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Lyn Paolo on the art of costume design and on working on Shameless

Lyn Paolo on her working relationship as a costume designer with producers like John Wells and Shonda Rhimes, and on how a good producer can "protect the integrity" of the writers' words, including how they handle network notes

Lyn Paolo on her process for designing costumes for The West Wing, her research and methodology, on visiting the White House during President Bill Clinton's administration, and on Aaron Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme's input on the show's costumes

Lyn Paolo on dressing the character "Vivien Kent," played by Anna Chlumsky in Inventing Anna, in stark contrast to the wardrobe of the main character, "Anna Delvey"

Lyn Paolo on her fellow costume designer Laura Frecon with whom she worked on How to Get Away with Murder and Inventing Anna, and on the importance of bringing up younger talent and advocating for them to move up in the business

Lyn Paolo on how the Sunset Boulevard character "Norma Desmond" was the inspiration for the costume worn by Julia Garner as "Anna Delvey" in the a pivotal scene in Inventing Anna

Lyn Paolo on re-using a character's costume from The West Wing on the show Little Fires Everywhere since both were set during the 1990s; on the clothing from that period being oversize; on dressing stars Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington for the show and some of the staple designers from the era like Dooney & Burke, Forever 21; on the challenge designing for the massive volume of clothing required for the show; on "crossboarding" which meant that two episodes of the show would be shot simultaneously; on the value of having as much information about the shooting schedule and script as possible, on working with producer Merri D. Howard on the show; on how costume design is really about sticking to a schedule which can be the most complicated part of the job