacted production 02:23

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Topic: Historic Events and Social Change


Lyn Paolo on designing costumes on The West Wing for "C.J. Cregg," played by Allison Janney, and on thinking about how to dress a female member of a (fictional) presidential administration 02:24

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Topic: Representation on Television


Lyn Paolo on designing costumes on The West Wing for "C.J. Cregg," played by Allison Janney, and on thinking about how to dress a female member of a (fictional) presidential administration 02:24

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Topic: Historic Events and Social Change


Lyn Paolo on dressing Stockard Channing as "First Lady Abbey Bartlett" on The West Wing episode "The State Dinner," on the controversy the dress invited, and on why she felt it was unwarranted to shame a woman's body that way 01:22

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Topic: Representation on Television


Lyn Paolo on dressing Stockard Channing as "First Lady Abbey Bartlett" on The West Wing episode "The State Dinner," on the controversy the dress invited, and on why she felt it was unwarranted to shame a woman's body that way 01:22

Interview: Lyn Paolo | Topic: Historic Events and Social Change